I encountered this bug today. For me, the problem was the /var/lib/secrets.tdb file. It appears that a portion of the file was clobbered by some log messages:
^...@^@^...@ltdb: tdb((null)): tdb_open_ex: could not open file /var/lib/samba/group_mapping.ldb: Permission denied Unable to open tdb '/var/lib/samba/group_mapping.ldb' Failed to connect to '/var/lib/samba/group_mapping.ldb' ltdb: tdb((null)): tdb_open_ex: could not open file /var/lib/samba/group_mapping.ldb: Permission denied Unable to open tdb '/var/lib/samba/group_mapping.ldb' Failed to connect to '/var/lib/samba/group_mapping.ldb' ltdb: tdb((null)): tdb_open_ex: could not open file /var/lib/samba/group_mapping.ldb: Permission denied Unable to open tdb '/var/lib/samba/group_mapping.ldb' Failed to connect to '/var/lib/samba/group_mapping.ldb' ltdb: tdb((null)): tdb_open_ex: could not open file /var/lib/samba/group_mapping.ldb: Permission denied Unable to open tdb '/var/lib/samba/group_mapping.ldb' Failed to connect to '/var/lib/samba/group_mapping.ldb' It's primarily a binary file, so I was surprised to discover this. After (re)moving the file, everything was peachy. Perhaps some output in a script is being redirected improperly somewhere? -- segfault in pam_smbpass.so https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/303458 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs