****************************************************************************** Starting from Samba 3.0.3 this port doesn't create 'smbpasswd' file automatically. Users are encouraged to use 'tdbsam' backend instead: [global] passdb backend = tdbsam, smbpasswd You can use pdbedit to migrate accounts from 'smbpasswd' to 'tdbsam', see the Samba-HOWTO-Collection. You still can create 'smbpasswd' file with the supplied 'make_smbpasswd' script: cat /etc/passwd | grep -v "^#" | make_smbpasswd > smbpasswd chmod 600 smbpasswd But the usage of it is deprecated. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTICE: *.tdb files have been moved from /var/run/samba/ to /var/db/samba/! NOTICE: Please, move them manually, if necessary, at least winbind_*.tdb. ******************************************************************************