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117-302 · Question #38

While attempting to create a user in the Samba database, the following message appeared: # smbpasswd -a john New SMB password: LPI 117-302 Exam Retype new SMB password: ... Failed to initialise…

The correct answer is C. The user john must be created in the Linux environment before it can be added to the Samba. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

While attempting to create a user in the Samba database, the following message appeared:

smbpasswd -a john New SMB password:

LPI 117-302 Exam Retype new SMB password: ... Failed to initialise SAM_ACCOUNT for user john. Does this user exist in the UNIX password database? Failed to modify password entry for user john Select the correct explanation for why this error occurred:

Options

  • AThe Samba database is not compatible with the Linux backend
  • BThe SAM_ACCOUNT script could not be started properly because the user running the
  • CThe user john must be created in the Linux environment before it can be added to the Samba
  • DThe account user synchronization of Samba and Linux was not properly done

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  • A
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  • B
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  • C
    78% (31)
  • D
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