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Submitted by kim_seoul· Apr 18, 2026User and Group Management

Question

While attempting to create a user in the Samba database, the following message appeared: # smbpasswd -a john New SMB password: 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 user john must be created in the Linux environment before it can be added to the Samba database.
  • BThe Samba database is not compatible with the Linux backend.
  • CThe account user synchronization of Samba and Linux was not properly done.
  • DThe SAM_ACCOUNT script could not be started properly because the user running the smbpasswd

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#Samba#User Management#Error Troubleshooting#Service Configuration
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