Description of problem: In the even there is no /etc/samba/smb.conf, an unhandled exception is raised saying that there is no permission to run pdbedit How reproducible: 100% if there is no /etc/samba/smb.conf Steps to Reproduce: 1. Remove /etc/samba/smb.conf 2. Start system-config-samba Actual results: Program fails to start, if there run from a terminal, exception can be seen. Expected results: A new smb.conf should be generated, or a dialog with a more appropriate error should be thrown.
There have been no responses to this issue. I understand that this may be considered a corner case, but the config tool should at least alert the user of why it can't run successfully. Is there anything I can do to help with this issue?
Sorry, this somehow went under my radar. I've verified the problem and this really should be fixed -- s-c-samba contains a template smb.conf which it should use in such cases.
fixed in upstream git repository
system-config-samba-1.2.76-1.fc9 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 9. http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/system-config-samba-1.2.76-1.fc9
system-config-samba-1.2.76-1.fc10 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 10. http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/system-config-samba-1.2.76-1.fc10
system-config-samba-1.2.76-1.fc11 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 11. http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/system-config-samba-1.2.76-1.fc11
system-config-samba-1.2.76-1.fc9 has been pushed to the Fedora 9 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. If you want to test the update, you can install it with su -c 'yum --enablerepo=updates-testing-newkey update system-config-samba'. You can provide feedback for this update here: http://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F9/FEDORA-2009-5706
Tested system-config-samba.noarch 1.2.67-3.fc10 with no /etc/samba/smb.conf, crash was as expected. Updated to system-config-samba.noarch 0:1.2.76-1.fc10 and GUI was able to load, and fixed the problem of missing /etc/samba/smb.conf Issues resolved.
system-config-samba-1.2.76-1.fc10 has been pushed to the Fedora 10 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
system-config-samba-1.2.76-1.fc11 has been pushed to the Fedora 11 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
I think it's safe to close this