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Oracle Linux: Samba Shares Not Accessible with "Failed to convert SID" errors (Doc ID 2961433.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 24, 2023

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.9 and later
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

Samba shares are not accessible from Windows hosts. Samba errors like the following might be seen in the /var/log/messages file:

Changes

Samba packages might have been updated recently.

Cause

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