smbpasswd -a fails to add user, records the error Failed to add entry for user username

smbpasswd -a fails to add user, records the error Failed to add entry for user username (Doc ID 1475859.1)

Last updated on JULY 29, 2016

Applies to:

Solaris Operating System - Version 10 3/05 to 10 1/13 U11 [Release 10.0]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Attempting to add a Samba user to the local smbpasswd file would fail with a error:

# smbpasswd -a user123
New SMB password:
Retype new SMB password:
Failed to add entry for user user123.

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