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Topic: samba36 is broke

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Hey tried to opkg install samba and samba didn't work kelp working with it found out theirs no smbpasswd file i put one in it no luck.
I found one of my old builds with samba on it and it worked perfect,I opkg install samba a week ago and no problem worked great but now.Samba is screwed up it will not work have anybody have the same problem.
Theirs no /etc/samba/smbpasswd file in the opkg download samba and probably other files are gone too.

whin i do a opkg download and look into the etc/samba folder this is whats in it.

lowcase.dat
smb.conf.template
upcase.dat
valid.dat

i put a old build of mine with usb support and samba works good i went to the etc/samba folder and this is whats in it.

lowcase.dat
secrets.tdb
smb.conf
smb.conf.template
smbpasswd
upcase.dat
valid.dat 
 
i tryed to put the working samba folder into the build that was not working and no luck.I don't know why whin i opkg download samba there are 3 files are missing and it don't work.I do a lot of opkg download and this is the frist time i had this problem i like to have it fixed.  any body else having this problem or is it just me.

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