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A week ago I got some updates related to Samba and now authentication is broken. Windows and Android machines can connect to a Samba server just right, however Ubuntu rejects login credentials. This regression is applied on all Linux flavors sharing Ubuntu repository like Mint or Elementary OS. I hope downgrade instructions can be applied for all Linux.

Singagirl
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  • Rather than blindly downgrading, why don't you see what changed in the Samba upgrade and change your config accordingly? – jasonwryan May 01 '16 at 06:17
  • Why do I ask here? If I had a required expertise level I wouldn't ever bother. Purpose of the forum get an expert advise, not a suggestion like Google your friend. – Singagirl May 01 '16 at 06:58

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Debian and Ubuntu don't support downgrading, so you might encounter further problems by applying this piece of advice.

According to the related question on AskUbuntu, you can:

  • Find out what other versions of Samba are available:

    sudo apt-cache showpkg samba

    Pick one.

  • Install that particular version (1.2.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1 here):

    sudo apt-get install samba=1.2.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1

  • Ask the OS not to upgrade the package automatically anymore:

    sudo apt-mark hold samba

Since samba won't be upgraded anymore, this might block other updates.

Also, you'll have to follow the updates (by regularly running apt-cache showpkg samba, for example) to see when a suitable update appears.

Alexander Batischev
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  • Had this same issue with nvidia drivers. Purge the package, find the old version deb file, install it via dpkg, and pin the version number in your apt preferences under /etc/apt – ivanivan May 18 '17 at 00:05
  • There are too many unfulfilled dependencies to do this – Wolfgang Blessen Jun 08 '23 at 08:44