samba.provision.InvalidNetbiosName: The name ''SUTTRIDGE-ZENTYAL'' is not a valid NetBIOS name

[steve@…]

Go to module status - try to enable file sharing - gets error.

Error

Failed to enable: Error provisioning database: root command /usr/share/samba/setup/provision --domain=ZENTYAL-DOMAIN --workgroup=ZENTYAL-DOMAIN --realm=ZENTYAL.LAN --dns-backend=BIND9_FLATFILE --server-role=dc --users=__USERS__ --host-name=suttridge-zentyal --adminpass=Zentyal1234 failed. 
Error output: Traceback (most recent call last):
   File '/usr/share/samba/setup/provision', line 262, in <module>
     useeadb=eadb, next_rid=opts.next_rid, lp=lp)
   File '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/samba/provision/__init__.py', line 1620, in provision
     sitename=sitename, rootdn=rootdn)
   File '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/samba/provision/__init__.py', line 471, in guess_names
     raise InvalidNetbiosName(netbiosname)
 samba.provision.InvalidNetbiosName: The name ''SUTTRIDGE-ZENTYAL'' is not a valid NetBIOS name

Command output: . 
Exit value: 1

Trace

Failed to enable: Error provisioning database: root command /usr/share/samba/setup/provision --domain=ZENTYAL-DOMAIN --workgroup=ZENTYAL-DOMAIN --realm=ZENTYAL.LAN --dns-backend=BIND9_FLATFILE --server-role=dc --users=__USERS__ --host-name=suttridge-zentyal --adminpass=Zentyal1234 failed. 
Error output: Traceback (most recent call last):
   File '/usr/share/samba/setup/provision', line 262, in <module>
     useeadb=eadb, next_rid=opts.next_rid, lp=lp)
   File '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/samba/provision/__init__.py', line 1620, in provision
     sitename=sitename, rootdn=rootdn)
   File '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/samba/provision/__init__.py', line 471, in guess_names
     raise InvalidNetbiosName(netbiosname)
 samba.provision.InvalidNetbiosName: The name ''SUTTRIDGE-ZENTYAL'' is not a valid NetBIOS name

Command output: . 
Exit value: 1 at /usr/share/perl5/EBox/CGI/ServiceModule/ConfigureModuleController.pm line 72
	EBox::CGI::ServiceModule::ConfigureModuleController::_process('EBox::CGI::ServiceModule::ConfigureModuleController=HASH(0xbb...') called at /usr/share/perl5/EBox/CGI/Base.pm line 274
	EBox::CGI::Base::run('EBox::CGI::ServiceModule::ConfigureModuleController=HASH(0xbb...') called at /usr/share/perl5/EBox/CGI/Run.pm line 132
	EBox::CGI::Run::run('EBox::CGI::Run', 'ServiceModule/ConfigureModuleController', 'EBox') called at /usr/share/zentyal/cgi/ebox.cgi line 34
	ModPerl::ROOT::ModPerl::Registry::usr_share_zentyal_cgi_ebox_2ecgi::handler('Apache2::RequestRec=SCALAR(0xbb2c77ec)') called at /usr/lib/perl5/ModPerl/RegistryCooker.pm line 204
	eval {...} called at /usr/lib/perl5/ModPerl/RegistryCooker.pm line 204
	ModPerl::RegistryCooker::run('ModPerl::Registry=HASH(0xb99b2a5c)') called at /usr/lib/perl5/ModPerl/RegistryCooker.pm line 170
	ModPerl::RegistryCooker::default_handler('ModPerl::Registry=HASH(0xb99b2a5c)') called at /usr/lib/perl5/ModPerl/Registry.pm line 31
	ModPerl::Registry::handler('ModPerl::Registry', 'Apache2::RequestRec=SCALAR(0xbb2c77ec)') called at -e line 0
	eval {...} called at -e line 0

[anonymous]

zentyal.log

[jamor@…]

Another example of this problem -> #4704

[jacalvo@…]

This was due to a long name (more than 15 characters), but it's currently fixed in the repository and a new package will be published really soon. Thanks for reporting!