"Root" passwd overwritten by user's passwd

[Ong Mooi Lan]

Thank you very much.  My problem resolved.

----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Bartlett <abartlet at pcug.org.au>
To: <mlong at powercables.com.my>
Cc: Multiple recipients of list SAMBA <samba at samba.org>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 9:23 PM
Subject: Re: "Root" passwd overwritten by user's passwd


> My understanding is that passwd program is run as ROOT when encrypt
> passwords is on (becouse samba does not know the plain text password of
> the user).  Use '/usr/bin/passwd %u' to make passwd change the users
> password.
>
>
> Ong Mooi Lan wrote:
> >
> > I've Samba 2.0.6 running as a NT-Server, but there is a problem:
> >
> >  When user change password at their workstation, the "root" password get
> > overwriten by the new user password as well.  Appreciate your
assistance.
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Below is same setting at the Samba server FYI:
> > ================================
> >  workgroup = BGCM
> >  encrypt passwords = Yes
> >  update encrypted = Yes
> >  passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd
> >  passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *Retype*new*UNIX*password* %n\n
> > *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
> >  unix password sync = Yes
> >  domain logons = Yes
> >  preferred master = Yes
> >  domain master = Yes
> >
> > Ong Mooi Lan
> > Systems Administrator
> > BICCGeneral Cables (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
> > email: mlong at biccgeneral.com.my
>
> --
> Andrew Bartlett
> abartlet at pcug.org.au
>