[Samba] password synchronization.

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>To: samba at samba.org
>From: awesome-dave1 at juno.com
>Subject: [Samba] password synchronization.
>Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 11:32:24 -0500
>
>Hello,
>	I'm running samba 2.2  on FreeBSD 4.4. I was wondering if there was a
>way to sync up the samba and FreeBSD user passwords so that when either
>via the unix passwd or samba's smbpasswd program a user changes a
>password it is changed through both systems? If anyone is dong this
>successfully please let me know.


I'm currently working on this for my own site.

I _have_ to get it working very soon and when I do I'm more than happy
to tell people how I've done it.

I have the added complication of using NIS.

And the extra added complication that NIS doesn't use '/etc/passwd',
but instead '/var/ypdata/etc/passwd'.

And I have multiple Samba servers....

And it's all on IRIX.


But it _will_ all work. (It has to)

The basic plan is to get the 'unix password sync' working on the NIS
master (which will involve the 'unix password sync' program directly
editing /var/ypdata/etc/passwd) and then forcing all password changing
to be done via Samba.

So anyone typing 'passwd' at a UNIX prompt will in fact be changing
their Samba password, and then Samba will 'sync' the UNIX (NIS)
password for them.

I'm actually working on full automation of account creation/deletion as
well so additions/removals in /var/ypdata/etc/passwd will be
automatically reflected in smbpasswd.


Watch this space.


P.S.  If anyone out there has already done this, or even part of this,
please, please let me know. I'd hate to re-invent a wheel that someone
is already rolling with.

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