[Samba] syncing unix passwords

[Jochen Witte]

Hi,

the passwd program parameter defines a program/script to change both
smbpasswd AND the Unix-password.
In Your config, only the Unix-passwd will be changed NOT the samba
password.

I use something like this:	

passwd program = /usr/local/sbin/alphapasswd %u 

alphapasswd then is a little script, changing smbpasswd and (in my case)
the password in ldap.

Also note the password chat parameter. It should reflect the procedure
of Your script...

This leaves the question, why it worked before :)

Greetiungs

Am Don, 2002-06-13 um 19.17 schrieb Paul Crittenden:
> I give up. I had this working and now it isn't and I don't know why. I was 
> able to sync unix password using smbpasswd but now it won't work. When I 
> run smbpasswd it changes the samba password but acts like it doesn't even 
> see the parameters in the smb.conf to change the unix password.
> 
> Here is a sample changing session:
> 
> as400:# ./smbpasswd xxxxxx
> New SMB password:
> Retype new SMB password:
> Password changed for user xxxxxx.
> as400:#
> 
> When it worked there was a second Password changed for user xxxxxx
> 
> Nothing is logged in any logs so I can't tell what is going on. Here is my 
> smb.conf. Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> # Global parameters
> [global]
>          interfaces = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/255.255.255.0
>          security = SHARE
>          encrypt passwords = yes
>          unix password sync = yes
>          passwd program = /bin/passwd %u
>          passwd chat debug = yes
>          passwd chat = *New* %n\n *Retype* %n\n
>          password level = 8
>          log file = /usr/local/samba/logs/log.%m
>          max log size = 500
>          time server = Yes
>          printcap name = /etc/printcap
>          guest account = guest
>          invalid users = root
>          hosts allow = xxx.xxx.xxx.0/255.255.255.0
>          printing = bsd
> 
> [homes]
>          comment = Home Directories
>          read only = No
>          create mask = 0755
>          browseable = No
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 	
> 
> 
> -- 
> To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the
> instructions:  http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
> 
-- 
Jochen Witte
<jwitte at alpha-lab.net>
IRC: bacchus.alpha-lab.net/#alpha-lab
PGP fingerprint = 2F92 97EA BB67 E49A EE79  AD55 2FE7 DF05 EA9A 3A32
Keyserver = www.keyserver.net