[Samba] passwd: Authentication token manipulation error

[Keith Fernandez]

I think it is a samba question,  I did try to use more than 8 characters in
the password and it still gave the same error.
I got this error when I tried to add a new user to the unix system and
change his password. This is ONLY when I used the pam_smbpass option to
samba.
So I think it is a samba question.....
the only workaround is what I had given below.
If you have got the pam_smbpass option to sync unixpassword with smbpassword
for NEW users, Please let me know.
You say smbpassword adds any user present in /etc/password, TRUE... But my
question is why cant I add a unix password to the user which will sync it
with smbpassword the 1st time I create a user..
Once I create my smbpassword and then I change my unix password then it
sync's it with smbpassword and no error, why cant it do it the first time.

Here is my error again using 8 characters in my password .....
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[root at localhost named]# useradd -g users keith
[root at localhost named]# passwd keith
Changing password for user keith.
New password:
Retype new password:
Failed to find entry for user keith.

passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
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NOW IF I HAD DONE THIS
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[root at localhost named]# useradd -g users keith
[root at localhost named]# smbpasswd -a keith
New SMB password:
Retype new SMB password:
Added user keith.
Password changed for user keith.
[root at localhost named]# passwd keith
Changing password for user keith.
New password:
Retype new password:
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully
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Added this line to my /etc/pam.d/system-auth to get it to work after the
"pam_cracklib.so" line
password required /lib/security/pam_smbpass.so nullok use_authtok
try_first_pass



Regards,
Keith
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John H Terpstra" <jht at samba.org>
To: "Keith Fernandez" <keith at theargoncompany.com>
Cc: <samba at lists.samba.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 11:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Samba] passwd: Authentication token manipulation error


> On Sat, 1 Feb 2003, Keith Fernandez wrote:
>
> > Hi Can anyone tell me what this error is.
>
> Firstly, it's NOT a samba question.
>
> Secondly, it means the password you tried to use is too short. Your RH8
> system has a PAM configuration that insists on a password being longer
> than a certain number of characters.
>
> I think that if you do:
> grep /etc/passwd mandy
> you will find that the account was added, but it now has NO password.
> You really DO want to enter a system password, or use Red Hat's method for
> locking the Linux system account for mandy.
>
> smbpasswd will add any user who has an entry in the /etc/passwd file.
>
> SMB passwords are independant of the system password.
>
> - John T.
>
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Regards,
> > Keith
> > --------
> > "The linuX Files -- The Source is Out There."
> > --------
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Keith Fernandez" <keith at theargoncompany.com>
> > To: <samba at lists.samba.org>
> > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 8:34 PM
> > Subject: [Samba] passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am trying to add a new user to my RedHat 8.0 System running samba
> > 2.2.7-1a
> > > This is the error I get.
> > >
> > > ---------------------------------------
> > > [root at localhost named]# useradd -g users mandy
> > > [root at localhost named]# passwd mandy
> > > Changing password for user mandy.
> > > New password:
> > > BAD PASSWORD: it is too short
> > > Retype new password:
> > > Failed to find entry for user mandy.
> > >
> > > passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
> > > -----------------------------------------
> > >
> > > This error is only when I am creating a new user. Password sync
happens if
> > there is an existing user.
> > > if after using useradd -g users mandy
> > > I do a smbpassword -a mandy
> > > then everything is fine....
> > > What could be the problem...
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Keith
> > > --------
> > > "The linuX Files -- The Source is Out There."
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