[Samba] smbpasswd command won't work
jchurch at gprep.org
jchurch at gprep.org
Tue Jul 9 10:38:03 GMT 2002
I am trying to setup a /etc/smbpasswd file for my users. I use the
following command to create the /etc/smbpasswd file
cat /etc/passwd | ./mksmbpasswd.sh > /etc/smbpasswd
Redhat 7.1, samba 2.2.5
I thought that users could log onto the linux system and simply type the
command:
smbpasswd
and it would ask for the new password. But it asks for an OLD password
which never works. I thought the XXXXXX's meant it would not ask for old
passwords.
As root I can add users with no problem by simply typing
smbpasswd jsmith
Below is an example from the /etc/smbpasswd file and my smb.conf file
pmorgan:532:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:[U
]:LCT-00000000:Patricia Morgan
[global]
workgroup = GPREP
netbios name = leonardo
server string = leonardo the lionhearted
interfaces = 172.16.0.2/16
winbind uid=10000-20000
winbind gid=10000-20000
winbind cache time = 15
winbind enum users = yes
winbind enum groups = yes
winbind separator= +
# from server to domain
security = domain
password server = GOETHE
encrypt passwords = yes
log level = 3
log file = /home/log/samba/log.%e
os level = 33
local master = No
wins proxy = Yes
wins server = 172.16.0.4
follow symlinks = no
wide links = no
# template homedir = /home/%U
# template shell = /bin/bash
obey pam restrictions = yes
smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd
hosts allow= 172.16.
Thanks
Jon Church
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