UNIX PASSWD SYNC/changing password on NT workstation

[Stephen Waters]

> > But remember, if you're using YP and changing passwords
> > on a machien that isn't the YP master, then unix password
> > sync isn't going to work, as the YP password change program
> > needs the old password plaintext, which is not available
> > for encrypted Windows password changing.

i think this is the most pertinent response so far. from what i can tell
from reading the docs, unix passwd sync cannot work unless you have all
of your workstations' registries set to pass plaintext passwds rather
than encrypted ones because, as jeremy notes above, "the password
plaintext... is not available for encrypted Windows password changing."

then again, i could be wrong, :)


-stephen