smbpasswd and NIS

[Cabler, Adam W]

I am having trouble getting this to work properly.  I have just one samba
server set up that is using NIS.  I have run into several problems.  First,
I need a way to convert my yppasswd file into a smbpasswd file.  I know
there is a way to do this, but I haven't ben able to find it yet.  Second, I
can't seem to find the appropriate syntax to enter into the passwd chat and
passwd program dialog on swat.  I hope that these two things will give me a
better start.  I am running this on an SGI origin 200 running IRIX 6.4.

thanks in advance,
Adam Cabler
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space
Computer Support

-----Original Message-----
From: Lisa Becktold {CADIG STAFF} [mailto:lisa at USNA.Navy.Mil]
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 1:44 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list SAMBA-NTDOM
Subject: smbpasswd and NIS



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From: "Lisa Becktold {CADIG STAFF}" <lisa at usna.navy.MIL>
To: samba_ntdom at samba.org
cc: lisa at usna.navy.MIL
Subject: smbpasswd and NIS
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 14:32:27 -0400

Hi:

Is anyone using NIS to distribute a common smbpasswd table
to several UNIX/samba servers?

I have two Samba servers, each acting as PDC of its own
domain.  One is set up as an NIS master and the other an
NIS slave.  They are successfully using the same /etc/passwd
table.

I know machine accounts in smbpasswd cannot be shared across
domains.  But would it be possible to define a basic table
on each Samba PDC that listed only the machine accounts, and
then access the NIS smbpasswd table for users?

Seems to me this would work, since Samba happily uses an NIS
passwd table.  BUT - could you change your smbpasswd on the
server that was an NIS slave?  Can the binary smbpasswd
handle this?  

Or can you only change your smbpasswd on the NIS master OR 
if the smbpasswd table is local to the machine and is not
an NIS copy?

Thanks for any insights you can offer...I'd experiment with htis
but classes are in session.


Lisa


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      Lisa M. Becktold - lisa at usna.navy.mil, (410) 293-6480
               United States Naval Academy - CADIG          
    590 Holloway Road, Rickover Hall, Annapolis, MD 21402-5000
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      Lisa M. Becktold - lisa at usna.navy.mil, (410) 293-6480
               United States Naval Academy - CADIG          
    590 Holloway Road, Rickover Hall, Annapolis, MD 21402-5000