Password Synchronization Problem
Frank Oh
oh at geology.ohio-state.edu
Thu Aug 26 03:33:27 GMT 1999
Please ignore this message, somehow I solved this problem.
Thanks :-)
>Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 09:29:40 -0700
>
>Help!!
>I am running samba server [v2.0.5a] as a PDC for Win9x.
>I am trying to set up samba so that it can change a Windows user's UNIX
password when that person changes one's Windows password.
>I think I set it up right, but when I run `testparm` command to check
smb.conf it shows following error:
>Load smb config files from /etc/smb.conf
>Processing section "[ml356]"
>Processing section "[ml354]"
>Processing section "[homes]"
>Processing section "[netlogon]"
>Processing section "[software]"
>Processing section "[tmp]"
>Loaded services file OK.
>ERROR: the 'passwd chat' script [*current*UNIX*password* %o\n
*New*UNIX*password
>* %n\n *Retype*new*UNIX*password* %n\n
*passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*update
>d*successfully*] expects to use the old plaintext password via the %o
substitution. With encrypted passwords this is not possible.
>Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions
>
>I thought that I have to have the following parameters to the global
section in my smb.conf file:
>encrypt passwords = yes
>smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd
>
>unix password sync = true
>passwd chat = *current*UNIX*password* %o\n *New*UNIX*password* %n\n
*Retype*new*UNIX*password* %n\n
*passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
>passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
>
>it seems like I have to set "encrypt passwords = no" I really would like
to use encrypt passwords.
>
>Am I missing something?
>
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>Frank Oh oh at geology.ohio-state.edu
>Lab Manager 292.7552
>Geo. Department The Ohio State University
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Frank Oh oh at geology.ohio-state.edu
Lab Manager 292.7552
Geological Sciences The Ohio State University
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