smbpasswd & NIS

[Olivier Roy De Rives]

I converted NIS passwords with that script and did not have any problem...

I used the following syntax:

ypcat passwd | ./mksmbpasswd.sh >> /opt/tools/samba/private/smbpasswd


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> Hi
> 
> 
> did anyone tried to convert the unix NIS passwords into the samba password
> database? I tried it with mksmbpasswd.sh but I lost all passwords. Any idea?
> 
> Or are there any possibilities for samba to interact with a NIS server as the
> password server?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Schnaggy :-)
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Olivier  Roy De Rives
NT/UNIX Systems Administrator
Great-West Life & Annuity
Denver, CO
(303)689-4437
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