smbpasswd from www...

[Todd Stiers]

Well, my fix was to hack smbpasswd.c, removing the
UID check and forcing it to run as root always.

Thanks,
-Todd

Dan Christopherson wrote:

> You can get around that with the -U (pretend i'm this other person)
> parameter. In perl, you can do things like (paraphrased, anyway, I can
> send you a cgi i've written if you like):
> use English;
>
> #put my real uid and gid into my effective pair, so smbpasswd won't
> whine.
> ($EUID, $EGID) = ($UID, $GID)
>
> open "|smbpasswd -r $MY_PDC -U $user"
>
> this sort of thing has worked for me.
>
> danch
>
> Todd Stiers wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am building an entire network password synchronization method that
> > needs to use smbpasswd to change the SAMBA password.
> >
> > The problem is smbpasswd won't run suid, and it fails to run
> > suid from another script, putting a huge wrench in my scheme.
> >
> > Thank you
> > -Todd
> >
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The MicroDisplay Corporation
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