Sync issue with encrypted passwords

[Giulio Orsero]

On Mon, 27 Sep 1999 22:32:15 +1000, hai scritto:

>"ERROR: the 'passwd chat' script [*old*password* %o\n *new*password*
>%n\n *new*password* %n\n *changed*] expects to use the old plaintext
>password via the %o substitution. With encrypted passwords this is not
>possible."

>How do I resolve this? Am I forced to use plaintext passwords when

Samba will call (considering a normal unix passwd account), the passwd
binary as root; so it won't be asked for the old password.

It will be
1)
new unix password
retype...

and not 
2)
type old passwd
new unis passwd
retype

so change password chat according to case 1.
Samba+sync+encrypted is ok.

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