passwordmustchange, etc

[Kevin Colby]

I am not sure of the TNG implications of this, but I
believe the limiting factor here was not the Samba server
process(es), but the backend password database.  smbpasswd
didn't support the concept of a password expiration, thus,
Samba couldn't require a password change.  This was supposedly
being addressed only by the LDAP backend, which of course,
is still a little new itself.

	- Kevin Colby
	  kevinc at grainsystems.com


James B Curry wrote:
> 
> Matthew Geddes wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > When using the default installation of Samba TNG. Whereabouts is all of
> > the account properties info stored (stuff like passwordmustchange)?
> 
> Say... does this mean that Samba TNG tracks password expirations?  Is it
> also capable of initiating a "change password" dialogue for Win9x
> clients when the password has expired?
> 
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Matt
> > --
> >
> > Matthew Geddes
> > Network Manager
> > Xavier College
> > Gawler, SA
> >
> > ...And by the way, Lars Kneschke's Samba TNG FAQ is at
> > http://www.kneschke.de/projekte/samba_tng/faq/index.php3