passwords

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

On Thu, 23 Mar 2000, Sander Striker wrote:

> >Hi All,
> >
> >    Is there a utility that reads the /etc/passwd or shadow file and
> >makes a smbpasswd file w/ the correct passwords?

yes, it's called unixcrack.

> >
> >        Thanks
> >
> >                Glenn
> 
> Hmmm, interesting point. Let's do some creative thinking.
> Is there a way to set the password in smbpasswd (or the
> samr db) the first time a user ever logs in? Meaning that
> if a user is marked [first time user], his password is
> checked in an alternative way(using pam?), and setting the
> password to this value if it is correct. Luke?
> There is a transitional fase parameter built into samba for
> such cases... (mind is really making squeeking sounds now :-)
> some faint memory tells me. It might however be disabled by
> now, it was a pretty long time ago. :-)

migrate passwords = yes (or update encrypted).

you have to run with plaintext passwords for a while.