Samba4::Adding domain user with blank password?

Matthias Dieter Wallnöfer mdw at samba.org
Thu Dec 2 08:35:04 MST 2010


This should now be working.

Matthias Dieter Wallnöfer wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
>
> after doing some verification I've noticed that this has been broken 
> some time ago. I'm working on a fix.
>
> Matthias
>
> Andrew Shinkarchuck wrote:
>> Hi there!
>> i have samba4.0.0alpha14-GIT-56290d0 at debian5 and 2003 server domain
>> controller setupped like in Samba4/HOWTO. also i have test winxp 
>> computer
>> succesfully joined to this domain.
>> i have logged on as domain administrator and tried to add user into 
>> domain
>> with WinServSP2 Administration Toolkit Pack "AD users and computers" 
>> tool.
>> i tried to add user "student" with no password but receieved error
>> messagebox
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>>
>> |Active Directory                                                      |
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>>
>> |Windows cant change password for student because:|
>> | A device attached to the system is not functioning   |
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
>>
>>
>> Can someone explain me, why blank password are not allowed in curent 
>> samba4
>> version?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>
>



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