samba-tool

[tms3 at tms3.com]

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>> So, let me see if I understand correctly.
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>> There is NO WAY to set passwords using only Samba4, is this correct?
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> This is quite incorrect, and I'm sorry you have not been given the
> advise you need, and that samba-tool is not yet as self-documenting as
> we would desire.

Sorry if I came off unpleasant. Was working on another project and was 
simply trying to add a machine to the domain.
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> The command you are after is
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> samba-tool setpassword

Missed that.
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> See also samba-tool pwsettings to change password expiry rules.
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> If you run just samba-tool, it will list it's sub-commands.

Yes, and  password is first. Did not reckon on two password type 
switches/subroutines.
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> We do want to improve this, and a developer has been tasked to look at
> the structure of 'samba-tool' and recommend a sensible command
> structure, but they have not yet got this completed.

Would love to help, if I knew how.
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> Andrew Bartlett
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> Andrew Bartlett http://samba.org/~abartlet/
> Authentication Developer, Samba Team http://samba.org
> Samba Developer, Cisco Inc.
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