samba4, samba-tool command

[tms3 at tms3.com]

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>> On Wed, 2011-05-04 at 11:06 -0400, Theresa Halloran wrote:
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>>> On 5/3/2011 10:56 AM, Jelmer Vernooij wrote:
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>>>> Should password be a thing on its own ("samba-tool password set"),
>>>> rather than having it under user ("samba-tool user setpassword')? I'm
>>>> not sure either way. "samba-tool password" probably has more going for
>>>> it historically, but I think as a new user I would look under user.
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>> I certainly think that the password should simply be a modifier on
>> various objects, such as user,
> Ok, i updated the table to make setpassword and changepassword actions 
> against the user object.....so:
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> user setpassword <username> <passoword>  ...etc.
> &
> user changepassword <username> <password> ...etc.

Can't this be done with switches under a password command tree?

samba-tool passwd -u <uname> -a <add> -m <machine account> etc., which 
would maintain a similarity with smbpasswd?

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>> and possibly join (mymachinepw ->
>> 'samba-tool join show password' perhaps?).
> I don't get what this would do.......are you looking for a way to 
> display the machine password?  (i.e. return as output the password of 
> a user or machine?)
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>>        The distinction between set
>> and change password also needs to be maintained.
> ok, as above.
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>> As to things like 'vampire', that should go away - it's the 'backup'
>> method to 'net join dc' until we ensure it's not needed any more.
> ok, I get this, so for now, I will leave as is.....
>>
>> ... and do watch out for this becoming the
>> proverbial bike shed...
> oh I hope not!!  I don't think I have that kind of patience!!!
>>
>> Andrew Bartlett
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