Swat password syncronization - HELP

[Ethy]

On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, Herb Lewis wrote:

> Try using the remote password change part and specify the local
> machine.

I think I found the problem.
Why root can not change the system password for another user thru smbd?
This is what is happening. If I login (swat) as root smbd only changes the smb
password. If I login as the user itself everything run smooth! Both
passwords are changed.

Take a look: (non-root user logged in)

[1999/04/01 17:04:37, 3] smbd/chgpasswd.c:chat_with_program(369)
  Dochild for user XYZW (uid=0,gid=0)
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^
                         passwd invoked as root! Right!

[1999/04/01 17:04:37, 10] smbd/chgpasswd.c:dochild(189)
  Invoking '/usr/bin/passwd XYZW' as password change program.
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
           "passwd user" correctly called! No "old password" needed.
But the "old password" must be typed so that smbd verify against smbpasswd.

[1999/04/01 17:04:38, 100] smbd/chgpasswd.c:talktochild(263)
  talktochild: chatbuf=[*changed.*] responsebuf=[
  Password changed.
  ]
[1999/04/01 17:04:38, 3] smbd/chgpasswd.c:chat_with_program(381)
  Password change successful for user XYZW

If I repeat with "root" login the passwd program don't even get called!
It behaves like I set "unix password sync = No".

Any explanation? Is it the expected (normal) behavior?

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