smbpasswd doesn't change passwort

Wed Aug 16 16:45:24 GMT 2000

Hi!

When I enter smbpaswd as a normal user iget the following error:

Connecting to 127.0.0.1 at port 139
machine 127.0.0.1 rejected the password change: Error was : The specified password is invalid.
Failed to change password for mgoeben

and in the logs I got:

==> /var/log/samba/log.smb <==
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] locking/shmem_sysv.c:sysv_shm_open(707)
  Initialised IPC area of size 1048576
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 2] smbd/server.c:main(746)
  Changed root to /
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/oplock.c:open_oplock_ipc(86)
  open_oplock_ipc: opening loopback UDP socket.
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] lib/util_sock.c:open_socket_in(875)
  bind succeeded on port 0
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/oplock.c:open_oplock_ipc(114)
  open_oplock ipc: pid = 1098, global_oplock_port = 1025

==> /var/log/samba/log.james-demo-lan <==
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/process.c:process_smb(618)
  Transaction 1 of length 168
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/process.c:switch_message(448)
  switch message SMBnegprot (pid 1098)
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/negprot.c:reply_negprot(341)
  Requested protocol [PC NETWORK PROGRAM 1.0]
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/negprot.c:reply_negprot(341)
  Requested protocol [MICROSOFT NETWORKS 1.03]
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/negprot.c:reply_negprot(341)
  Requested protocol [MICROSOFT NETWORKS 3.0]
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/negprot.c:reply_negprot(341)
  Requested protocol [LANMAN1.0]
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/negprot.c:reply_negprot(341)
  Requested protocol [LM1.2X002]
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/negprot.c:reply_negprot(341)
  Requested protocol [Samba]
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/negprot.c:reply_negprot(424)
  Selected protocol NT LANMAN 1.0
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/process.c:process_smb(618)
  Transaction 2 of length 78
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/process.c:switch_message(448)
  switch message SMBsesssetupX (pid 1098)
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/reply.c:reply_sesssetup_and_X(805)
  Domain=[]  NativeOS=[Unix] NativeLanMan=[Samba]
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/reply.c:reply_sesssetup_and_X(809)
  sesssetupX:name=[]
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/password.c:setup_groups(192)
  nobody is in 1 groups: 99
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/password.c:register_vuid(270)
  uid 99 registered to name nobody
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/password.c:register_vuid(272)
  Clearing default real name
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/password.c:register_vuid(277)
  User name: nobody     Real name: Nobody
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/process.c:process_smb(618)
  Transaction 3 of length 69
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/process.c:switch_message(448)
  switch message SMBtconX (pid 1098)
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/password.c:authorise_login(816)
  ACCEPTED: guest account and guest ok
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/service.c:make_connection(441)
  Connect path is /tmp
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] lib/doscalls.c:dos_ChDir(342)
  dos_ChDir to /tmp
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/service.c:make_connection(550)
  james-demo-lan (127.0.0.1) connect to service IPC$ as user nobody (uid=99, gid=99) (pid 109
8)
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] lib/doscalls.c:dos_ChDir(342)
  dos_ChDir to /root
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] lib/doscalls.c:dos_ChDir(342)
  dos_ChDir to /root
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/reply.c:reply_tcon_and_X(358)
  tconX service=ipc$ user=nobody
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/process.c:process_smb(618)
  Transaction 4 of length 636
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/process.c:switch_message(448)
  switch message SMBtrans (pid 1098)
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] lib/doscalls.c:dos_ChDir(342)
  dos_ChDir to /tmp
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/ipc.c:reply_trans(3659)
  trans <\PIPE\LANMAN> data=532 params=24 setup=0
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/ipc.c:named_pipe(3516)
  named pipe command on <LANMAN> name
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/ipc.c:api_reply(3461)
  Got API command 214 of form <zsT> <B516B16> (tdscnt=532,tpscnt=24,mdrcnt=0,mprcnt=2)
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/ipc.c:api_reply(3465)
  Doing SamOEMChangePassword
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/ipc.c:api_SamOEMChangePassword(1816)
  api_SamOEMChangePassword: Change password for <mgoeben>
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/chgpasswd.c:chgpasswd(388)
  Password change for user: mgoeben
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/chgpasswd.c:chat_with_program(363)
  Dochild for user mgoeben (uid=0,gid=0)

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I think here is the error:
[2000/08/16 18:39:58, 2] smbd/chgpasswd.c:expect(236)
  expect: Input/output error
[2000/08/16 18:39:58, 3] smbd/chgpasswd.c:talktochild(266)
  Response 3 incorrect
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[2000/08/16 18:39:58, 3] smbd/chgpasswd.c:chat_with_program(310)
  Child failed to change password: mgoeben
[2000/08/16 18:39:58, 3] smbd/process.c:timeout_processing(856)
  end of file from client
[2000/08/16 18:39:58, 3] lib/doscalls.c:dos_ChDir(342)
  dos_ChDir to /root
[2000/08/16 18:39:58, 3] lib/doscalls.c:dos_ChDir(342)
  dos_ChDir to /root
[2000/08/16 18:39:58, 2] smbd/server.c:exit_server(408)
  Closing connections
[2000/08/16 18:39:58, 3] smbd/service.c:close_cnum(583)
  james-demo-lan (127.0.0.1) closed connection to service IPC$
[2000/08/16 18:39:58, 3] smbd/connection.c:yield_connection(45)
  Yielding connection to IPC$
[2000/08/16 18:39:58, 3] smbd/server.c:exit_server(435)
  Server exit (normal exit)

==> /var/log/samba/log.smb <==
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 3] smbd/process.c:process_smb(618)
  Transaction 0 of length 76
[2000/08/16 18:39:57, 2] smbd/reply.c:reply_special(97)
  netbios connect: name1=127.0.0.1        name2=JAMES-DEMO-LAN

My config file is:

# Global parameters
    workgroup = Workgroup
    interfaces = 192.168.20.1/24 127.0.0.1
    bind interfaces only = yes
    netbios name = JAMES-DEMO-LAN
    server string = James Demo
    security = USER
    encrypt passwords = Yes
    unix password sync = Yes
    debug level = 3
    log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
    nt acl support = Yes
    change notify timeout = 20
    socket options = TCP_NODELAY
    unix realname = Yes
    printcap name = /etc/printcap
    printing = bsd
    mangle case = yes
    passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd
    print command = lpr -l -r -P%p %s -U %u
    lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -P%p %j
    hide dot files = Yes
    veto files = /.b*/.s*/.X*/.e*/

[homes]
    comment = Home Directory
    read only = No
    browseable = No
    writable = yes

[printers]
    path = /var/spool/samba/lp
    printable = Yes
    browseable = no

[common]
    comment = Allgemeine Dateien
    path = /var/spool/samba/common
    read only = No
    public = yes

I marked the error between some ------------------------------ lines.
Can anyone help me!
Please mailto:mgoebenich at entire-systems.com, because I'm currently not subscribed to this mailinglist.

Thanks

Marco Goebenich