RE [Samba] Linux and SMB using single passwd

[Macky]

Thanks for the reply.

This will not quite do what I want as I dont want local unix users, only smb 
users.

Reason: if a smb user is added and only an smb user and the Linux system uses 
pam _smb, I can deliver pop mail to the user without them having a local unix 
user. I have this working very well with LDAP and NIS where I only add a NIS 
or LDAP user but no unix users and I can still deleiver mail so the users are 
unaware of the Linux part.

The person who admisters this will not have a clue about Linux.

Macky..

Steven Mackenzie wrote:
> 
> I don't use PAM, but I get the functionality that you want (I think!).
> 
> (I use 2.2.X as a PDC, but I don't think any of this is PDC specific).
> 
> I have
> security=user
> encrypt passwords=yes
> passwd program=/usr/bin/passwd %u
> passwd chat=*New*password* %n\n *new*password* %n\n *updated*
> unix password sync=yes
> 
> This means I've had to set up a smbpasswd file, and have to use smbpasswd to
> addusers to it after I've created their linux accounts. This is described in
> the docs supplied with the samba code.
> 
> The unix password sync works, so smbpasswd can change both passwords at the
> same time. It did take me a couple of goes to get the right password chat
> though.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Macky" <macky at opusvl.com>
> To: <samba at lists.samba.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 2:28 PM
> Subject: [Samba] Linux and SMB using single passwd
> 
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I would like to set up a samba server but using the same user / pass for
> unix
> > logins and smb logins.
> >
> > This works fine if I use non-encrypted passwords but I have to apply the
> > registry patch to set my win98 clients to use non-encrypted passwords.
> >
> > Could I use pam_smb to authenticate the Linux box against its own smb
> server
> > then use encrypted smb passwords?
> >
> > I understand that if the smb is not running, unix users will not be able
> to
> > log in but this will not be a problem.
> >
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Macky
> >
> >
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Thanks for the reply.

This will not quite do what I want as I dont want local unix users, only smb 
users.

Reason: if a smb user is added and only an smb user and the Linux system uses 
pam _smb, I can deliver pop mail to the user without them having a local unix 
user. I have this working very well with LDAP and NIS where I only add a NIS 
or LDAP user but no unix users and I can still deleiver mail so the users are 
unaware of the Linux part.

The person who admisters this will not have a clue about Linux.

Macky..

Steven Mackenzie wrote:
> 
> I don't use PAM, but I get the functionality that you want (I think!).
> 
> (I use 2.2.X as a PDC, but I don't think any of this is PDC specific).
> 
> I have
> security=user
> encrypt passwords=yes
> passwd program=/usr/bin/passwd %u
> passwd chat=*New*password* %n\n *new*password* %n\n *updated*
> unix password sync=yes
> 
> This means I've had to set up a smbpasswd file, and have to use smbpasswd to
> addusers to it after I've created their linux accounts. This is described in
> the docs supplied with the samba code.
> 
> The unix password sync works, so smbpasswd can change both passwords at the
> same time. It did take me a couple of goes to get the right password chat
> though.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Macky" <macky at opusvl.com>
> To: <samba at lists.samba.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 2:28 PM
> Subject: [Samba] Linux and SMB using single passwd
> 
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I would like to set up a samba server but using the same user / pass for
> unix
> > logins and smb logins.
> >
> > This works fine if I use non-encrypted passwords but I have to apply the
> > registry patch to set my win98 clients to use non-encrypted passwords.
> >
> > Could I use pam_smb to authenticate the Linux box against its own smb
> server
> > then use encrypted smb passwords?
> >
> > I understand that if the smb is not running, unix users will not be able
> to
> > log in but this will not be a problem.
> >
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Macky
> >
> >
> > --
> > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the
> > instructions:  http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba