[Samba] Accounts/Passwords How does it work?

[Dirk Allaert]

Darryl Harvey wrote:
> I am getting very lost.
> 
> I have a bunch of existing linux users.
> 
> I want them to also be able to use the samba shares..  How do I easily
> get there usernames/passwords for access via samba?
> 
> I have the following set;
>    encrypt passwords = yes
>    smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
>    unix password sync = Yes
> 
> 
> At present I manually add each one with smbadduser, 
> But that prompts me for their password.
> 
> I haven't a clue what their passwords are and I do not want to start
> telling them that I have set it.
> 
> Is there a way to;
> 
> 1/. Add/Import existing users without changing the passwords (IE: keep
> them sync'ed whether they change them in linux, or in samba)
> 
look at the "update encrypted" parameter in smb.conf.

> or
> 
> 2/. Add a user to the system so they are both linux and samba users in
> one go ?
> 
you could write your own script or use webmin. Webmin is an excellent 
web based interface which support synchronisation of samba and unix users.

> The docs are very vague here...
> What are my options?
> 
> Thanks
> Darryl 
> 
>