[Samba] UPDATE: syncing unix passwords

[Christian Barth]

> Christian Barth wrote:
> > 
> > > I have some new information concerning this issue. I am now able
> > > to change both the samba and unix passwords as anyone but root.
> > 
> > This is by design.
> 
> This is news to me...
> 
> There isn't any difference in the code paths for root, so I can't say
> 'this is by design'.  I think however that your passwd program might
> be repsonding differently for root, and this could certainly cause
> that.

Andrew,
I'm sorry to give this wrong information to the list. I thought so 
because it's the behavior I get in the last years in the same way as 
Paul. But: