[Samba] password sync HP/UX 11.00 and samba 2.2.3a

[Eric Roseme]

Hi Christof,

I assume that you are using Samba 2.2.3a and not CIFS/9000 Server 2.2
A.01.08 (based upon 2.2.3a).  In the CIFS/9000 A.01.08 version, there
is a "syncsmbpasswd" script that will do what you want.  You can pull
CIFS/9000 Server for free from www.software.hp.com.

Eric Roseme
Hewlett-Packard 

"Seeger, Christof" wrote:
> 
> Hello everybody,
> I am using samba for a couple of years, and I am really happy about it. But
> now I have a problem with the password validation on my new 2.2.3a samba
> version, which I have to use because I am going to upgrade my clients to
> W2K. I want the passwords to be synchronized between the unix and the samba
> passwd file.
> I generated the smbpasswd file and changed the users to have the option NO
> PASSWORD allowed. After logon to the client, the password in the smbpasswd
> file is still set to NO PASSWORD, and the user can log on with any password
> he wants, not even using the one which is set in /etc/passwd !!!
> In my former version of samba ( 2.05a ) the password was being synchronized
> between /etc/passwd and the smbpasswd file, when I had an entry for the user
> with the option NO PASSWORD set in the smbpasswd file. I didn´t had to use
> the smbpasswd command to set the samba password.
> I am sure I´ve made a fault in my smb.conf, but I cannot find it. Here are
> the options of my smb.conf file reflecting password validation :
> 
> [global]
>    encrypt passwords = yes
>    null passwords = yes
>    guest account = samba
>    load printers = yes
> 
>     ##### passwd_update #####
>    min passwd length = 6
>    unix password sync = true
>    passwd program = /bin/passwd %u; touch /tmp/pass/%n
>    passwd chat = *Changing*password:* %n\n *password:* %n\n *changed*
>    update encrypted = yes
>    socket options = TCP_NODELAY
>    #########################
>   share modes = yes
>   security = user
>   domain master = yes
>   preferred master = False
>   local master = yes
>   domain logons = yes
>   logon script = %U.bat
>   os level = 65
>   workgroup = nl-test
>   wins support = no
>   time server = yes
>   name resolve order = host bcast
>   add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -g machines %m$
> 
> Hopefully, this is not too confusing, and I hope, that someone can help me.
> 
> best regards
> 
> Christof Seeger
> Adolf Würth GmbH & Co.KG
> 
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