[Samba] Re: [BUG] Problem with Case Sensitivity for Usernames between a Samba PDC & Windows

[Andrew Bartlett]

Ol Dirty wrote:
> 
> - Compiled Samba version 2.2.4
> - Slackware Linux, Kernel 2.4.17
> - Windows 2000 Professional, SP2
> 
> Here's what I know:
> 
> You have username MyNetworkUsername (exactly with case) in /etc/samba/smbpasswd and /etc/passwd.
> 
> You have Samba running as a PDC, with unix password sync enabled. Password Sync options at default for the most part (passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u).
> 
> In W2K, you <ctrl-alt-tab> and change the password.  You enter in the correct tokens, with the username 'MyNetworkUsername', and the password sync will fail.
> 
> Samba debug logs show that:
> 
> [2002/05/17 18:24:00, 0] smbd/chgpasswd.c:dochild(128)
>   dochild: user name mynetworkusername doesn't exist in the UNIX password database.
> 
> However, when password sync is disabled, the password change WILL be successful.

I think this is fixed in HEAD and samba_3_0.  This is one of really ugly
bits of samba, and I don't think I really want to mess with it in 2.2.

That said, if sombody wants to knock up a patch, another team member
might be able to get it into 2.2.5.

Andrew Bartlett

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