[Samba] users and smbpasswd

[James Kosin]

Dear Thomas Dewar,

Only root can use the '-U' parameter.  Try changing it without the '-U'
option and it should work.

James Kosin

Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 12:35:52 +0200
From: Thomas Dewar <tdr at infobi.com>
Subject: Re: [Samba] users and smbpasswd
To: Thomas Dewar <tdr at infobi.com>
Cc: samba at lists.samba.org
Message-ID: <3F2F8888.1070401 at infobi.com>
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Thomas Dewar wrote:

<< snip >>
>
Hello again, after having solved the previous message i am now
encountering this new one :
When i want to change a user password being connected as this user i get
the following error :
    test at ldap:~$ smbpasswd -r ldap -U test
    Old SMB password:
    New SMB password:
    Retype new SMB password:
    machine ldap rejected the password change: Error was : RAP86: The
specified password is         invalid.
    Failed to change password for test

But when I am root i am allowed to change the password :
    ldap:~#  smbpasswd  -U test
    New SMB password:
    Retype new SMB password:
    Password changed for user test.

Any piece of advice??? (unless i find out myself... ;-) )

thanx

Thomas



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