[Samba] Swat configuration problem

[Michael G. Noble]

I have all my users using the swat interface which is simpler for most
PC users than having to login to a UNIX/LINUX machine.  Since they 
login to swat as themselves, there is very little they can do to the
system.

Mike

On Tue, 2003-02-11 at 12:45, James Kosin wrote:
> Dear Jorge Videgain Marquez,
> 
> The easiest way to have users change their passwords is to:
>     a)    Login to the Linux/Unix box via TELNET.
>     b)    Have the user use smbpasswd to change their password.
> 
> This is the simplest method.  SWAT is usually reserved for configuring samba
> and not user management.
> 
> Thanks,
> James Kosin
> 
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> | Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 12:59:39 +0100
> | From: Jorge Videgain Marquez <jvidegain at caeslan.com>
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> | I would like my terminals computer be allowed to change their passwords u=
> | sing=20
> | Swat web page, but i would not like they could see configuration, smb fil=
> | e,=20
> | status or any other infromation about the net.
> |
> | How can i grant access to they could use Swat? when i try to conect with =
> | a=20
> | local samba or linux user diferent than root it says Permision Denied at =
> | my=20
> | browser.
> |
> | How can i filter information sent to them so they only could change their=
> | =20
> | passwords?
> |
> | Does Swat work fine to do this? any other idea to allow them to chage the=
> | ir =20
> | passwords?
> |
> | Regards
> |
> | guanche
> |
> 
> 
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