[Samba] users can't set smbpasswd, root can

[Dan Kirkpatrick]

Perhaps I should downgrade to 2.2.7 (instead of 2.2.7a) to get users able 
to set their own passwords?  Or perhaps there's an easier fix of changing 
the smbpasswd binary or something.

It won't let user change/set password from a blank OR a "NO PASSWORD"
It will only allow user to make change if they already have a password set.

Thanks,
Dan

At 12:45 PM 1/6/2003, you wrote:
>On Mon, 6 Jan 2003, Herb Lewis wrote:
>
> > The entry you are showing is NOT for no password but for a disabled
> > password.
> >
> > It should look like the following if there is no password
> >
> > test:207:NO PASSWORDXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:NO
> > PASSWORDXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:
>
>True, but the complaint appears valid as it is true a user can not in
>2.2.7a change their own password. Try it, you will see. I just emailed JRA
>with this exact problem.
>
>My account has a valid password. Here is the sequence of events:
>
>jht at frodo:~> smbpasswd jht
>Old SMB password:
>machine 127.0.0.1 rejected the password change: Error was : RAP86: The
>specified password is invalid.
>Failed to change password for jht
>
>jht at frodo:~> smbpasswd -r frodo jht
>Old SMB password:
>machine frodo rejected the password change: Error was : RAP86: The
>specified password is invalid.
>Failed to change password for jht
>
>The password change works fine if I do it as root.
>
>- John T.
>
> >
> >
> >
> > Dan Kirkpatrick wrote:
> > >
> > > I just created a new smbpasswd file, all users with unset passwords.
> > > Problem is, users can't set their passwords, only I can as root.
> > > Password is not set / blank, but they still get:
> > >
> > > >test> smbpasswd
> > > >Old SMB password: <enter>
> > > >New SMB password: Samba
> > > >Retype new SMB password: Samba
> > > >machine 127.0.0.1 rejected the password change: Error was : RAP86: The
> > > >specified password is invalid.
> > > >Failed to change password for cas
> > > >test>
> > >
> > > entry for "cas" in smbpasswd is:
> > > 
> test:207:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:[U
> > > ]:LCT-00000000:test user
> > >
> > > smb.conf has:
> > > encrypt passwords = yes
> > > smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
> > >
> > > Works fine when changed as root, so everything else seems to be set 
> ok....
> > >
> > > ideas?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > PS... any way to make the smbpasswd file using everyones unix password
> > > that's already set?
> > >
> > > =======================================================
> > > Dan Kirkpatrick                   dkirk at physics.syr.edu
> > > Computer Systems Manager
> > > Department of Physics
> > > Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
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Dan Kirkpatrick                   dkirk at physics.syr.edu
Computer Systems Manager
Department of Physics
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
http://www.physics.syr.edu/help/    Fax:(315) 443-9103
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