[Samba] Re: samba 2.2.6 PDC

[Jeffrey R. Meyer]

Hello all again,

Problem fixed!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After extensive password chat debugging I found the problem lies with my
password chat string.  Once I corrected this everything works
great!!!!!!!!!!

"Jeffrey R. Meyer" <jeffm at andersonlabs.com> wrote in message
news:avcnob$8sd$1 at main.gmane.org...
> Hello all,
>
> I am running samba 2.2.6 on my network as a PDC with all the clients being
> either win2k or XP.  I have successfully connected the clients to the PDC.
> My one problem is that when any of the clients attempt to change their
> password via <cntrl>-<alt>-<del> the following error occurs after entering
> their current password and the new password twice.
>
> error message:
> The User name or old password is incorrect.  Letters in the passwords must
> be typed using the correct case.
>
> I have double checked the passwords and everthing is correct.  To add
> another twist, if you shutdown and then restart, you must use the new
> password to log back in.  Do any of you know how to avoid this problem or
> what I must do to eliminate this problem?
>
> Also how do I specify a time limit on the password so my clients are
forced
> to change them every 60 days?
>
> Here is the smb.conf I am currently using:
> # /usr/local/etc/smb.conf
> # samba configuration file
>
> [global]
> # basic server settings
>         workgroup = labnet
>         netbios name = pdcsrv1
>         server string = Samba PDC running %v
>         socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192
> SO_RCVBUF=8192
>
> # PDC and master browser settings
>         os level = 64
>         preferred master = yes
>         local master = yes
>         domain master = yes
>         wins support = yes
>
> # security and logging settings
>         security = user
>         encrypt passwords = yes
>         domain logons = yes
>         log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
>         log level = 2
>         max log size = 50
> #       hosts allow = 127.0.0.1 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0
>
> # user profiles and home directory
>         logon home = ""
>         logon path = ""
> #       logon script = netlogon.bat
>         logon script = %u.bat
>
> #sync UNIX passwords
>         unix password sync = yes
>         smb passwd = /usr/local/private/smbpasswd
>         passwd program = /usr/local/bin/smbpasswd %u
>         passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new**password* %n\n
> *passwd: *
> all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
>
> #===Shares===
>
> [homes]
>         comment = Home Directories
>         browseable = no
>         writable = yes
>
> [netlogon]
>         path = /home/netlogon
>         read only = yes
>         write list = jeffm
>
> thanks for your assistance,
>
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
>
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