[Samba] password changes with ctrl-alt-del

[Geddes]

On Fri, 27 Feb 2004, Geddes wrote:

> On Fri, 27 Feb 2004, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote:
> 
> > Geddes wrote:
> > > Thanks for the reply. That is the impression that I was getting too.
> > > 
> > > So as an alternative to no domains, I figure I will create a domain but 
> > > not join any machines to that domain.
> > 
> > ???
> > 
> > if you press ctrl-alt-del on a machine that's not part of a domain, 
> > all you can change is the local password.
> > if you want your users to be able to change their server-side 
> > password, you have to join the machine to the domain.
> 
> What I have done is on the XP pro workstation (non domain member) I press 
> ctrl-alt-del then change password then I select: 
> 
> User name: (test user on PDC)
> log on to: (manually enter netbios name of the PDC)
> old password: xxxxxx
> new password: xxxxxx          
> confirm new password: xxxxxx
> 
> and the password changes on the PDC. I would like to be able to do the 
> same with the PDC instead of being a windows box, I would like it to be
> samba. So far my attempts have failed and was wondering if anyone has 
> achieved this.
> 
OK it works with 3.0.2a so the problem I had was with the version that I 
was using 2.2.7.

> 
> > 
> > > As a test I have setup a windows domain with a share. Then mapped a non 
> > > domain member machine to that domain's share. I was able to ctrl-alt-del 
> > > and change the password. 
> > > 
> > > So now I have been trying replicate this with samba. So far already 
> > > tried this with 2.2.7 and didn't work..... So now I'am going to try it with 
> > > 3.0.2a. 
> > > 
> > > On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > >>Geddes wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>Currently I'am using samba for file sharing. My smb.conf file is basically 
> > >>>setup as default with a few minor changes. Therefore, my samba server is 
> > >>>not part of a domain. Right now users can map the samba shares with 
> > >>>windows XP... With this type of setup is it possible for them to change 
> > >>>there smbpasswd using ctrl-alt-del? If so any examples or hints on how 
> > >>>to set this up would be great. 
> > >>> 
> > >>>I have tried a few things and the only way I can get this to work is to 
> > >>>make my samba server a PDC and have the workstations join the domain.
> > >>
> > >>afaik, that's the only way to do it. if a machine is not a domain 
> > >>member, ctrl-alt-del changes the local password, and there is no way 
> > >>around that.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>The 
> > >>>version of samba I'am using is 2.2.7a.
> > >>>
> > >>>Thanks
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> 

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Jeff Geddes, BSc(UNB)
Computer Systems Specialist
University of New Brunswick
Faculty of Computer Science
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