[Samba] change machine password

[Martin Petersen]

Tilo Lutz schrieb:
>>>Tilo Lutz schrieb:
>>>
>>>>I use some programs to clone a windows workstation and
>>>>duplicate it's image on other workstations.
>>>>After cloning I change the workstation name and add a
>>>>machine account on the samba pdc.
>>>>Now I want to create a new password for the workstation
>>>>account and store it.
> 
> 
>>>>>Notebook:/etc/samba # smbpasswd -m test
>>>>>Failed to set password for user test$.
>>>>>Failed to modify password entry for user test$
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>>Am Sonntag, 3. Juli 2005 14:55 schrieb Martin Petersen:
>>
>>
>>>As far as I know You need to set a system account. smbpasswd gives this
>>>error because of the missing user entry for test$ in /etc/passwd.
> 
> 
>>So the system machine account exits but smbpasswd will not allow to 
>>create the samba user account for this machine?
> 
> 
>>After I've read Your first post again: Maybe the machine account doesn't 
>>even need a password but You only need to to add the account with 
>>smbpasswd -a -m test$?
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> 
> No, everything is fine. I can add and remove workstations without problems.
> But as soon as I try to change the workstations password with
> smbpasswd -m -w workstation or
> (echo pass;echo pass) | smbpasswd -s -m -e workstation
> I get the above error.
> 
> Cheers, Tilo
> 
> 
So I am sorry to say that I am not of any help here. Good luck.

Martin