[Samba] unable to change passwd from win XP

Steve Glasser steve at fpig.net
Mon Sep 25 17:30:17 GMT 2006


On Saturday 23 September 2006 04:24, Rory Vieira wrote:
> Steve,
>
> On 9/22/06, Steve Glasser <steve at fpig.net> wrote:
> > Hi list,
> >
> >   # sync smb passwords with linux passwords
> >   unix password sync = yes
>
> Ok, I have this line...
>
> >   passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
> >   passwd chat = *new*password* %n\n*Re-enter*new*password* %n\n
> > *Password*changed*
> >   passwd chat debug = yes
>
> I don't have this stuff though,
> I DO have an additional line:
>
> pam password change = yes
>
> which works for me :)
>
> Hope this helps,

Roy,
You da man!  This one change made password change from windows work (at least 
on the test boxen--let's hope the live system works as well).

I am sure this is documented somewhere, but I missed it.  Can someone point me 
to the docs?

Thanks to everyone, 
Steve G


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