[Samba] Windows password change issue

Bill Bierman wbierman at IfA.Hawaii.Edu
Tue Sep 26 00:06:05 GMT 2006


I read here:
http://www.kbalertz.com/837327/receive.system.cannot.change.password.because.domain.error.message.change.password.Windows.Windows.aspx 


that this bug is due to a bug in Windows.  I upgraded to service pack 4, 
and the bug was fixed.


Bill Bierman wrote:
> Hello.  I am using Samba 3.0.22 with LDAP.  When a user's password 
> expires they are asked to change it by Windows 2000.
>
> Upon completing the pw change dialog box, after a brief pause, I get 
> an error stating "The system cannot change your password now because 
> the domain MYGROUP is not available." -- where MYGROUP is my domain name.
>
> Any thoughts on why this is occuring?  I can provide additional 
> logfile information if needed.
>
> Thanks!
>
> My smb.conf file:
>
> workgroup = MYGROUP
> domain logons = yes
> security = user
> local master = yes
> os level = 65
> preferred master = yes
> domain master = yes
>
> log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>
> passdb backend = ldapsam:ldap://localhost
> ldap admin dn = "cn=Manager,dc=ifa,dc=hawaii,dc=edu"
> ldap user suffix = ou=People
> ldap group suffix = ou=Groups
> ldap machine suffix = ou=Computers
> ldap suffix = dc=ifa,dc=hawaii,dc=edu
>
> add machine script = /usr/sbin/smbldap-useradd -w "%u"
>
> logon path = \\%L\profiles\%U
>
> printable = no
>
> unix password sync = yes
> passwd program = /usr/sbin/smbldap-passwd -u "%u"
> passwd chat = "Changing password for*\nNew password*" %n\n "*Retype 
> new password*" %n\n"
> ldap passwd sync = yes
>
> [netlogon]
>  comment = The domain logon service
>  path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon
>  public = no
>  writeable = no
>
> [profiles]
>  create mode = 0600
>  directory mode = 0700
>  path = /home/profiles
>  read only = no
>  profile acls = yes
>



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