[Samba] Making Samba change the Unix Password (/etc/shadow)

[Parag Kalra]

I am using RHEL 4 U5.

The enteries under concern are:

unix password sync = Yes

passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u

passwd chat = "*enter old password*" %o\\n "*Enter NEW password*" %n\\n
"*reenter New passwd*" %n\\n "*password changed*"

username map = /etc/samba/smbusers

Also to view the entire file please see the attachment.
--
Parag Kalra

On Feb 5, 2008 5:37 AM, Rubin Bennett <rbennett at thatitguy.com> wrote:

> Ok, I assume that your system does have a pam auth subsystem?
>
> What distro are you on, and may we see your smb.conf (you can omit the
> share definitions)?
>
> Rubin
> On Tue, 2008-02-05 at 05:26 +0530, Parag Kalra wrote:
> > Yes I have restarted smb but still no fruits.
> >
> > Also placing "passwd chat debug = yes" didn't generate any log
> > in /var/log/samba/smd.log
> >
> > Could anyone please explain the following:
> >
> > [If you want to keep using passwd instead of PAM, could you write a
> > wrapper/replacement for passwd that logs everything that happens?]
> >
> > --
> > Parag Kalra
> >
> > On Feb 5, 2008 5:11 AM, Rubin Bennett <rbennett at thatitguy.com> wrote:
> >         Did you restart samba (/etc/init.d/smb restart)?
> >
> >         You need to at least do a reload (/etc/init.d/smb reload) for
> >         config
> >         file changes to be read.
> >
> >         Rubin
> >
> >
> >         On Tue, 2008-02-05 at 08:09 +0900, Michael Heydon wrote:
> >         > Parag Kalra wrote:
> >         > > Hi Rubin,
> >         > >
> >         > > I made the changes suggested by you but still its not
> >         working.
> >         > >
> >         > > --
> >         > > Parag Kalra
> >         > >
> >         > > On Feb 5, 2008 3:29 AM, Rubin Bennett
> >         <rbennett at thatitguy.com> wrote:
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > >> On Tue, 2008-02-05 at 02:26 +0530, Parag Kalra wrote:
> >         > >>
> >         > >>> Hello all,
> >         > >>>
> >         > >>> I am trying to change the linux login password through
> >         the smbpasswd
> >         > >>> command by placing following  parameters in smb.conf
> >         file:
> >         > >>>
> >         > >>> unix password sync = Yes
> >         > >>> passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
> >         > >>> passwd chat = "*enter old password*" %o\\n "*Enter NEW
> >         password*"
> >         > >>> %n\\n "*reenter New passwd*" %n\\n "*password changed*"
> >         > >>>
> >         > >>>
> >         > >> testparm is your friend :)  It should complain about the
> >         passwd command,
> >         > >> and for good reason; it shouldn't be there.  Use:
> >         > >> pam password change = yes
> >         > >> instead, and get rid of the passwd program and passwd
> >         chat lines.
> >         > >>
> >         > >>
> >         > PAM is far from universal, there are plenty of OSes and
> >         distros that do
> >         > not include PAM. The man page doesn't say anything about
> >         passwd program
> >         > being depreciated, why would testparm complain about it?
> >         >
> >         > Are you getting anything in the logs when trying to reset
> >         the password?
> >         > Have you tried enabling passwd chat debug (you may have to
> >         up your log
> >         > level as well)? If you want to keep using passwd instead of
> >         PAM, could
> >         > you write a wrapper/replacement for passwd that logs
> >         everything that
> >         > happens?
> >         > >> HTH,
> >         > >> Rubin
> >         > >>
> >         > >>
> >         > >
> >         >
> >         > *Michael Heydon - IT Administrator *
> >         > michaelh at jaswin.com.au <mailto:michaelh at jaswin.com.au>
> >
> >         --
> >
> >         Rubin Bennett
> >         RB Technologies
> >         http://thatitguy.com
> >         rbennett at thatitguy.com
> >         (802)223-4448
> >
> >         "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
> >         temporary security deserve neither liberty nor safety"
> >          --Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Love,
> > PARAG . A . KALRA
> >
> > Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad
> > judgment
> >
> > http://discoverlinux.blogspot.com
> > Debian Linux! A Dawn of New Era!
> --
> Rubin Bennett
> RB Technologies
> http://thatitguy.com
> rbennett at thatitguy.com
> (802)223-4448
>
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
> temporary security deserve neither liberty nor safety"
>  --Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759
>
>
>


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Love,
PARAG . A . KALRA

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