[Samba] How to create users accounts with already encrypted passwords ?

[Ryan Novosielski]

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Clemence wrote:
> Hi, i need to create users accounts into Samba with already encrypted
> passwords from a file. I use tdbsam backend and Samba 3.0.24 (Debian Etch)
> 
> The file format is quite easy :
> login1|Unix_passwd|Lanman Password Hash|NT Password Hash
> 
> First, i create the unix users with their already encrypted password :
> useradd -p Unix_passwd login1.
> Fine.
> 
> But can i do the same thing with smbpasswd or pdbedit ? I haven't found
> anything about this.
> How can i do ?

Look at the -s flag in man smbpasswd to accept STDIN as the input method
for the password change. If I recall correctly, you end up with
something like:

echo password\npassword\n | smbpasswd -s

Good?

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