Changing Samba password from Windows (ctrl-alt-del)
James Marcinek
jmarc1 at jemconsult.biz
Thu Feb 10 23:50:02 UTC 2005
Here's excerpts of my smb.conf:
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *ReType*new*UNIX*password* %n\n
*passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
The only difference I have is the passwd program line:
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
"Miguel Pereira Leite" <mpleite at ppl-ti.com> wrote:
> Hi there.
>
> It's works... you just have to add something like this to your samba conf:
>
> ---SNIP----
> # You may wish to use password encryption. Please read
> encrypt passwords = yes
> # The following are needed to allow password changing from Windows to
> # update the Linux system password also.
> # NOTE: Use these with 'encrypt passwords' and 'smb passwd file' above.
> # the encrypted SMB passwords. They allow the Unix password
> # to be kept in sync with the SMB password.
> unix password sync = Yes
> passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *Retype*new*UNIX*password* %n\n
> *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
> ----SNIP-----
>
> And now your user can change both samba and unix password from the "change
> password" feature on Win NT's... (w2k, wxp)
>
> mpleite
>
>
> On Thu, February 10, 2005 9:28 pm, James Marcinek said:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I have a FC 3 system running Samba 3 emulating a windows domain
> > controller. Is
> > there a way that will enable a user to change their password using the
> > 'Change
> > Password' feauture in windows?
> >
> > I know there's an encrypt password option in the smb.conf but I couldn't
> > find
> > any good doc's on it (I have the Samba 3 guide but not with me).
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > James
> >
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