[K12OSN] smbldap - changing passwords

[Krsnendu dasa]

smbpasswd is the program, but it is not runable by regular users. Otherwise
they could change anyone's password. :(
The concept of the script is to only allow users to change their own
password, and to do that they have to enter their own current password.
Your idea of a link seems like a good idea.

Krsnendu dasa

On 08/10/2007, Rob Owens <rowens at ptd.net> wrote:
>
> Thanks, I found the script you were talking about.  However, if someone
> could confirm to me that 'smbpasswd' is just as good, then I wouldn't need
> to bother with the script and with sudoers, etc.
>
> But it would be really nice for the Linux password GUI tools to
> work.  Maybe I could do this:
> mv /usr/bin/passwd /usr/bin/passwd.bak
> ln -s /usr/bin/smbpasswd /usr/bin/passwd (or link your script to
> /usr/bin/passwd)
>
> I tried it at the command line and it works, but I haven't tried it on a
> system with a GUI installed yet...  I wonder if this could cause problems
> with any future software installations that create a user as part of the
> install (for instance: backuppc, apache, etc)
>
> -Rob
>
> On Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 04:30:17AM +1300, Krsnendu dasa wrote:
> > It should work with windows clients.
> > As far as linux users. search the archives. I had a suggestion for a
> script
> > that runs smbldap as sudo. It might be a good starting point for you.
> > The idea of a web interface to change passwords is a good idea mentioned
> on
> > the smbldap website, but it seems nothing came of it.
> >
> > Krsnendu dasa
> >
> > On 08/10/2007, Rob Owens <rowens at ptd.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > I ran the smbldap-installer scripts on a Debian Etch machine as a
> > > test.  Everything seems to have worked fine.  My question is, what is
> the
> > > proper method to change passwords (as a non-privileged user).
> > >
> > > 'smbpasswd' seems to work.  Is this what I'm supposed to use?  What
> about
> > > a linux-only user who is not assigned any samba credentials?
> > >
> > > 'passwd' gives me this error after allowing me to enter my new
> password
> > > twice:
> > > LDAP password information update failed: Unknown error
> > >
> > > 'ldappasswd' gives me this error immediately:
> > > ldap_sasl_interactive_bind_s: No such attribute (16)
> > >
> > > '/usr/sbin/smbldap-passwd' lets me enter my new password twice, then
> gives
> > > me these two errors:
> > > failed to modify entry: Insufficient access at
> /usr/sbin/smbldap-passwd
> > > line 227, <STDIN> line 3.
> > > Unable to change password: Insufficient access at
> /usr/sbin/smbldap-passwd
> > > line 261, <STDIN> line 3.
> > >
> > > Also, I don't have any Windows clients to test...  Does changing
> passwords
> > > through the Windows password utility work?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > -Rob
> > >
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