Hello, the bug is related to syntax change of smbpasswd: starting from samba version 3.0.8 it no longer accepts password on command line, like kcmsamba seems to call it when adding new user or changing user password.
A quick and dirty workaround could be: dpkg-divert --add --rename --divert /usr/bin/smbpasswd.real /usr/bin/smbpasswd and place in /usr/bin/smbpasswd this script: 8<---------8<---------8<---------8<---------8<---------8<---------8<--------- #!/bin/bash if [ "$#" -eq 3 -a "$1" = "-a" -a -n "$2" -a -n "$3" ]; then # Wrap /bin/echo -e "$3\n$3\n" | /usr/bin/smbpasswd.real -s -a "$2" else # No wrap /usr/bin/smbpasswd.real "$@" fi exit $? 8<---------8<---------8<---------8<---------8<---------8<---------8<--------- Except for security considerations about passing passwords on command line (you warned!), in this way kcmsamba should work HTH, S. -- ____________________________________________ AETHIA srl - Power Computing Solutions via Ribes, 5 - 10010 Colleretto Giacosa (TO) Tel +39 0125 538824 FAX +39 0125 538621 Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]