Dear Thomas Dewar, Only root can use the '-U' parameter. Try changing it without the '-U' option and it should work.
James Kosin Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2003 12:35:52 +0200 From: Thomas Dewar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Samba] users and smbpasswd To: Thomas Dewar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Thomas Dewar wrote: << snip >> > Hello again, after having solved the previous message i am now encountering this new one : When i want to change a user password being connected as this user i get the following error : [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ smbpasswd -r ldap -U test Old SMB password: New SMB password: Retype new SMB password: machine ldap rejected the password change: Error was : RAP86: The specified password is invalid. Failed to change password for test But when I am root i am allowed to change the password : ldap:~# smbpasswd -U test New SMB password: Retype new SMB password: Password changed for user test. Any piece of advice??? (unless i find out myself... ;-) ) thanx Thomas ---- James Kosin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> International Communications Group, Inc. 200 Enterprise Drive Newport News, VA 23603-1300 -- United States of America -- Voice: +1 (757) 947-1030 x122 Fax: +1 (757) 947-1035 ---- "Walking on water and developing software to specification are easy as long as both are frozen" - Edward V. Berard. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba