ron_smb wrote:
Is there a way to synchronize changing a user's WindowsXP password
with the smbpasswd?
I configured a basic Samba server (3.0.10) with password encryption
enabled. When I
created the smbpasswd file, I used the same username:passwords as the
WindowsXP user
accounts. After the initial connection, users can login and map the
network shares seamlessly.
Users are required to change they WindowsXP password every 90 days.
It is possible to
change the smbpasswd from WinXP using the "Logon Information
Properties" GUI. But
there are alot of steps and some of the pre-filled fields are wrong.
Start | Control Panel | User Accounts | <username> | Related Tasks
"Manage My Network Passwords"
Select the server in the Stored User Names and Password windows and
click Properties.
In the Logon Information Properties window change the default UserName
field* to smbpasswd.
Click Change... Enter the old password and the new password.
* The UserName field is pre-filled with either "MACHINE\USER" or
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]", strip-off
the MACHINE or SERVER, leaving just the USER name.
I am looking for DOS command similar to the NET USER command
c:\> NET USER username {password|*} changes the
Windows account
c:\> NET USER username {password|*} /DOMAIN does not work, since
there's no PDC
I would like to write a batch file to keep the smbpasswd and Windows
in synch.
TIA
I'm missing something here perhaps, but your question barely makes
sense. To change a Windows password, the user does a ctrl-alt-del and
selects change password.
To keep it in synch with Samba, in smb.conf set
unix password sync = Yes
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n
*Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n
*passwd:\spassword\supdated\ssuccessfully*
The exact passwd chat may need to be adjusted for your server. Every
time the user changes their Windows password, the Samba password gets
updated too.
This does not work on Windows XP/Home, which doesn't recognize network
logins.
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