I am using RHEL 4 U5. The enteries under concern are:
unix password sync = Yes passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u passwd chat = "*enter old password*" %o\\n "*Enter NEW password*" %n\\n "*reenter New passwd*" %n\\n "*password changed*" username map = /etc/samba/smbusers Also to view the entire file please see the attachment. -- Parag Kalra On Feb 5, 2008 5:37 AM, Rubin Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, I assume that your system does have a pam auth subsystem? > > What distro are you on, and may we see your smb.conf (you can omit the > share definitions)? > > Rubin > On Tue, 2008-02-05 at 05:26 +0530, Parag Kalra wrote: > > Yes I have restarted smb but still no fruits. > > > > Also placing "passwd chat debug = yes" didn't generate any log > > in /var/log/samba/smd.log > > > > Could anyone please explain the following: > > > > [If you want to keep using passwd instead of PAM, could you write a > > wrapper/replacement for passwd that logs everything that happens?] > > > > -- > > Parag Kalra > > > > On Feb 5, 2008 5:11 AM, Rubin Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Did you restart samba (/etc/init.d/smb restart)? > > > > You need to at least do a reload (/etc/init.d/smb reload) for > > config > > file changes to be read. > > > > Rubin > > > > > > On Tue, 2008-02-05 at 08:09 +0900, Michael Heydon wrote: > > > Parag Kalra wrote: > > > > Hi Rubin, > > > > > > > > I made the changes suggested by you but still its not > > working. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Parag Kalra > > > > > > > > On Feb 5, 2008 3:29 AM, Rubin Bennett > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> On Tue, 2008-02-05 at 02:26 +0530, Parag Kalra wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> Hello all, > > > >>> > > > >>> I am trying to change the linux login password through > > the smbpasswd > > > >>> command by placing following parameters in smb.conf > > file: > > > >>> > > > >>> unix password sync = Yes > > > >>> passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u > > > >>> passwd chat = "*enter old password*" %o\\n "*Enter NEW > > password*" > > > >>> %n\\n "*reenter New passwd*" %n\\n "*password changed*" > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >> testparm is your friend :) It should complain about the > > passwd command, > > > >> and for good reason; it shouldn't be there. Use: > > > >> pam password change = yes > > > >> instead, and get rid of the passwd program and passwd > > chat lines. > > > >> > > > >> > > > PAM is far from universal, there are plenty of OSes and > > distros that do > > > not include PAM. The man page doesn't say anything about > > passwd program > > > being depreciated, why would testparm complain about it? > > > > > > Are you getting anything in the logs when trying to reset > > the password? > > > Have you tried enabling passwd chat debug (you may have to > > up your log > > > level as well)? If you want to keep using passwd instead of > > PAM, could > > > you write a wrapper/replacement for passwd that logs > > everything that > > > happens? > > > >> HTH, > > > >> Rubin > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > *Michael Heydon - IT Administrator * > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > -- > > > > Rubin Bennett > > RB Technologies > > http://thatitguy.com > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > (802)223-4448 > > > > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little > > temporary security deserve neither liberty nor safety" > > --Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Love, > > PARAG . A . KALRA > > > > Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad > > judgment > > > > http://discoverlinux.blogspot.com > > Debian Linux! A Dawn of New Era! > -- > Rubin Bennett > RB Technologies > http://thatitguy.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (802)223-4448 > > "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little > temporary security deserve neither liberty nor safety" > --Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759 > > > -- Love, PARAG . A . KALRA Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment http://discoverlinux.blogspot.com Debian Linux! A Dawn of New Era!
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