[Samba] Simple question regarding smbpasswd
Hi, all -- I want to add SMB passwords using a script. It would appear that some variant on the following: smbpasswd -a -s newusername would work. However, the syntax of the -s option isn't clear. How do I insert the password of the new user into the script? Thanks for your help. cheers, pete -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] Simple question regarding smbpasswd
On Mon, 11 May 2009 10:36:49 -0700 (PDT), Pete Clapham peteclap...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Hi, all -- I want to add SMB passwords using a script. It would appear that some variant on the following: smbpasswd -a -s newusername would work. However, the syntax of the -s option isn't clear. How do I insert the password of the new user into the script? Thanks for your help. cheers, pete echo -e newpassword\nnewpassword\n | smbpasswd -a -s dmarkey -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] Simple question regarding smbpasswd
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 David Markey wrote: On Mon, 11 May 2009 10:36:49 -0700 (PDT), Pete Clapham peteclap...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Hi, all -- I want to add SMB passwords using a script. It would appear that some variant on the following: smbpasswd -a -s newusername would work. However, the syntax of the -s option isn't clear. How do I insert the password of the new user into the script? Thanks for your help. cheers, pete echo -e newpassword\nnewpassword\n | smbpasswd -a -s dmarkey It's essentially the same format that you'd use on the command line if you were a user, but without the visual prompts. - -- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | |Ryan Novosielski - Systems Programmer II |$| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| |novos...@umdnj.edu - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent.|IST/CST - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkoIkpkACgkQmb+gadEcsb4mYwCffJKEWy5fBYSars6dfwg2Z+oB 0+cAmwW2pIQyRjTxD9jzsfCc795WD03v =h8O8 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
Re: [Samba] Simple question regarding smbpasswd
On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Ryan Novosielski novos...@umdnj.eduwrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 David Markey wrote: ... echo -e newpassword\nnewpassword\n | smbpasswd -a -s dmarkey It's essentially the same format that you'd use on the command line if you were a user, but without the visual prompts. ... I personally prefer smbpasswd -a -s dmarkey HERE $NEW_PASS $NEW_PASS HERE most days. I also recognize that reasonable people can have different styles. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
