I'm using a Linux workstation in an NT domain environment. I ran into a problem today where my NT password had expired and I could no longer use any services (e.g., Outlook). I found the domain controller host and attempted to use smbpasswd -r <host> to change the password, however it simply returned NT_STATUS_PASSWORD_EXPIRED (duh!). After trying for a couple hours to change the password from my Linux workstation, I finally found an XP machine and logged in with my username and expired password. XP proceeded to tell me that my password had expired and must be changed. I changed the password and now everything is fine. Is there a way to mimic the forced password change of the XP login with samba tools? I'd rather not have to find an empty XP machine each time my password expires. Similarly, is there a way to find out how many days I have before my password expires? Thanks, Jeremy Volkman
> I'm using a Linux workstation in an NT domain environment. I ran into a problem > today where my NT password had expired and I could no longer use any servicesJeremy, It is essential that you provide specifics about your Samba implementation (e.g., version of samba, distro that you are running samba, and any critical config parameters) if you are wanting any real help from anyone. The way you've phrased your question would be similar to calling a mechanic on the phone and saying "my car is making a funny noise, please tell me how to fix it." Greg -- Greg J. Zartman, P.E. President Logging Engineering International, Inc. 1243 West 7th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97402 Voice 541-683-8383 Fax 541-683-8144 www.leiinc.com
On Mon, Nov 06, 2006 at 05:23:34PM +0000, Jeremy Volkman wrote:> I'm using a Linux workstation in an NT domain environment. I ran into a problem > today where my NT password had expired and I could no longer use any services > (e.g., Outlook). I found the domain controller host and attempted to use > smbpasswd -r <host> to change the password, however it simply returned > NT_STATUS_PASSWORD_EXPIRED (duh!). After trying for a couple hours to change > the password from my Linux workstation, I finally found an XP machine and logged > in with my username and expired password. XP proceeded to tell me that my > password had expired and must be changed. I changed the password and now > everything is fine. > > Is there a way to mimic the forced password change of the XP login with samba > tools? I'd rather not have to find an empty XP machine each time my password > expires.Actually, this looks like a bug someone just sent us a patch for (bugzilla #4085). Should be fixed for 3.0.23d. Jeremy.
Jeremy Allison <jra <at> samba.org> writes:> > Actually, this looks like a bug someone just sent us a patch for (bugzilla > #4085). > > Should be fixed for 3.0.23d. > > Jeremy.That looks like it. Nice and timely. Thanks, JV