samba - Nov 2010 - Need help changing user password

Hi!
I am currently using Samba4 Alpha13 but I have not been
able to change a users password. I curently can add a
user using ldbadd and a ldif file but I would like to
know the recommended way of changing a users password.
It would be nice if it could be done from the 
adminstrator account so that you do not need to know
the original password. Thanks for the help!

MS

Hi!
Realy simple:

LOgin as administrator to your windows client.
Use the tool Active Directory Users and Groups
within windows.
If you do not have it. Install it from the Microsoft page.

Be aware:

Of Password Policy Settings!!

Along with Samba4 the Password Policy you can only set from console, with 
'net  pwsettings ' command.
net  pwsettings  ?help:

usage: (show | set <options>)

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -H H                  LDB URL for database or target server
  --quiet               Be quiet
  --complexity=COMPLEXITY
                        The password complexity (on | off | default).
Default
                        is 'on'
  --history-length=HISTORY_LENGTH
                        The password history length (<integer> | default).
                        Default is 24.
  --min-pwd-length=MIN_PWD_LENGTH
                        The minimum password length (<integer> | default).
                        Default is 7.
  --min-pwd-age=MIN_PWD_AGE
                        The minimum password age (<integer in days> |
                        default).  Default is 1.
  --max-pwd-age=MAX_PWD_AGE
                        The maximum password age (<integer in days> |
                        default).  Default is 43.

  Samba Common Options:
    -s FILE, --configfile=FILE
                        Configuration file
    -d DEBUGLEVEL, --debuglevel=DEBUGLEVEL
                        debug level
    --option=OPTION     set smb.conf option from command line
    --realm=REALM       set the realm name

  Credentials Options:
    --simple-bind-dn=DN
                        DN to use for a simple bind
    --password=PASSWORD
                        Password
    -U USERNAME, --username=USERNAME
                        Username
    -W WORKGROUP, --workgroup=WORKGROUP
                        Workgroup
    -N, --no-pass       Don't ask for a password
    -k KERBEROS, --kerberos=KERBEROS
                        Use Kerberos

  Version Options:
    --version           Display version number

So I set my Password Policy:

net  pwsettings  set ?--complexity=off
net  pwsettings  set ---max-pwd-age=60 #<---60 Days
net  pwsettings  set ?min-pwd-length=5

net  pwsettings  show:

[root at node1 ~]# net pwsettings show
Password informations for domain 'DC=tuebingen,DC=tst,DC=loc'

Password complexity: off
Password history length: 24
Minimum password length: 5
Minimum password age (days): 1



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EDV Daniel M?ller

Leitung EDV
Tropenklinik Paul-Lechler-Krankenhaus
Paul-Lechler-Str. 24
72076 T?bingen

Tel.: 07071/206-463, Fax: 07071/206-499
eMail: mueller at tropenklinik.de
Internet: www.tropenklinik.de
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Auftrag von Mark Sheppard
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 17. November 2010 19:24
An: samba at lists.samba.org
Betreff: [Samba] Need help changing user password

Hi!
I am currently using Samba4 Alpha13 but I have not been
able to change a users password. I curently can add a
user using ldbadd and a ldif file but I would like to
know the recommended way of changing a users password.
It would be nice if it could be done from the 
adminstrator account so that you do not need to know
the original password. Thanks for the help!

MS


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On 17 November 2010 20:23, Mark Sheppard <mes at ams.org>
wrote:
> Hi!
> I am currently using Samba4 Alpha13 but I have not been
> able to change a users password. I curently can add a
> user using ldbadd and a ldif file but I would like to
> know the recommended way of changing a users password.
> It would be nice if it could be done from the adminstrator account so that
> you do not need to know
> the original password. Thanks for the help!
Try: net setpassword --help

(or samba-tool for later versions of Samba4).

-- 
Michael Wood <esiotrot at gmail.com>

Michael:

I have checked for both net setpassword and samba-tool 
in Samba4 Alpha13 but they are not there. Maybe I can
download samba-tool which will still work? When I try
doing a net setpassword it brings up the help menu
without this item listed. These are the only items
that are listed which are similar:
   net getlocalsid [NAME]        to get the SID for local machine name
   net setlocalsid SID   to set the local machine SID
   net getdomainsid the machine SID and the domain SID on the local server
   net setdomainsid SID  to set the domain SID on member servers
   net changesecretpw    to change the machine password in the local secrets
database only
         		this requires the -f flag as a safety barrier
Thanks for the support and I will keep checking to see 
if I can obtain samba-tool.

Mark Sheppard
> Try: net setpassword --help
>
> (or samba-tool for later versions of Samba4).
>
> -- 
> Michael Wood <esiotrot at gmail.com>