samba - May 1999 - changing user passwords with smbpasswd

Hello,

I still cannot change user passwords with my Samba 2.0.3 server:

When I try to change a users password either through SWAT or when logged in,
I get the following error message when trying to change the password:

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machine 127.0.0.1 rejected the session setup. Error was: ERRSRV - ERRbadpw
(Bad password - name/password pair in a Tree Connect or Session Setup are
invalid.).
Failed to change password for xyz.
---

I can change the passwords for everybody when I'm the root user, but my
users are not able to change their passwords due to this error message.

Anybody got any ideas ?

Thanks

Marco.

   # Samba config file created using SWAT
   # from 153.95.169.103 (153.95.169.103)
   # Date: 1999/04/27 08:17:26

   # Global parameters
           workgroup = ARBEITSGRUPPE
           server string = Samba Server %v
           encrypt passwords = Yes
           null passwords = Yes
           log file = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
           max log size = 50
           socket options = TCP_NODELAY
           dns proxy = No
           remote announce = 153.95.169.255 153.95.160.255
           guest account = 
           hosts allow = localhost 153.95.

   [printers]
           comment = All Printers
           path = /usr/spool/samba
           print ok = Yes
           browseable = No

   [public]
           comment = Public Stuff
           path = /usr/samba-shares/public
           read only = No
           create mask = 0775
           directory mask = 0775
           guest ok = Yes

   [projekte]
           comment = Projektdaten
           path = /usr/samba-shares/projekte
           valid users = @samba_users
           read only = No
           create mask = 0775
           directory mask = 0775

   [root]
           path = /
           valid users = @root

Marco:

I think you need to sync your passwords. Here are some lines that I'm 
using in my smb.conf that may help...

        passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
        passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *ReType*new*UNIX*password* %n\n *
passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
        passwd chat debug = Yes
        password level = 1
        unix password sync = Yes

This is for a RedHat 5.2 system with shadow passwords and samba-2.0.3. 
It took me a while to get the correct password script, so if you have 
another OS, try setting debug to 100 and review the log files.

Hope that helps!

Carey

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