----- Original Message ----- From: samba <samba@druid.beeline.msk.ru> To: Multiple recipients of list SAMBA-NTDOM <samba-ntdom@samba.org> Sent: Monday, 20 September, 1999 16:22 Subject: Password change from Win95 clients> Hello! > I'm using samba-2.0.5a on RedHat-6.0 in school network. There are so many > curious kids :) The network is dedicated for teachers only but for > security reasons they'd like to change their passwords time to time. > But all of them didn't ever seen other OS than Win95 :(( > So my question > Is it possible to change Samba password from Win95(Win98) client? > Thenk you! > > Best regards, > Konstantin Klubnichkin > >They can change the password over SWAT, there's a page PASSWORD. But the connection isn't encrypted. Manuel Lindauer
> > > Hello! > > I'm using samba-2.0.5a on RedHat-6.0 in school network. > There are so many > > curious kids :) The network is dedicated for teachers only but for > > security reasons they'd like to change their passwords time totime.> > But all of them didn't ever seen other OS than Win95 :(( > > So my question > > Is it possible to change Samba password from Win95(Win98) client? > > Thenk you! > > > > Best regards, > > Konstantin Klubnichkin > > > > > They can change the password over SWAT, there's a page > PASSWORD. But the > connection isn't encrypted.The solution I always liked was to have smbpasswd as the shell for all the users. auser:999:999:A User:/home/auser/:/usr/local/bin/smbpasswd Then if you set up a shortcut on their desktop to "Telnet samba_server_ip" they will be prompted for their samba password change. Christian Brink cbrink@allsportssupply.com