Hello Dave and everyone
The problem I have is :
I got many HPUX servers and NIS sun server on the same network and also users-PC
station with win95/98.
I installed Samba on HPUX with the options: --with-nis , --with-automount
When a user login from the pc he gets his home-directory from the NIS db.
But what will happened if the user will change his password at the Unix with
yppasswd
I will need to change his password in the - smbpasswd file at the Samber server.
I want to have the situation that when user change his password on the NIS there
will be sync against the smbpasswd or on the contrary when user change my
password at the Samba (smbpasswd) there will be sync against the NIS.
here is my smb.conf file:
[global]
workgroup = system
netbios name = yaron
server string = Samba %v on (%L) (HP 10.20)
security = user
encrypt passwords = yes
null passwords = yes
smb passwd file = /etc/opt/samba/private/smbpasswd
unix passwd sync = yes
passwd program = /usr/bin/yppasswd %u
nis homedir = yes
log file = /opt/samba/var/log/smb.%m
wins server = 131.335.25.55
nis homedir = yes
guest account = ftp
[home]
writeable = yes
create mask = 0750
geust ok = yes
[tmp]
path = /tmp
writeable = yes
guest ok = yes
When user change his password from the Unix with smbpasswd i got this error
message
machine 127.0.0.1 rejected the password change : Error was : The specified
passwd is invalid.
Now , to youre quiestion - from the prompt , I can call ypasswd as root ,
specifing the user name and get prompt for the new password.
Anothere question (sorry for all the questions) , I will install the Samba on
more 20 server , how can i control that all the servers
will use only one smbpasswd file.
Is it good method to use the "security = user" or should I use the
"security = domain" and then i will have to install samba on the NIS
server.
Thanks
have a nice day
and if u are from vancuver
have a good day also...
-----Original Message-----
From: David Collier-Brown [SMTP:David.Collier-Brown@canada.sun.com]
Sent: ? 15 ?????? 2000 17:14
To: yaron.daniel@elex.co.il; samba@samba.org
Cc: samba-docs@us5.samba.org
Subject: Re: Synchronization passwords between Unix & Samba
Yaron Daniel wrote:> Is there already a reverse synchronization of the encrypted smbpasswd
> file when a standard Unix password is upadted by user.
>
> I got on the network NIS server running on Sun , and i would like to
> know how can i slove this problem.
>
> (does i need to install samba on the nis server also or is there a
> sulotion for the passwords.
That's really a question for samba@samba.org (this is
the documentation mailing-list)...
However, if I understand the question, the answer
depoend on whether you can call yppasswd as root,
specifying the user name, and get prompted for
the new password. If so, yp is happy and you're done.
Otherwise you'll need to have the samba server on the
nis master.
--dave
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