Win2k password sync

Sean Elble
Tue, 18 Sep 2001 09:54:02 -0000

Vincent,

Have you checked your passwd chat parameter? This parameter has to be set on a
case by case basis, as Samba uses the Unix passwd program to change a user's
password; Samba doesn't have any internal Unix method to change the
password. Here's an example of what I use on my Red Hat 6.1 system:

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Vincent Tapfuma Tendere
  To: samba@lists.samba.org
  Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 1:37 PM
  Subject: Win2k password sync


  Greetings

  I am having a problem with the password sync for Samba2.2.1a .Although I seem
to have activated all the relevent options in the smb.conf file, Win2K client
gives an error stating that the old password is not correct.