samba - Jul 2002 - smbpasswd command won't work

I am trying to setup a /etc/smbpasswd file for my users.  I use the
following command to create the /etc/smbpasswd file

cat /etc/passwd | ./mksmbpasswd.sh >  /etc/smbpasswd

Redhat 7.1, samba 2.2.5



I thought that users could log onto the linux system and simply type the
command:

smbpasswd

and it would ask for the new password.  But it asks for an OLD password
which never works.  I thought the XXXXXX's meant it would not ask for old
passwords.

As root I can add users with no problem by simply typing

smbpasswd jsmith

Below is an example from the /etc/smbpasswd file and my smb.conf file

pmorgan:532:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:[U
         ]:LCT-00000000:Patricia Morgan


[global]
        workgroup = GPREP
        netbios name = leonardo
        server string = leonardo the lionhearted
        interfaces = 172.16.0.2/16
        winbind uid=10000-20000
        winbind gid=10000-20000
        winbind cache time = 15
        winbind enum users = yes
        winbind enum groups = yes
        winbind separator= +
# from server to domain
        security = domain
        password server = GOETHE
        encrypt passwords = yes
        log level = 3
        log file = /home/log/samba/log.%e
        os level = 33
        local master = No
        wins proxy = Yes
        wins server = 172.16.0.4
        follow symlinks = no
        wide links = no
#       template homedir = /home/%U
#       template shell = /bin/bash
        obey pam restrictions = yes
        smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd
        hosts allow= 172.16.


Thanks
Jon Church

The man page for smbpasswd(5) states 

          Lanman Password Hash
               This is the LANMAN hash of the user's password, encoded
               as 32 hex digits. The LANMAN hash is created by DES
               encrypting a well known string with the user's password
               as the DES key. This is the same password used by
               Windows 95/98 machines. Note that this password hash is
               regarded as weak as it is vulnerable to dictionary
               attacks and if two users choose the same password this
               entry will be identical (i.e. the password is not
               "salted" as the UNIX password is). If the user has a
               null password this field will contain the characters
               "NO PASSWORD" as the start of the hex string. If the
               hex string is equal to 32 'X' characters then the
               user's account is marked as disabled and the user will
               not be able to log onto the Samba server.

All X's mean a disabled account. The following entry means no password

NO PASSWORDXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:NO PASSWORDXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

jchurch@gprep.org wrote:
> 
>   I am trying to setup a /etc/smbpasswd file for my users.  I use the
> following command to create the /etc/smbpasswd file
> 
> cat /etc/passwd | ./mksmbpasswd.sh >  /etc/smbpasswd
> 
> Redhat 7.1, samba 2.2.5
> 
> I thought that users could log onto the linux system and simply type the
> command:
> 
> smbpasswd
> 
> and it would ask for the new password.  But it asks for an OLD password
> which never works.  I thought the XXXXXX's meant it would not ask for
old
> passwords.
> 
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