Hello all again,
Problem fixed!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After extensive password chat debugging I found the problem lies with my
password chat string. Once I corrected this everything works
great!!!!!!!!!!
"Jeffrey R. Meyer" <jeffm@andersonlabs.com> wrote in message
news:avcnob$8sd$1@main.gmane.org...> Hello all,
>
> I am running samba 2.2.6 on my network as a PDC with all the clients being
> either win2k or XP. I have successfully connected the clients to the PDC.
> My one problem is that when any of the clients attempt to change their
> password via <cntrl>-<alt>-<del> the following error
occurs after entering
> their current password and the new password twice.
>
> error message:
> The User name or old password is incorrect. Letters in the passwords must
> be typed using the correct case.
>
> I have double checked the passwords and everthing is correct. To add
> another twist, if you shutdown and then restart, you must use the new
> password to log back in. Do any of you know how to avoid this problem or
> what I must do to eliminate this problem?
>
> Also how do I specify a time limit on the password so my clients are
forced> to change them every 60 days?
>
> Here is the smb.conf I am currently using:
> # /usr/local/etc/smb.conf
> # samba configuration file
>
> [global]
> # basic server settings
> workgroup = labnet
> netbios name = pdcsrv1
> server string = Samba PDC running %v
> socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192
> SO_RCVBUF=8192
>
> # PDC and master browser settings
> os level = 64
> preferred master = yes
> local master = yes
> domain master = yes
> wins support = yes
>
> # security and logging settings
> security = user
> encrypt passwords = yes
> domain logons = yes
> log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
> log level = 2
> max log size = 50
> # hosts allow = 127.0.0.1 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0
>
> # user profiles and home directory
> logon home = ""
> logon path = ""
> # logon script = netlogon.bat
> logon script = %u.bat
>
> #sync UNIX passwords
> unix password sync = yes
> smb passwd = /usr/local/private/smbpasswd
> passwd program = /usr/local/bin/smbpasswd %u
> passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new**password* %n\n
> *passwd: *
> all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
>
> #===Shares==>
> [homes]
> comment = Home Directories
> browseable = no
> writable = yes
>
> [netlogon]
> path = /home/netlogon
> read only = yes
> write list = jeffm
>
> thanks for your assistance,
>
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
>
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