If bind interfaces only is set then unless the network
address 127.0.0.1 is added to the interfaces parameter
list smbpasswd(8) and swat(8)may not work as expected
due to the reasons covered below.
To change a users SMB password, the smbpasswd by
default connects to the localhost - 127.0.0.1 address
as an SMB client to issue the password change request.
If bind interfaces only is set then unless the network
address 127.0.0.1 is added to the interfaces parameter
list then smbpasswd will fail to connect in it's
default mode. smbpasswd can be forced to use the pri-
mary IP interface of the local host by using its -r
remote machine parameter, with remote machine set to
the IP name of the primary interface of the local host.
The swat status page tries to connect with smbd and
nmbd at the address 127.0.0.1 to determine if they are
running. Not adding 127.0.0.1 will cause smbd and nmbd
to always show "not running" even if they really are.
This can prevent swat from
starting/stopping/restarting smbd and nmbd.
Default: bind interfaces only = no
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