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...nce I created my smbpasswd file, and therefore it is no longer in synch with my Unix file. I've added and removed users over time, and now I need a way to update the 'smbpasswd' file without losing the encrypted passwords that are already in place (ie. I don't want to just run 'makesmbpasswd.sh' again). So, I've written the included Perl script to do just that. This script, 'synchpasswd', will add all of the new users from your Unix password file to your SMB password file. In addition, system users will be removed, as well as any accounts that are no longer v...

...t;or WFWG user. > I don't know how and why - but it works... > So all the non NT users have ###NOPASSWORD### in smbpasswd? This sounds strange to me so let me just ask again to make sure I understand what you ar saying. - You created the smbpasswd file with 'cat /etc/passwd | makesmbpasswd.sh > smbpasswd' or something like this. - The NT users set their LanMan and NT hashes using smbpasswd on the linux box. - The WfWg users did nothing. So just for fun, what happens when you do something like net use x: \\server\share /user:<WfWg username> from and NT box?...

...ords, but with "update encrypted = yes". This will update smbpasswd as each user logs in. When everyone's password is updated, you set the above switch to "no" and set encrypted passwords to "yes". Otherwise each password will need to be added manually. The makesmbpasswd script just creates a blank smbpasswd file with all the user info, but no passwords. There may be some user-contributed scripts to help automate the process (if you don't want to do the update encrypted thing) but someone else will have to speak up on that one. Steve ********************...