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Here is an executable that would allow a user to change the linux and SMB passwords simultaneously. The website indicated in the comments had some problems in the code, but they are fixed in the cpasswd.c file which is below and also attached. Hope that this helps others. The code is a fix, not a solution. it only works from the command prompt, but it helps with keeping linyx and Samba

I find it annoying that openssh takes active part in the authentication process when using PAM. Namely, SSH doesn't pass the user's password if the getpwent for the user returns NULL. I use a clever PAM setup that allows nonexisting users to log in if they are succesfully authenticated against a Samba server. When the user logs in for the first time, he's added to the user database