The entry you are showing is NOT for no password but for a disabled password.
It should look like the following if there is no password test:207:NO PASSWORDXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:NO PASSWORDXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX: Dan Kirkpatrick wrote: > > I just created a new smbpasswd file, all users with unset passwords. > Problem is, users can't set their passwords, only I can as root. > Password is not set / blank, but they still get: > > >test> smbpasswd > >Old SMB password: <enter> > >New SMB password: Samba > >Retype new SMB password: Samba > >machine 127.0.0.1 rejected the password change: Error was : RAP86: The > >specified password is invalid. > >Failed to change password for cas > >test> > > entry for "cas" in smbpasswd is: > test:207:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:[U > ]:LCT-00000000:test user > > smb.conf has: > encrypt passwords = yes > smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd > > Works fine when changed as root, so everything else seems to be set ok.... > > ideas? > > Thanks > > PS... any way to make the smbpasswd file using everyones unix password > that's already set? > > ======================================================= > Dan Kirkpatrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Computer Systems Manager > Department of Physics > Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY > http://www.physics.syr.edu/help/ Fax:(315) 443-9103 > ======================================================= > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba -- ====================================================================== Herb Lewis Silicon Graphics Networking Engineer 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy MS-510 Strategic Software Organization Mountain View, CA 94043-1351 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 650-933-2177 http://www.sgi.com Fax: 650-932-2177 PGP Key: 0x8408D65D ====================================================================== -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
