On Mon, 6 Jan 2003, Dan Kirkpatrick wrote: > Perhaps I should downgrade to 2.2.7 (instead of 2.2.7a) to get users able > to set their own passwords? Or perhaps there's an easier fix of changing > the smbpasswd binary or something.
Dan, Please give us a bit of breathing time, we are working on this. We'll get back to you with a solution soon. - John T. > > It won't let user change/set password from a blank OR a "NO PASSWORD" > It will only allow user to make change if they already have a password set. > > Thanks, > Dan > > At 12:45 PM 1/6/2003, you wrote: > >On Mon, 6 Jan 2003, Herb Lewis wrote: > > > > > 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: > > > >True, but the complaint appears valid as it is true a user can not in > >2.2.7a change their own password. Try it, you will see. I just emailed JRA > >with this exact problem. > > > >My account has a valid password. Here is the sequence of events: > > > >jht@frodo:~> smbpasswd jht > >Old SMB password: > >machine 127.0.0.1 rejected the password change: Error was : RAP86: The > >specified password is invalid. > >Failed to change password for jht > > > >jht@frodo:~> smbpasswd -r frodo jht > >Old SMB password: > >machine frodo rejected the password change: Error was : RAP86: The > >specified password is invalid. > >Failed to change password for jht > > > >The password change works fine if I do it as root. > > > >- John T. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > >-- > >John H Terpstra > >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ======================================================= > Dan Kirkpatrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Computer Systems Manager > Department of Physics > Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY > http://www.physics.syr.edu/help/ Fax:(315) 443-9103 > ======================================================= > -- John H Terpstra Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
