I have all my users using the swat interface which is simpler for most PC users than having to login to a UNIX/LINUX machine. Since they login to swat as themselves, there is very little they can do to the system.
Mike On Tue, 2003-02-11 at 12:45, James Kosin wrote: > Dear Jorge Videgain Marquez, > > The easiest way to have users change their passwords is to: > a) Login to the Linux/Unix box via TELNET. > b) Have the user use smbpasswd to change their password. > > This is the simplest method. SWAT is usually reserved for configuring samba > and not user management. > > Thanks, > James Kosin > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 12:59 PM > Subject: samba Digest, Vol 2, Issue 37 > | > | Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 12:59:39 +0100 > | From: Jorge Videgain Marquez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | Subject: [Samba] Swat configuration problem > | Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > | Content-Type: text/plain; > | charset="us-ascii" > | MIME-Version: 1.0 > | Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > | Precedence: list > | Message: 1 > | > | I would like my terminals computer be allowed to change their passwords u= > | sing=20 > | Swat web page, but i would not like they could see configuration, smb fil= > | e,=20 > | status or any other infromation about the net. > | > | How can i grant access to they could use Swat? when i try to conect with = > | a=20 > | local samba or linux user diferent than root it says Permision Denied at = > | my=20 > | browser. > | > | How can i filter information sent to them so they only could change their= > | =20 > | passwords? > | > | Does Swat work fine to do this? any other idea to allow them to chage the= > | ir =20 > | passwords? > | > | Regards > | > | guanche > | > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba -- Michael G. Noble RF Magic, Inc. Senior System Administrator 10182 Telesis Ct., 4th Floor San Diego, CA. 92121 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (858) 546-2401 x207 fax: (858) 546-2402 -- There is Sanity in my Madness! -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba