Public bug reported: Kubuntu 17.04 Samba 2:4.5.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.17.04.2
Ubuntu's samba package doesn't set a samba password for the active user once installed. This leaves the user with a non-functional samba installation unless the user manually runs `smpasswd -a <user>` (bad user experience) or their GUI file manager notices this condition and does it for them (fragmentation and inconsistency among clients). The package's installation should somehow trigger a prompt to create a Samba password--or better yet, have Samba re-use the user's existing login password, if that's possible. ** Affects: samba (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1700588 Title: samba package should prompt the user to create a Samba password when first installed (or re-use their existing one) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/1700588/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs