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syncronize samba pasword every time unix password is changed

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babcia01

IS-IT--Management
Jul 11, 2002
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Hi,
this below quoted method can be used to change unix password to samba password every time samba password is changed via smbpasswd -a samba_user_id command. How to accomplish the reverse ? How to change, synchronize samba password to unix password, every time unix password changes? This question is for AIX although I am assuming that the answer may be generic for all UNIX platforms.

"If you want the unix password changed every time the Samba password is changed, you must specify the following:

unix password sync = Yes

# unix utility to use
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u

# chat string
passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password
 
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