Hi, Oded Naveh schrieb: > Roland Wolters wrote: >> Hi list, >> >> I do wonder how to change the password in samba as well as ldap at >> the same time - best as a normal user. >> >> The ldap part is clear - kdepasswd comes to my mind which is even user >> friendly. However, this doesn't change the samba password. For that I >> could use sambapasswd, as long as the smb.conf has the option: >> unix password sync = no >> >> However, that still requires the user to do two steps to keep the >> passwords synced, which is indeed kind of embarrassing. Also, I'm not >> sure if it is ok for the daily work to keep the above mentioned >> option set to 'no' instead of the default 'yes'. >> >> Any experiences or ideas on that? > > On Skolelinux system? > (http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEdu/Documentation/Etch/GettingStarted) > Have you tried lwat? (https://www/lwat) > Or have I missed the point? The point is, if users change their password on workstations / thinclients using passwd, it only chages the unix password, not the samba password. So if a student changes his password using 'passwd' on a terminal, he still needs his old password for a Windows Machine joined in the skolelinux domain. Best wishes, -- Philipp Hübner Tel.: +49 (0) 21 61 / 46 43 - 122 pgp fingerprint: BA61 0B0A 2626 D49C BFC6 1C18 1619 74E4 C259 E0E8 credativ GmbH, HRB Mönchengladbach 12080 Hohenzollernstr. 133, 41061 Mönchengladbach Geschäftsführung: Dr. Michael Meskes, Jörg Folz
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