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Re: samba passwords not updating



Hi,

On 31.03.2010 01:49, Nigel Barker wrote:
> On 30 March 2010 16:48, Philipp Huebner <debalance@debian.org> wrote:
>> you / the user(s) probably did not use LWAT for changing the password,
>> right?
>>
>> Using passwd or similar approches only updates the Linux password, while
>> LWAT updates both the Linux and the Samba password.
> 
> 
> Then I suspect they have used the KDE password changer in settings/security/
> Would that make sense?

Yes, that would also only change the Linux password.

> Last time I upgraded tjener, I archived all the kids' work and gave
> them fresh accounts. This time I didn't, which means many of them
> don't have the keys icon on their desktop. (I presume the keys icon is
> lwat?)

Yes, the icon you mean leads the users to a special lwat page where the
users can change their own passwords. This is the right place to go.

Regards,
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