I have this in the smb.conf but it's not working? Any other ideas as to why? "Miguel Pereira Leite" <mpleite@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi there. > > It's works... you just have to add something like this to your samba conf: > > ---SNIP---- > # You may wish to use password encryption. Please read > encrypt passwords = yes > # The following are needed to allow password changing from Windows to > # update the Linux system password also. > # NOTE: Use these with 'encrypt passwords' and 'smb passwd file' above. > # the encrypted SMB passwords. They allow the Unix password > # to be kept in sync with the SMB password. > unix password sync = Yes > passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *Retype*new*UNIX*password* %n\n > *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully* > ----SNIP----- > > And now your user can change both samba and unix password from the "change > password" feature on Win NT's... (w2k, wxp) > > mpleite > > > On Thu, February 10, 2005 9:28 pm, James Marcinek said: > > Hello All, > > > > I have a FC 3 system running Samba 3 emulating a windows domain > > controller. Is > > there a way that will enable a user to change their password using the > > 'Change > > Password' feauture in windows? > > > > I know there's an encrypt password option in the smb.conf but I couldn't > > find > > any good doc's on it (I have the Samba 3 guide but not with me). > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > James > > > > --