[macvillage.net]

I installed Samba with Fink (who here doesn't like Fink).


Now I want to use Usermin (part of webmin) so that users can change their own passwords, to all services.

The URL for the page I'm looking at runs something like this:

http://<SERVERIP>:10000/usermin/edit_configs.cgi?mod=changepass

there is an option to "Also change samba password with command"...

I used the command:

/sw/bin/smbpasswd -a $REMOTE_USER


with no success.

Anyone know how to do this successfully?


(I know keychain support breaks when you do this... they only connect via SHell (well, just me)... FTP, Samba, and AppleShare...so it's irrelevent.)


Thanks!

[plavigna]

On my Linux box it works like this (in Webmin 1.100):

I assume your users already have Samba accounts on the system, and you want the Samba passwords updated whenever they change their Unix passwords with Usermin.

In Webmin, select the 'Server > Samba Windows File Sharing' module.

Near the bottom of the page select 'Configure automatic Unix and Samba user synchronisation' and mark the checkbox that says 'Change the Samba user when a Unix user is changed'.

Now when my password is changed with Usermin, I get the response:

"Your password for phil has been changed successfully. Any telnet, SSH, FTP or POP3 logins made from now on will require the new password. Your Samba password for windows file sharing has also been changed."

So you may want to check that out (I don't know if it works the same in OS X).

BTW -- Port 10000 is usually Webmin, and port 20000 is usually Usermin (in my experience).