[Bug 566560] Re: samba server requires smbpasswd -a user constantly

[Martin Waldenvik]

Hi

I use my windows password to connect to samba (easier, i think) and
use a different password to login to ubuntu, same username though.

Martin


On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 13:58, Thierry Carrez <thierry.carrez at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> All: I would rate this high if only I was reproducing it. I'm not. I can
> connect to shares after a reboot, without having to do smbpasswd -a
> again. So I suspect something more specific.
>
> @Martin: if I understand correctly, you add the user (and set a
> password) using "smbpasswd -a". Is the password you use here the same as
> the Unix password used to login as the user on the samba server, or is
> it different ?
>
> libpam-smbpass, which is installed on your samba server, ensures
> synchronization of passwords at every login. Suppose you use
> "secretknock" as the unix password for user "foo" on the server. If you
> run "sudo smbpasswd -a foo" and set "sk" as the SMB password, it will
> work for a while... until you log in to the server as user "foo" again,
> at which point the SMB password for foo will automatically be set to
> "secretknock".
>
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> samba server requires smbpasswd -a user constantly
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/566560
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