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authorJelmer Vernooij <jelmer@samba.org>2004-04-07 10:15:11 +0000
committerGerald W. Carter <jerry@samba.org>2008-04-23 08:45:43 -0500
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+<samba:parameter name="unix password sync"
+ context="G"
+ type="boolean"
+ advanced="1" developer="1"
+ xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+<description>
+ <para>This boolean parameter controls whether Samba
+ attempts to synchronize the UNIX password with the SMB password
+ when the encrypted SMB password in the smbpasswd file is changed.
+ If this is set to <constant>yes</constant> the program specified in the <parameter moreinfo="none">passwd
+ program</parameter>parameter is called <emphasis>AS ROOT</emphasis> -
+ to allow the new UNIX password to be set without access to the
+ old UNIX password (as the SMB password change code has no
+ access to the old password cleartext, only the new).</para>
+</description>
+
+<related>passwd program</related>
+<related>passwd chat</related>
+
+<value type="default">no</value>
+</samba:parameter>