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diff --git a/docs/docbook/manpages/smbpasswd.8.sgml b/docs/docbook/manpages/smbpasswd.8.sgml index 098e874cc8..3c7a6a5150 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/manpages/smbpasswd.8.sgml +++ b/docs/docbook/manpages/smbpasswd.8.sgml @@ -86,9 +86,10 @@ new password typed (type <Enter> for the old password). This option is ignored if the username following already exists in the smbpasswd file and it is treated like a regular change - password command. Note that the user to be added must already exist - in the system password file (usually <filename>/etc/passwd</filename>) - else the request to add the user will fail. </para> + password command. Note that the default passdb backends require + the user to already exist in the system password file (usually + <filename>/etc/passwd</filename>), else the request to add the + user will fail. </para> <para>This option is only available when running smbpasswd as root. </para></listitem> @@ -119,8 +120,7 @@ <para>If the smbpasswd file is in the 'old' format (pre-Samba 2.0 format) there is no space in the user's password entry to write - this information and so the user is disabled by writing 'X' characters - into the password space in the smbpasswd file. See <command>smbpasswd(5) + this information and the command will FAIL. See <command>smbpasswd(5) </command> for details on the 'old' and new password file formats. </para> @@ -138,10 +138,8 @@ the user will be able to authenticate via SMB once again. </para> <para>If the smbpasswd file is in the 'old' format, then <command> - smbpasswd</command> will prompt for a new password for this user, - otherwise the account will be enabled by removing the <constant>'D' - </constant> flag from account control space in the <filename> - smbpasswd</filename> file. See <command>smbpasswd (5)</command> for + smbpasswd</command> will FAIL to enable the account. + See <command>smbpasswd (5)</command> for details on the 'old' and new password file formats. </para> <para>This option is only available when running smbpasswd as root. @@ -275,45 +273,6 @@ <varlistentry> - <term>-j DOMAIN</term> - <listitem><para>This option is used to add a Samba server - into a Windows NT Domain, as a Domain member capable of authenticating - user accounts to any Domain Controller in the same way as a Windows - NT Server. See the <command>security = domain</command> option in - the <filename>smb.conf(5)</filename> man page. </para> - - <para>In order to be used in this way, the Administrator for - the Windows NT Domain must have used the program "Server Manager - for Domains" to add the primary NetBIOS name of the Samba server - as a member of the Domain. </para> - - <para>After this has been done, to join the Domain invoke <command> - smbpasswd</command> with this parameter. smbpasswd will then - look up the Primary Domain Controller for the Domain (found in - the <filename>smb.conf</filename> file in the parameter - <parameter>password server</parameter> and change the machine account - password used to create the secure Domain communication. This - password is then stored by smbpasswd in a TDB, writeable only by root, - called <filename>secrets.tdb</filename> </para> - - <para>Once this operation has been performed the <filename> - smb.conf</filename> file may be updated to set the <command> - security = domain</command> option and all future logins - to the Samba server will be authenticated to the Windows NT - PDC. </para> - - <para>Note that even though the authentication is being - done to the PDC all users accessing the Samba server must still - have a valid UNIX account on that machine. </para> - - - <para>This option is only available when running smbpasswd as root. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - - <varlistentry> <term>-U username</term> <listitem><para>This option may only be used in conjunction with the <parameter>-r</parameter> option. When changing @@ -395,7 +354,7 @@ <refsect1> <title>VERSION</title> - <para>This man page is correct for version 2.2 of + <para>This man page is correct for version 3.0 of the Samba suite.</para> </refsect1> @@ -424,3 +383,7 @@ </refsect1> </refentry> + + + + |