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diff --git a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/passwdprogram.xml b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/passwdprogram.xml index 22235322c8..db02670158 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/passwdprogram.xml +++ b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/passwdprogram.xml @@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ <para><emphasis>Note</emphasis> that if the <parameter moreinfo="none">unix password sync</parameter> parameter is set to <constant>yes </constant> then this program is called <emphasis>AS ROOT</emphasis> - before the SMB password in the <ulink url="smbpasswd.5.html"><citerefentry> - <refentrytitle>smbpasswd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> - </ulink> file is changed. If this UNIX password change fails, then + before the SMB password in the smbpasswd + file is changed. If this UNIX password change fails, then <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> will fail to change the SMB password also (this is by design).</para> @@ -29,13 +28,6 @@ for security implications. Note that by default <parameter moreinfo="none">unix password sync</parameter> is set to <constant>no</constant>.</para> - <para>Not that this program is only invoked when a password change is - done via the smbd program, not when smbpasswd is used locally as root to - change a password. This means that you cannot run "smbpasswd USERNAME" as - root on the SMB server in order to test this parameter, but should run the - command "smbpasswd -r SMBMACHINE" as a non-root user instead if you want - to test the invocation of this program.</para> - <para>See also <link linkend="UNIXPASSWORDSYNC"><parameter moreinfo="none">unix password sync</parameter></link>.</para> |