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diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/smbpasswd.8.html b/docs/htmldocs/smbpasswd.8.html index 7612fdd775..7c98e4b080 100644 --- a/docs/htmldocs/smbpasswd.8.html +++ b/docs/htmldocs/smbpasswd.8.html @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ for their new password twice, to ensure that the new password was typed correctly. No passwords will be echoed on the screen whilst being typed. If you have a blank SMB password (specified by - the string "NO PASSWORD" in the smbpasswd file) then just press + the string "NO PASSWORD" in the smbpasswd file) then just press the <Enter> key when asked for your old password. </p><p>smbpasswd can also be used by a normal user to change their SMB password on remote machines, such as Windows NT Primary Domain Controllers. See the (<i class="parameter"><tt>-r</tt></i>) and <i class="parameter"><tt>-U</tt></i> options @@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ HUGE amounts of log data, most of which is extremely cryptic. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-n</span></dt><dd><p>This option specifies that the username following should have their password set to null (i.e. a blank password) in - the local smbpasswd file. This is done by writing the string "NO - PASSWORD" as the first part of the first password stored in the + the local smbpasswd file. This is done by writing the string "NO + PASSWORD" as the first part of the first password stored in the smbpasswd file. </p><p>Note that to allow users to logon to a Samba server once - the password has been set to "NO PASSWORD" in the smbpasswd + the password has been set to "NO PASSWORD" in the smbpasswd file the administrator must set the following parameter in the [global] section of the <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> file : </p><p><b class="command">null passwords = yes</b></p><p>This option is only available when running smbpasswd as root.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-r remote machine name</span></dt><dd><p>This option allows a user to specify what machine @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ a real password database so it is not possible to change passwords specifying a Win95/98 machine as remote machine target. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-R name resolve order</span></dt><dd><p>This option allows the user of smbpasswd to determine what name resolution services to use when looking up the NetBIOS - name of the host being connected to. </p><p>The options are :"lmhosts", "host", "wins" and "bcast". They + name of the host being connected to. </p><p>The options are :"lmhosts", "host", "wins" and "bcast". They cause names to be resolved as follows: </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p><tt class="constant">lmhosts</tt>: Lookup an IP address in the Samba lmhosts file. If the line in lmhosts has no name type attached to the NetBIOS name (see the <a href="lmhosts.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">lmhosts</span>(5)</span></a> for details) then @@ -127,8 +127,7 @@ has been configured to use the experimental <b class="command">--with-ldapsam</b> option. The <i class="parameter"><tt>-w</tt></i> switch is used to specify the password to be used with the - <a href="smb.conf.5.html#LDAPADMINDN" target="_top"><i class="parameter"><tt>ldap admin - dn</tt></i></a>. Note that the password is stored in + <a class="indexterm" name="id2800537"></a><a href="#"><i class="parameter"><tt>ldap admin dn</tt></i></a>. Note that the password is stored in the <tt class="filename">secrets.tdb</tt> and is keyed off of the admin's DN. This means that if the value of <i class="parameter"><tt>ldap admin dn</tt></i> ever changes, the password will need to be @@ -148,10 +147,8 @@ smbd</b> running on the local machine by specifying either <i class="parameter"><tt>allow hosts</tt></i> or <i class="parameter"><tt>deny hosts</tt></i> entry in the <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> file and neglecting to - allow "localhost" access to the smbd. </p><p>In addition, the smbpasswd command is only useful if Samba - has been set up to use encrypted passwords. See the document <a href="pwencrypt.html" target="_top"> - "LanMan and NT Password Encryption in Samba"</a> in the docs directory for details - on how to do this. </p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>VERSION</h2><p>This man page is correct for version 3.0 of the Samba suite.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>SEE ALSO</h2><p><a href="smbpasswd.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbpasswd</span>(5)</span></a>, <a href="Samba.7.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">Samba</span>(7)</span></a>.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>AUTHOR</h2><p>The original Samba software and related utilities + allow "localhost" access to the smbd. </p><p>In addition, the smbpasswd command is only useful if Samba + has been set up to use encrypted passwords. </p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>VERSION</h2><p>This man page is correct for version 3.0 of the Samba suite.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>SEE ALSO</h2><p><a href="smbpasswd.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbpasswd</span>(5)</span></a>, <a href="Samba.7.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">Samba</span>(7)</span></a>.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>AUTHOR</h2><p>The original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</p><p>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. |