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diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/smbpasswd.8.html b/docs/htmldocs/smbpasswd.8.html index a0f4577b08..8fb2c580e7 100644 --- a/docs/htmldocs/smbpasswd.8.html +++ b/docs/htmldocs/smbpasswd.8.html @@ -1,281 +1,636 @@ - - - - - - -<html><head><title>smbpasswd (8)</title> - -<link rev="made" href="mailto:samba@samba.org"> -</head> -<body> - -<hr> - -<h1>smbpasswd (8)</h1> -<h2>Samba</h2> -<h2>23 Oct 1998</h2> - - - -<p><a name="NAME"></a> -<h2>NAME</h2> - smbpasswd - change a users SMB password -<p><a name="SYNOPSIS"></a> -<h2>SYNOPSIS</h2> - -<p><strong>smbpasswd</strong> [<a href="smbpasswd.8.html#minusa">-a</a>] [<a href="smbpasswd.8.html#minusx">-x</a>] [<a href="smbpasswd.8.html#minusd">-d</a>] [<a href="smbpasswd.8.html#minuse">-e</a>] [<a href="smbpasswd.8.html#minusD">-D debug level</a>] [<a href="smbpasswd.8.html#minusn">-n</a>] [<a href="smbpasswd.8.html#minusr">-r remote_machine</a>] [<a href="smbpasswd.8.html#minusR">-R name resolve order</a>] [<a href="smbpasswd.8.html#minusm">-m</a>] [<a href="smbpasswd.8.html#minusj">-j DOMAIN</a>] [<a href="smbpasswd.8.html#minusU">-U username</a>] [<a href="smbpasswd.8.html#minush">-h</a>] [<a href="smbpasswd.8.html#minuss">-s</a>] <a href="smbpasswd.8.html#username">username</a> -<p><a name="DESCRIPTION"></a> -<h2>DESCRIPTION</h2> - -<p>This program is part of the <strong>Samba</strong> suite. -<p>The <strong>smbpasswd</strong> program has several different functions, depending -on whether it is run by the <em>root</em> user or not. When run as a normal -user it allows the user to change the password used for their SMB -sessions on any machines that store SMB passwords. -<p>By default (when run with no arguments) it will attempt to change the -current users SMB password on the local machine. This is similar to -the way the <strong>passwd (1)</strong> program works. <strong>smbpasswd</strong> differs from how -the <strong>passwd</strong> program works however in that it is not <em>setuid root</em> -but works in a client-server mode and communicates with a locally -running <a href="smbd.8.html"><strong>smbd</strong></a>. As a consequence in order for this -to succeed the <a href="smbd.8.html"><strong>smbd</strong></a> daemon must be running on -the local machine. On a UNIX machine the encrypted SMB passwords are -usually stored in the <a href="smbpasswd.5.html"><strong>smbpasswd (5)</strong></a> file. -<p>When run by an ordinary user with no options. <strong>smbpasswd</strong> will -prompt them for their old smb password and then ask them 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 <a href="smbpasswd.5.html"><strong>smbpasswd</strong></a> file) then just -press the <Enter> key when asked for your old password. -<p><strong>smbpasswd</strong> 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 <a href="smbpasswd.8.html#minusr">(<strong>-r</strong>)</a> and -<a href="smbpasswd.8.html#minusU"><strong>-U</strong></a> options below. -<p>When run by root, <strong>smbpasswd</strong> allows new users to be added and -deleted in the <a href="smbpasswd.5.html"><strong>smbpasswd</strong></a> file, as well as -allows changes to the attributes of the user in this file to be made. When -run by root, <strong>smbpasswd</strong> accesses the local -<a href="smbpasswd.5.html"><strong>smbpasswd</strong></a> file directly, thus enabling -changes to be made even if <a href="smbd.8.html"><strong>smbd</strong></a> is not running. -<p><a name="OPTIONS"></a> -<h2>OPTIONS</h2> - -<p><dl> -<p><a name="minusa"></a> -<p></p><dt><strong><strong>-a</strong></strong><dd> This option specifies that the username following should -be added to the local <a href="smbpasswd.5.html"><strong>smbpasswd</strong></a> file, with -the new password typed (type <Enter> for the old password). This -option is ignored if the username following already exists in the -<a href="smbpasswd.5.html"><strong>smbpasswd</strong></a> file and it is treated like a -regular change password command. Note that the user to be added -<strong>must</strong> already exist in the system password file (usually /etc/passwd) -else the request to add the user will fail. -<p>This option is only available when running <strong>smbpasswd</strong> as -root. -<p><a name="minusx"></a> -<p></p><dt><strong><strong>-x</strong></strong><dd> This option specifies that the username following should -be deleted from the local <a href="smbpasswd.5.html"><strong>smbpasswd</strong></a> file. -<p>This option is only available when running <strong>smbpasswd</strong> as -root. -<p><a name="minusd"></a> -<p></p><dt><strong><strong>-d</strong></strong><dd> This option specifies that the username following should be -<em>disabled</em> in the local <a href="smbpasswd.5.html"><strong>smbpasswd</strong></a> file. -This is done by writing a <em>'D'</em> flag into the account control space -in the <a href="smbpasswd.5.html"><strong>smbpasswd</strong></a> file. Once this is done -all attempts to authenticate via SMB using this username will fail. -<p>If the <a href="smbpasswd.5.html"><strong>smbpasswd</strong></a> file is in the 'old' -format (pre-Samba 2.0 format) there is no space in the users password -entry to write this information and so the user is disabled by writing -'X' characters into the password space in the -<a href="smbpasswd.5.html"><strong>smbpasswd</strong></a> file. See <a href="smbpasswd.5.html"><strong>smbpasswd -(5)</strong></a> for details on the 'old' and new password file -formats. -<p>This option is only available when running <strong>smbpasswd</strong> as root. -<p><a name="minuse"></a> -<p></p><dt><strong><strong>-e</strong></strong><dd> This option specifies that the username following should be -<em>enabled</em> in the local <a href="smbpasswd.5.html"><strong>smbpasswd</strong></a> file, -if the account was previously disabled. If the account was not -disabled this option has no effect. Once the account is enabled -then the user will be able to authenticate via SMB once again. -<p>If the smbpasswd file is in the 'old' format then <strong>smbpasswd</strong> will -prompt for a new password for this user, otherwise the account will be -enabled by removing the <em>'D'</em> flag from account control space in the -<a href="smbpasswd.5.html"><strong>smbpasswd</strong></a> file. See <a href="smbpasswd.5.html"><strong>smbpasswd -(5)</strong></a> for details on the 'old' and new password file -formats. -<p>This option is only available when running <strong>smbpasswd</strong> as root. -<p><a name="minusD"></a> -<p></p><dt><strong><strong>-D debuglevel</strong></strong><dd> debuglevel is an integer from 0 -to 10. The default value if this parameter is not specified is zero. -<p>The higher this value, the more detail will be logged to the log files -about the activities of smbpasswd. At level 0, only critical errors -and serious warnings will be logged. -<p>Levels above 1 will generate considerable amounts of log data, and -should only be used when investigating a problem. Levels above 3 are -designed for use only by developers and generate HUGE amounts of log -data, most of which is extremely cryptic. -<p><a name="minusn"></a> -<p></p><dt><strong><strong>-n</strong></strong><dd> This option specifies that the username following should -have their password set to null (i.e. a blank password) in the local -<a href="smbpasswd.5.html"><strong>smbpasswd</strong></a> file. This is done by writing the -string "NO PASSWORD" as the first part of the first password stored in -the <a href="smbpasswd.5.html"><strong>smbpasswd</strong></a> file. -<p>Note that to allow users to logon to a Samba server once the password -has been set to "NO PASSWORD" in the -<a href="smbpasswd.5.html"><strong>smbpasswd</strong></a> file the administrator must set -the following parameter in the [global] section of the -<a href="smb.conf.5.html"><strong>smb.conf</strong></a> file : -<p><a href="smb.conf.5.html#nullpasswords">null passwords = true</a> -<p>This option is only available when running <strong>smbpasswd</strong> as root. -<p><a name="minusr"></a> -<p></p><dt><strong><strong>-r remote machine name</strong></strong><dd> This option allows a -user to specify what machine they wish to change their password -on. Without this parameter <strong>smbpasswd</strong> defaults to the local -host. The <em>"remote machine name"</em> is the NetBIOS name of the -SMB/CIFS server to contact to attempt the password change. This name -is resolved into an IP address using the standard name resolution -mechanism in all programs of the <a href="samba.7.html"><strong>Samba</strong></a> -suite. See the <a href="smbpasswd.8.html#minusR"><strong>-R name resolve order</strong></a> parameter for details on changing this resolving -mechanism. -<p>The username whose password is changed is that of the current UNIX -logged on user. See the <a href="smbpasswd.8.html#minusU"><strong>-U username</strong></a> -parameter for details on changing the password for a different -username. -<p>Note that if changing a Windows NT Domain password the remote machine -specified must be the Primary Domain Controller for the domain (Backup -Domain Controllers only have a read-only copy of the user account -database and will not allow the password change). -<p><em>Note</em> that Windows 95/98 do not have a real password database -so it is not possible to change passwords specifying a Win95/98 -machine as remote machine target. -<p><a name="minusR"></a> -<p></p><dt><strong><strong>-R name resolve order</strong></strong><dd> This option allows the user of -smbclient to determine what name resolution services to use when -looking up the NetBIOS name of the host being connected to. -<p>The options are :<a href="smbpasswd.8.html#lmhosts">"lmhosts"</a>, <a href="smbpasswd.8.html#host">"host"</a>, -<a href="smbpasswd.8.html#wins">"wins"</a> and <a href="smbpasswd.8.html#bcast">"bcast"</a>. They cause names to be -resolved as follows : -<p><dl> -<p><a name="lmhosts"></a> -<li > <strong>lmhosts</strong> : Lookup an IP address in the Samba lmhosts file. -<p><a name="host"></a> -<li > <strong>host</strong> : Do a standard host name to IP address resolution, -using the system /etc/hosts, NIS, or DNS lookups. This method of name -resolution is operating system dependent. For instance on IRIX or -Solaris, this may be controlled by the <em>/etc/nsswitch.conf</em> file). -<p><a name="wins"></a> -<li > <strong>wins</strong> : Query a name with the IP address listed in the -<a href="smb.conf.5.html#winsserver"><strong>wins server</strong></a> parameter in the -<a href="smb.conf.5.html"><strong>smb.conf file</strong></a>. If -no WINS server has been specified this method will be ignored. -<p><a name="bcast"></a> -<li > <strong>bcast</strong> : Do a broadcast on each of the known local interfaces -listed in the <a href="smb.conf.5.html#interfaces"><strong>interfaces</strong></a> parameter -in the smb.conf file. This is the least reliable of the name resolution -methods as it depends on the target host being on a locally connected -subnet. -<p></dl> -<p>If this parameter is not set then the name resolve order defined -in the <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><strong>smb.conf</strong></a> file parameter -<a href="smb.conf.5.html#nameresolveorder"><strong>name resolve order</strong></a> -will be used. -<p>The default order is lmhosts, host, wins, bcast and without this -parameter or any entry in the <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><strong>smb.conf</strong></a> -file the name resolution methods will be attempted in this order. -<p><a name="minusm"></a> -<p></p><dt><strong><strong>-m</strong></strong><dd> This option tells <strong>smbpasswd</strong> that the account being -changed is a <em>MACHINE</em> account. Currently this is used when Samba is -being used as an NT Primary Domain Controller. PDC support is not a -supported feature in Samba2.0 but will become supported in a later -release. If you wish to know more about using Samba as an NT PDC then -please subscribe to the mailing list -<a href="mailto:samba-ntdom@samba.org"><em>samba-ntdom@samba.org</em></a>. -<p>This option is only available when running <strong>smbpasswd</strong> as root. -<p><a name="minusj"></a> -<p></p><dt><strong><strong>-j DOMAIN</strong></strong><dd> 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 <a href="smb.conf.5.html#security"><strong>security=domain</strong></a> -option in the <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><strong>smb.conf (5)</strong></a> man page. -<p>In order to be used in this way, the Administrator for the Windows -NT Domain must have used the program <em>"Server Manager for Domains"</em> -to add the <a href="smb.conf.5.html#netbiosname">primary NetBIOS name</a> of -the Samba server as a member of the Domain. -<p>After this has been done, to join the Domain invoke <strong>smbpasswd</strong> with -this parameter. <strong>smbpasswd</strong> will then look up the Primary Domain -Controller for the Domain (found in the -<a href="smb.conf.5.html"><strong>smb.conf</strong></a> file in the parameter -<a href="smb.conf.5.html#passwordserver"><strong>password server</strong></a> and change -the machine account password used to create the secure Domain -communication. This password is then stored by <strong>smbpasswd</strong> in a -file, read only by root, called <code><Domain>.<Machine>.mac</code> where -<code><Domain></code> is the name of the Domain we are joining and <code><Machine></code> -is the primary NetBIOS name of the machine we are running on. -<p>Once this operation has been performed the -<a href="smb.conf.5.html"><strong>smb.conf</strong></a> file may be updated to set the -<a href="smb.conf.5.html#security"><strong>security=domain</strong></a> option and all -future logins to the Samba server will be authenticated to the Windows -NT PDC. -<p>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. -<p>This option is only available when running <strong>smbpasswd</strong> as root. -<p><a name="minusU"></a> -<p></p><dt><strong><strong>-U username</strong></strong><dd> This option may only be used in -conjunction with the <a href="smbpasswd.8.html#minusr"><strong>-r</strong></a> -option. When changing a password on a remote machine it allows the -user to specify the user name on that machine whose password will be -changed. It is present to allow users who have different user names on -different systems to change these passwords. -<p><a name="minush"></a> -<p></p><dt><strong><strong>-h</strong></strong><dd> This option prints the help string for <strong>smbpasswd</strong>, -selecting the correct one for running as root or as an ordinary user. -<p><a name="minuss"></a> -<p></p><dt><strong><strong>-s</strong></strong><dd> This option causes <strong>smbpasswd</strong> to be silent (i.e. not -issue prompts) and to read it's old and new passwords from standard -input, rather than from <code>/dev/tty</code> (like the <strong>passwd (1)</strong> program -does). This option is to aid people writing scripts to drive <strong>smbpasswd</strong> -<p><a name="username"></a> -<p></p><dt><strong><strong>username</strong></strong><dd> This specifies the username for all of the <em>root -only</em> options to operate on. Only root can specify this parameter as -only root has the permission needed to modify attributes directly -in the local <a href="smbpasswd.5.html"><strong>smbpasswd</strong></a> file. -<p><a name="NOTES"></a> -<h2>NOTES</h2> - -<p>Since <strong>smbpasswd</strong> works in client-server mode communicating with a -local <a href="smbd.8.html"><strong>smbd</strong></a> for a non-root user then the <strong>smbd</strong> -daemon must be running for this to work. A common problem is to add a -restriction to the hosts that may access the <strong>smbd</strong> running on the -local machine by specifying a <a href="smb.conf.5.html#allowhosts"><strong>"allow -hosts"</strong></a> or <a href="smb.conf.5.html#denyhosts"><strong>"deny -hosts"</strong></a> entry in the -<a href="smb.conf.5.html"><strong>smb.conf</strong></a> file and neglecting to allow -<em>"localhost"</em> access to the <strong>smbd</strong>. -<p>In addition, the <strong>smbpasswd</strong> command is only useful if <strong>Samba</strong> has -been set up to use encrypted passwords. See the file <strong>ENCRYPTION.txt</strong> -in the docs directory for details on how to do this. -<p><a name="VERSION"></a> -<h2>VERSION</h2> - -<p>This man page is correct for version 2.0 of the Samba suite. -<p><a name="AUTHOR"></a> -<h2>AUTHOR</h2> - -<p>The original Samba software and related utilities were created by -Andrew Tridgell <a href="mailto:samba@samba.org"><em>samba@samba.org</em></a>. Samba is now developed -by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the -Linux kernel is developed. -<p>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. The man page -sources were converted to YODL format (another excellent piece of Open -Source software, available at -<a href="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/"><strong>ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</strong></a>) -and updated for the Samba2.0 release by Jeremy Allison. -<a href="mailto:samba@samba.org"><em>samba@samba.org</em></a>. -<p>See <a href="samba.7.html"><strong>samba (7)</strong></a> to find out how to get a full -list of contributors and details on how to submit bug reports, -comments etc. -</body> -</html> +<HTML +><HEAD +><TITLE +>smbpasswd</TITLE +><META +NAME="GENERATOR" +CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.57"></HEAD +><BODY +CLASS="REFENTRY" +BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" +TEXT="#000000" +LINK="#0000FF" +VLINK="#840084" +ALINK="#0000FF" +><H1 +><A +NAME="SMBPASSWD" +>smbpasswd</A +></H1 +><DIV +CLASS="REFNAMEDIV" +><A +NAME="AEN5" +></A +><H2 +>Name</H2 +>smbpasswd -- change a users SMB password</DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSYNOPSISDIV" +><A +NAME="AEN8" +></A +><H2 +>Synopsis</H2 +><P +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbpasswd</B +> [-a] [-x] [-d] [-e] [-D debuglevel] [-n] [-r <remote machine>] [-R <name resolve order>] [-m] [-j DOMAIN] [-U username] [-h] [-s] [username]</P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN25" +></A +><H2 +>DESCRIPTION</H2 +><P +>This tool is part of the <A +HREF="samba.7.html" +TARGET="_top" +> Samba</A +> suite.</P +><P +>The smbpasswd program has several different + functions, depending on whether it is run by the <I +CLASS="EMPHASIS" +>root</I +> + user or not. When run as a normal user it allows the user to change + the password used for their SMB sessions on any machines that store + SMB passwords. </P +><P +>By default (when run with no arguments) it will attempt to + change the current users SMB password on the local machine. This is + similar to the way the <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>passwd(1)</B +> program works. + <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbpasswd</B +> differs from how the passwd program works + however in that it is not <I +CLASS="EMPHASIS" +>setuid root</I +> but works in + a client-server mode and communicates with a locally running + <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbd(8)</B +>. As a consequence in order for this to + succeed the smbd daemon must be running on the local machine. On a + UNIX machine the encrypted SMB passwords are usually stored in + the <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>smbpasswd(5)</TT +> file. </P +><P +>When run by an ordinary user with no options. smbpasswd + will prompt them for their old smb password and then ask them + 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 <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 (-r) and -U options below. </P +><P +>When run by root, smbpasswd allows new users to be added + and deleted in the smbpasswd file, as well as allows changes to + the attributes of the user in this file to be made. When run by root, + <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbpasswd</B +> accesses the local smbpasswd file + directly, thus enabling changes to be made even if smbd is not + running. </P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN41" +></A +><H2 +>OPTIONS</H2 +><P +></P +><DIV +CLASS="VARIABLELIST" +><DL +><DT +>-a</DT +><DD +><P +>This option specifies that the username + following should be added to the local smbpasswd file, with the + 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 <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/etc/passwd</TT +>) + else the request to add the user will fail. </P +><P +>This option is only available when running smbpasswd + as root. </P +></DD +><DT +>-x</DT +><DD +><P +>This option specifies that the username + following should be deleted from the local smbpasswd file. + </P +><P +>This option is only available when running smbpasswd as + root.</P +></DD +><DT +>-d</DT +><DD +><P +>This option specifies that the username following + should be <TT +CLASS="CONSTANT" +>disabled</TT +> in the local smbpasswd + file. This is done by writing a <TT +CLASS="CONSTANT" +>'D'</TT +> flag + into the account control space in the smbpasswd file. Once this + is done all attempts to authenticate via SMB using this username + will fail. </P +><P +>If the smbpasswd file is in the 'old' format (pre-Samba 2.0 + format) there is no space in the users 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 <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbpasswd(5) + </B +> for details on the 'old' and new password file formats. + </P +><P +>This option is only available when running smbpasswd as + root.</P +></DD +><DT +>-e</DT +><DD +><P +>This option specifies that the username following + should be <TT +CLASS="CONSTANT" +>enabled</TT +> in the local smbpasswd file, + if the account was previously disabled. If the account was not + disabled this option has no effect. Once the account is enabled then + the user will be able to authenticate via SMB once again. </P +><P +>If the smbpasswd file is in the 'old' format, then <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +> smbpasswd</B +> will prompt for a new password for this user, + otherwise the account will be enabled by removing the <TT +CLASS="CONSTANT" +>'D' + </TT +> flag from account control space in the <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +> smbpasswd</TT +> file. See <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbpasswd (5)</B +> for + details on the 'old' and new password file formats. </P +><P +>This option is only available when running smbpasswd as root. + </P +></DD +><DT +>-D debuglevel</DT +><DD +><P +><TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>debuglevel</I +></TT +> is an integer + from 0 to 10. The default value if this parameter is not specified + is zero. </P +><P +>The higher this value, the more detail will be logged to the + log files about the activities of smbpasswd. At level 0, only + critical errors and serious warnings will be logged. </P +><P +>Levels above 1 will generate considerable amounts of log + data, and should only be used when investigating a problem. Levels + above 3 are designed for use only by developers and generate + HUGE amounts of log data, most of which is extremely cryptic. + </P +></DD +><DT +>-n</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 + 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 + 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 +>-r remote machine name</DT +><DD +><P +>This option allows a user to specify what machine + they wish to change their password on. Without this parameter + smbpasswd defaults to the local host. The <TT +CLASS="REPLACEABLE" +><I +>remote + machine name</I +></TT +> is the NetBIOS name of the SMB/CIFS + server to contact to attempt the password change. This name is + resolved into an IP address using the standard name resolution + mechanism in all programs of the Samba suite. See the <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>-R + name resolve order</I +></TT +> parameter for details on changing + this resolving mechanism. </P +><P +>The username whose password is changed is that of the + current UNIX logged on user. See the <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>-U username</I +></TT +> + parameter for details on changing the password for a different + username. </P +><P +>Note that if changing a Windows NT Domain password the + remote machine specified must be the Primary Domain Controller for + the domain (Backup Domain Controllers only have a read-only + copy of the user account database and will not allow the password + change).</P +><P +><I +CLASS="EMPHASIS" +>Note</I +> that Windows 95/98 do not have + a real password database so it is not possible to change passwords + specifying a Win95/98 machine as remote machine target. </P +></DD +><DT +>-R name resolve order</DT +><DD +><P +>This option allows the user of smbclient 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 cause + names to be resolved as follows : </P +><P +></P +><UL +><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" +TARGET="_top" +>lmhosts(5)</A +> for details) then + any name type matches for lookup.</P +></LI +><LI +><P +><TT +CLASS="CONSTANT" +>host</TT +> : Do a standard host + name to IP address resolution, using the system <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/etc/hosts + </TT +>, NIS, or DNS lookups. This method of name resolution + is operating system depended for instance on IRIX or Solaris this + may be controlled by the <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/etc/nsswitch.conf</TT +> + file). Note that this method is only used if the NetBIOS name + type being queried is the 0x20 (server) name type, otherwise + it is ignored.</P +></LI +><LI +><P +><TT +CLASS="CONSTANT" +>wins</TT +> : Query a name with + the IP address listed in the <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>wins server</I +></TT +> + parameter. If no WINS server has been specified this method + will be ignored.</P +></LI +><LI +><P +><TT +CLASS="CONSTANT" +>bcast</TT +> : Do a broadcast on + each of the known local interfaces listed in the + <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>interfaces</I +></TT +> parameter. This is the least + reliable of the name resolution methods as it depends on the + target host being on a locally connected subnet.</P +></LI +></UL +><P +>The default order is <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>lmhosts, host, wins, bcast</B +> + and without this parameter or any entry in the + <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>smb.conf</TT +> file the name resolution methods will + be attempted in this order. </P +></DD +><DT +>-m</DT +><DD +><P +>This option tells smbpasswd that the account + being changed is a MACHINE account. Currently this is used + when Samba is being used as an NT Primary Domain Controller.</P +><P +>This option is only available when running smbpasswd as root. + </P +></DD +><DT +>-j DOMAIN</DT +><DD +><P +>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 <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>security = domain</B +> option in + the <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>smb.conf(5)</TT +> man page. </P +><P +>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. </P +><P +>After this has been done, to join the Domain invoke <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +> smbpasswd</B +> with this parameter. smbpasswd will then + look up the Primary Domain Controller for the Domain (found in + the <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>smb.conf</TT +> file in the parameter + <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>password server</I +></TT +> 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 <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>secrets.tdb</TT +> </P +><P +>Once this operation has been performed the <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +> smb.conf</TT +> file may be updated to set the <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +> security = domain</B +> option and all future logins + to the Samba server will be authenticated to the Windows NT + PDC. </P +><P +>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. </P +><P +>This option is only available when running smbpasswd as root. + </P +></DD +><DT +>-U username</DT +><DD +><P +>This option may only be used in conjunction + with the <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>-r</I +></TT +> option. When changing + a password on a remote machine it allows the user to specify + the user name on that machine whose password will be changed. It + is present to allow users who have different user names on + different systems to change these passwords. </P +></DD +><DT +>-h</DT +><DD +><P +>This option prints the help string for <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +> smbpasswd</B +>, selecting the correct one for running as root + or as an ordinary user. </P +></DD +><DT +>-s</DT +><DD +><P +>This option causes smbpasswd to be silent (i.e. + not issue prompts) and to read it's old and new passwords from + standard input, rather than from <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/dev/tty</TT +> + (like the <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>passwd(1)</B +> program does). This option + is to aid people writing scripts to drive smbpasswd</P +></DD +><DT +>username</DT +><DD +><P +>This specifies the username for all of the + <I +CLASS="EMPHASIS" +>root only</I +> options to operate on. Only root + can specify this parameter as only root has the permission needed + to modify attributes directly in the local smbpasswd file. + </P +></DD +></DL +></DIV +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN171" +></A +><H2 +>NOTES</H2 +><P +>Since <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbpasswd</B +> works in client-server + mode communicating with a local smbd for a non-root user then + the smbd daemon must be running for this to work. A common problem + is to add a restriction to the hosts that may access the <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +> smbd</B +> running on the local machine by specifying a + <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>allow hosts</I +></TT +> or <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>deny hosts</I +></TT +> + entry in the <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>smb.conf</TT +> 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 file + <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>ENCRYPTION.txt</TT +> in the docs directory for details + on how to do this. </P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN181" +></A +><H2 +>VERSION</H2 +><P +>This man page is correct for version 2.2 of + the Samba suite.</P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN184" +></A +><H2 +>SEE ALSO</H2 +><P +><A +HREF="smbpasswd.5.html" +TARGET="_top" +><TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>smbpasswd(5)</TT +></A +>, + <A +HREF="samba.7.html" +TARGET="_top" +>samba(7)</A +> + </P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN190" +></A +><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. + The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another + excellent piece of Open Source software, available at + <A +HREF="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/" +TARGET="_top" +> ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</A +>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 + release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for + Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter</P +></DIV +></BODY +></HTML +>
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