<samba:parameter name="unix password sync" context="G" advanced="1" developer="1" xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> <listitem> <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> <para>See also <link linkend="PASSWDPROGRAM"><parameter moreinfo="none">passwd program</parameter></link>, <link linkend="PASSWDCHAT"><parameter moreinfo="none"> passwd chat</parameter></link>. </para> <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">unix password sync = no</command></para> </listitem> </samba:parameter>