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<refmeta>
	<refentrytitle>pdbedit</refentrytitle>
	<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
	<refmiscinfo class="source">Samba</refmiscinfo>
	<refmiscinfo class="manual">System Administration tools</refmiscinfo>
	<refmiscinfo class="version">3.6</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>


<refnamediv>
	<refname>pdbedit</refname>
	<refpurpose>manage the SAM database (Database of Samba Users)</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

<refsynopsisdiv>
	<cmdsynopsis>
		<command>pdbedit</command>
		<arg choice="opt">-a</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-b passdb-backend</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-c account-control</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-C value</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-d debuglevel</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-D drive</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-e passdb-backend</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-f fullname</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">--force-initialized-passwords</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-g</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-h homedir</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-i passdb-backend</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-I domain</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-K</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-L </arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-m</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-M SID|RID</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-N description</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-P account-policy</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-p profile</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">--policies-reset</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-r</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-s configfile</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-S script</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-t</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">--time-format</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-u username</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-U SID|RID</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-v</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-V</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-w</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-x</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-y</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-z</arg>
		<arg choice="opt">-Z</arg>
	</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>

<refsect1>
	<title>DESCRIPTION</title>

	<para>This tool is part of the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>samba</refentrytitle>
	<manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> suite.</para>

	<para>The pdbedit program is used to manage the users accounts
	stored in the sam database and can only be run by root.</para>

	<para>The pdbedit tool uses the passdb modular interface and is
	independent from the kind of users database used (currently there
	are smbpasswd, ldap, nis+ and tdb based and more can be added
	without changing the tool).</para>

	<para>There are five main ways to use pdbedit: adding a user account,
	removing a user account, modifying a user account, listing user
	accounts, importing users accounts.</para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1>
	<title>OPTIONS</title>
	<variablelist>
		<varlistentry>
		<term>-L|--list</term>
		<listitem><para>This option lists all the user accounts
		present in the users database.
		This option prints a list of user/uid pairs separated by
		the ':' character.</para>
		<para>Example: <command>pdbedit -L</command></para>
		<para><programlisting>
sorce:500:Simo Sorce
samba:45:Test User
</programlisting></para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>
		
		
		
		<varlistentry>
		<term>-v|--verbose</term>
		<listitem><para>This option enables the verbose listing format.
		It causes pdbedit to list the users in the database, printing
		out the account fields in a descriptive format.</para>

		<para>Example: <command>pdbedit -L -v</command></para>
		<para><programlisting>
---------------
username:       sorce
user ID/Group:  500/500
user RID/GRID:  2000/2001
Full Name:      Simo Sorce
Home Directory: \\BERSERKER\sorce
HomeDir Drive:  H:
Logon Script:   \\BERSERKER\netlogon\sorce.bat
Profile Path:   \\BERSERKER\profile
---------------
username:       samba
user ID/Group:  45/45
user RID/GRID:  1090/1091
Full Name:      Test User
Home Directory: \\BERSERKER\samba
HomeDir Drive:  
Logon Script:   
Profile Path:   \\BERSERKER\profile
</programlisting></para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>
		
		
		
		<varlistentry>
		<term>-w|--smbpasswd-style</term>
		<listitem><para>This option sets the "smbpasswd" listing format.
		It will make pdbedit list the users in the database, printing
		out the account fields in a format compatible with the
		<filename>smbpasswd</filename> file format. (see the
		<citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbpasswd</refentrytitle>
		<manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for details)</para>

		<para>Example: <command>pdbedit -L -w</command></para>
		<programlisting>
sorce:500:508818B733CE64BEAAD3B435B51404EE:
          D2A2418EFC466A8A0F6B1DBB5C3DB80C:
          [UX         ]:LCT-00000000:
samba:45:0F2B255F7B67A7A9AAD3B435B51404EE:
          BC281CE3F53B6A5146629CD4751D3490:
          [UX         ]:LCT-3BFA1E8D:
</programlisting>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>
		
		
		<varlistentry>
		<term>-u|--user username</term>
		<listitem><para>This option specifies the username to be
		used for the operation requested (listing, adding, removing).
		It is <emphasis>required</emphasis> in add, remove and modify
		operations and <emphasis>optional</emphasis> in list
		operations.</para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>-f|--fullname fullname</term>
		<listitem><para>This option can be used while adding or
		modifying a user account. It will specify the user's full
		name. </para>

		<para>Example: <command>-f "Simo Sorce"</command></para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>
		
		<varlistentry>
		<term>-h|--homedir homedir</term>
		<listitem><para>This option can be used while adding or
		modifying a user account. It will specify the user's home
		directory network path.</para>

		<para>Example: <command>-h "\\\\BERSERKER\\sorce"</command>
		</para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>
		
		<varlistentry>
		<term>-D|--drive drive</term>
		<listitem><para>This option can be used while adding or
		modifying a user account. It will specify the windows drive
		letter to be used to map the home directory.</para>

		<para>Example: <command>-D "H:"</command>
		</para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>
		
		
		<varlistentry>
		<term>-S|--script script</term>
		<listitem><para>This option can be used while adding or
		modifying a user account. It will specify the user's logon
		script path.</para>

		<para>Example: <command>-S "\\\\BERSERKER\\netlogon\\sorce.bat"</command>
		</para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>
		
		
		<varlistentry>
		<term>-p|--profile profile</term>
		<listitem><para>This option can be used while adding or
		modifying a user account. It will specify the user's profile
		directory.</para>

		<para>Example: <command>-p "\\\\BERSERKER\\netlogon"</command>
		</para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>-M|'--machine SID' SID|rid</term>
		<listitem><para>
		This option can be used while adding or modifying a machine account. It
		will specify the machines' new primary group SID (Security Identifier) or
		rid. </para>

		<para>Example: <command>-M S-1-5-21-2447931902-1787058256-3961074038-1201</command></para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>-U|'--user SID' SID|rid</term>
		<listitem><para>
		This option can be used while adding or modifying a user account. It 
		will specify the users' new SID (Security Identifier) or 
		rid. </para>

		<para>Example: <command>-U S-1-5-21-2447931902-1787058256-3961074038-5004</command></para>
		<para>Example: <command>'--user SID' S-1-5-21-2447931902-1787058256-3961074038-5004</command></para>
		<para>Example: <command>-U 5004</command></para>
		<para>Example: <command>'--user SID' 5004</command></para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>-c|--account-control account-control</term>
		<listitem><para>This option can be used while adding or modifying a user
				account. It will specify the users' account control property. Possible flags are listed below.
	</para>

	<para>
		<itemizedlist>
			<listitem><para>N: No password required</para></listitem>
			<listitem><para>D: Account disabled</para></listitem>
			<listitem><para>H: Home directory required</para></listitem>
			<listitem><para>T: Temporary duplicate of other account</para></listitem>
			<listitem><para>U: Regular user account</para></listitem>
			<listitem><para>M: MNS logon user account</para></listitem>
			<listitem><para>W: Workstation Trust Account</para></listitem>
			<listitem><para>S: Server Trust Account</para></listitem>
			<listitem><para>L: Automatic Locking</para></listitem>
			<listitem><para>X: Password does not expire</para></listitem>
			<listitem><para>I: Domain Trust Account</para></listitem>
		</itemizedlist>
	</para>

		<para>Example: <command>-c "[X          ]"</command></para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>-K|--kickoff-time</term>
		<listitem><para>This option is used to modify the kickoff
		time for a certain user. Use "never" as argument to set the
		kickoff time to unlimited.
		</para>
		<para>Example: <command>pdbedit -K never user</command></para>
		</listitem>
                </varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>-a|--create</term>
		<listitem><para>This option is used to add a user into the
		database. This command needs a user name specified with
		the -u switch. When adding a new user, pdbedit will also
		ask for the password to be used.</para>

		<para>Example: <command>pdbedit -a -u sorce</command>
<programlisting>new password:
retype new password
</programlisting>
</para>

		<note><para>pdbedit does not call the unix password syncronisation 
				script if <smbconfoption name="unix password sync"/>
				has been set. It only updates the data in the Samba 
				user database. 
			</para>

			<para>If you wish to add a user and synchronise the password
				that immediately, use <command>smbpasswd</command>'s <option>-a</option> option.
			</para>
		</note>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>
		
		<varlistentry>
		<term>-t|--password-from-stdin</term>
		<listitem><para>This option causes pdbedit to read the password
		from standard input, rather than from /dev/tty (like the
		<command>passwd(1)</command> program does).  The password has
		to be submitted twice and terminated by a newline each.</para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>-r|--modify</term>
		<listitem><para>This option is used to modify an existing user 
		in the database. This command needs a user name specified with the -u 
		switch. Other options can be specified to modify the properties of 
		the specified user. This flag is kept for backwards compatibility, but 
		it is no longer necessary to specify it.
		</para></listitem>
		</varlistentry>
			
		<varlistentry>
		<term>-m|--machine</term>
		<listitem><para>This option may only be used in conjunction 
		with the <parameter>-a</parameter> option. It will make
		pdbedit to add a machine trust account instead of a user
		account (-u username will provide the machine name).</para>

		<para>Example: <command>pdbedit -a -m -u w2k-wks</command>
		</para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>
		
		
		<varlistentry>
		<term>-x|--delete</term>
		<listitem><para>This option causes pdbedit to delete an account
		from the database. It needs a username specified with the
		-u switch.</para>

		<para>Example: <command>pdbedit -x -u bob</command></para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>
		

		<varlistentry>
		<term>-i|--import passdb-backend</term>
		<listitem><para>Use a different passdb backend to retrieve users
                than the one specified in smb.conf. Can be used to import data into
                your local user database.</para>

		<para>This option will ease migration from one passdb backend to
		another.</para>

		<para>Example: <command>pdbedit -i smbpasswd:/etc/smbpasswd.old
                </command></para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>-e|--export passdb-backend</term>
		<listitem><para>Exports all currently available users to the
		specified password database backend.</para>

		<para>This option will ease migration from one passdb backend to
		another and will ease backing up.</para>
		
		<para>Example: <command>pdbedit -e smbpasswd:/root/samba-users.backup</command></para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>-g|--group</term>
		<listitem><para>If you specify <parameter>-g</parameter>,
		then <parameter>-i in-backend -e out-backend</parameter>
		applies to the group mapping instead of the user database.</para>

		<para>This option will ease migration from one passdb backend to
		another and will ease backing up.</para>
		
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>-b|--backend passdb-backend</term>
		<listitem><para>Use a different default passdb backend. </para>

		<para>Example: <command>pdbedit -b xml:/root/pdb-backup.xml -l</command></para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>-P|--account-policy account-policy</term>
		<listitem><para>Display an account policy</para>
		<para>Valid policies are: minimum password age, reset count minutes, disconnect time,
		user must logon to change password, password history, lockout duration, min password length,
		maximum password age and bad lockout attempt.</para>

		<para>Example: <command>pdbedit -P "bad lockout attempt"</command></para>
<para><programlisting>
account policy value for bad lockout attempt is 0
</programlisting></para>

		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>


		<varlistentry>
		<term>-C|--value account-policy-value</term>
		<listitem><para>Sets an account policy to a specified value. 
		This option may only be used in conjunction
		with the <parameter>-P</parameter> option.
		</para>

		<para>Example: <command>pdbedit -P "bad lockout attempt" -C 3</command></para>
<para><programlisting>
account policy value for bad lockout attempt was 0
account policy value for bad lockout attempt is now 3
</programlisting></para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>-y|--policies</term>
		<listitem><para>If you specify <parameter>-y</parameter>,
		then <parameter>-i in-backend -e out-backend</parameter>
		applies to the account policies instead of the user database.</para>

		<para>This option will allow to migrate account policies from their default
		tdb-store into a passdb backend, e.g. an LDAP directory server.</para>

		<para>Example: <command>pdbedit -y -i tdbsam: -e ldapsam:ldap://my.ldap.host</command></para>
	
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>--force-initialized-passwords</term>
		<listitem><para>This option forces all users to change their
				password upon next login.
		</para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>-N|--account-desc description</term>
		<listitem><para>This option can be used while adding or
		modifying a user account. It will specify the user's description
		field.</para>

		<para>Example: <command>-N "test description"</command>
		</para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>-Z|--logon-hours-reset</term>
		<listitem><para>This option can be used while adding or
		modifying a user account. It will reset the user's allowed logon
		hours. A user may login at any time afterwards.</para>

		<para>Example: <command>-Z</command>
		</para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>-z|--bad-password-count-reset</term>
		<listitem><para>This option can be used while adding or
		modifying a user account. It will reset the stored bad login
		counter from a specified user.</para>

		<para>Example: <command>-z</command>
		</para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>--policies-reset</term>
		<listitem><para>This option can be used to reset the general
				password policies stored for a domain to their
				default values.</para>
		<para>Example: <command>--policies-reset</command>
		</para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>-I|--domain</term>
		<listitem><para>This option can be used while adding or
		modifying a user account. It will specify the user's domain field.</para>

		<para>Example: <command>-I "MYDOMAIN"</command>
		</para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		<varlistentry>
		<term>--time-format</term>
		<listitem><para>This option is currently not being used.</para>
		</listitem>
		</varlistentry>

		&stdarg.help;
		&stdarg.server.debug;
		&popt.common.samba;

	</variablelist>
</refsect1>


<refsect1>
	<title>NOTES</title>
	
	<para>This command may be used only by root.</para>
</refsect1>


<refsect1>
	<title>VERSION</title>

	<para>This man page is correct for version 3 of 
	the Samba suite.</para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1>
	<title>SEE ALSO</title>
	<para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbpasswd</refentrytitle>
	<manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>samba</refentrytitle>
	<manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry></para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1>
	<title>AUTHOR</title>
	
	<para>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.</para>

	<para>The pdbedit manpage was written by Simo Sorce and Jelmer Vernooij.</para>

</refsect1>

</refentry>