[K12OSN] smbldap changing password

[David Trask]

Just letting you know that the only way to reliably change both passwords
for now is in Windows, but....I am working on the Linux method.  I
submitted some proposed access control stuff and some LDIF changes to Matt
for his review.  As soon as he looks at it...I'll release them to the
general group to test.

"Support list for opensource software in schools." <k12osn at redhat.com> on
Monday, March 14, 2005 at 1:15 PM +0000 wrote:
>> [Krsnendu dasa] I reinstalled K12LTSP 4.2 and installed ldapsmb using
>> the installer. Now it is working. I had to reboot K12LTSP to get it
>> to work though. It would be good to mention this in the HOWTO if this
>> is something everyone will have to do.
>> 
>> Now I can login to windows and linux using the same username and
>> password. 
>> 
>> Is there any way users can change their own passwords? With just
>> K12LTSP I gave the users a standard password and they were able to
>> change it themselves using preferences/password. They enter their
>> existing password then they enter the password of their choice twice.
>> 
>> I tried doing this after the smbldap install. If first prompted for
>> the current password (this time ldap was mentioned in the prompt)
>> then it said new UNIX password. After doing this I could notice no
>> change. Logging in to K12LTSP wouldn't accept the new password. It
>> worked using the original password.
>> 
>> Login to windows also uses the original password.
>> 
>> Is there any way the users can change their own password the gets
>> saved in ldap-smb?


David N. Trask
Technology Teacher/Coordinator
Vassalboro Community School
dtrask at vcs.u52.k12.me.us
(207)923-3100