[K12OSN] Windows Users changing password or not as the case may be

[David Trask]

Hmmm...interesting....I'm setting up my own box now to test your
issue...give me a little while and I'll report back with my findings.

"Support list for opensource software in schools." <k12osn at redhat.com> on
Monday, March 07, 2005 at 7:40 AM +0000 wrote:
>I have setup a Fedora Core system using the smbldap-installer script and
>everything seems to be working OK except for when users want to change
>there
>password.
>
>I have setup a test user called DERF using the following CL
>
>smbldap-useradd -m -a derf
>smbldap-passwd derf
>
>and I set his password to jimmy.
>
>I can login at the CL & via a Windose client without a problem.
>
>If I now try to change the password via the "Change Password" option on a
>CTRL ALT DEL it takes the old password & new password (trying to set it to
>`example`) but after a few seconds a message pops back say "You do not
>have
>permission to change your password"
>
>But now if I try to login via the CLI I have to use the password I'd tried
>to change it to (`example`) but via windows I have to use the old one
>(`jimmy`)
>
>I have tried running smbldap-passwd at the CLI logged in as the user and
>it
>runs OK it's just the Samba bit that seems not to work.
>
>Any idea's what to check ??
>
>Thanks
>Brian



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