Re: [webmin-l] Change Password Module: smbpasswd -r IP-Number

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

On 24/Oct/2012 21:25 Marc Petitmermet <pet...@ma...> wrote ..
> 
> On Oct 24, 2012, at 9:23 PM, Jamie Cameron <jca...@we...> wrote:
> 
> > On 23/Oct/2012 21:48 Marc Petitmermet <pet...@ma...> wrote ..
> >> 
> >> On Oct 23, 2012, at 8:13 PM, Jamie Cameron <jca...@we...> wrote:
> >> 
> >>> On 23/Oct/2012 00:43 Marc Petitmermet <pet...@ma...> wrote ..
> >>>> Dear List Members
> >>>> 
> >>>> I have installed the latest versions of webmin (1.600) and usermin (1.520)
> on
> >> RHEL
> >>>> 5.8. I want users to be able to change there linux and samba password with
> the
> >>>> "Change Password" module of usermin. The Linux part works without issues but
> >> the
> >>>> "Also change samba password with command: smbpasswd -r xx.xx.xx.xx" does not
> >> work
> >>>> at all (nonetheless, usermin tells me "Your password for xxxx has been changed
> >>>> successfully."). I wonder if the syntax of my command is correct within usermin.
> >>>> When logging into the same server by ssh, users can type "smbpasswd -r xx.xx.xx.xx"
> >>>> and can change the samba password without any issues. So why does this not
> work
> >>>> in usermin? I have enabled all logs and debugging but I cannot find anything
> >> at
> >>>> all. Any hints are appreciated.
> >>> 
> >>> If you run the command :
> >>> 
> >>> smbpasswd -r xx.xx.xx.xx -h
> >>> 
> >>> what does it output on your system?
> >> 
> >> Here is the output:
> >> 
> >> %> smbpasswd -r xx.xx.xx.xx -h
> >> When run by root:
> >>    smbpasswd [options] [username]
> >> otherwise:
> >>    smbpasswd [options]
> >> 
> >> options:
> >>  -L                   local mode (must be first option)
> >>  -h                   print this usage message
> >>  -s                   use stdin for password prompt
> >>  -c smb.conf file     Use the given path to the smb.conf file
> >>  -D LEVEL             debug level
> >>  -r MACHINE           remote machine
> >>  -U USER              remote username
> >> extra options when run by root or in local mode:
> >>  -a                   add user
> >>  -d                   disable user
> >>  -e                   enable user
> >>  -i                   interdomain trust account
> >>  -m                   machine trust account
> >>  -n                   set no password
> >>  -W                   use stdin ldap admin password
> >>  -w PASSWORD          ldap admin password
> >>  -x                   delete user
> >>  -R ORDER             name resolve order
> > 
> > Ok, I see the issue now .. the problem is that Usermin fails if the
> > smbpasswd command you give has command-line parameters. I will fix this
> > in the next release.
> 
> Thank you Jamie. If you have something to test just let me know.

You can see the patch that fixes this at :
https://github.com/webmin/usermin/commit/633e138e4890203e2285e75e419546af17e5c2c2

 - Jamie