Why does the redhat-config-samba utility fail to add Samba users or change an existing Samba user's Samba password?

This behavior is due to changes made to the smbpasswd utility by Samba.org in Samba version 3.0.6, in order to enhance the security of the utility. The changes made impact the ability of smbpasswd to change a Samba user's password on the command line. Versions 1.0.16-2 and prior of the ...