How to configure password synchronization from samba user account to linux system user account ?
Issue
- How to configure password synchronization in samba to change system user's password when samba user changes its password ?
- During Samba user's password change by using smbpasswd command, the following error occurs in RHEL6:
$ smbpasswd
Old SMB password:
New SMB password:
Retype new SMB password:
SAMR connection to machine NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED failed. Error WAS 127.0.0.1, but LANMAN password changes are disabled
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Samba in security=user mode i.e. using Samba as a stand-alone server
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