Question abbreviated:
How do i synchronise samba passwds and those on tru64?
I changed passwd on unix (using C2), but opening
unixshares thru samba from windows box still
recognizes old passwd only. Before convusr -a,
everything worked OK.
_Thanks
(No takers first time)
ORIGINAL POST:
--- Tru64 User <tru64user_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> After getting several complains from authck -a that
> some new users are in /etc/passwd but not in
> protected
> passwd db,
> i ran convuser -a, and authck stopped complaining.
>
> Problem comes that after running convuser -a, I then
> changed my passwd (user passwd, not root). Now when
> i
> try to login thru samba, it does not recognize my
> new
> passwd, instead, my old one still works.
> How do i synchronize (or better yet, make sure
> system
> synchronizes passwds) to avoid this problem?
> Before running convuser, changing my passwd on unix
> machine and thenloggin in from nt had no problem
> recognizing the new one.
>
> second part is a diff i see btwn 2 machines, both
> with
> enhanced security installed and enabled (supposedly,
> since I ran convuser -a to correct few accounts).
>
> One has place holders, (*) in the passwd field in
> /etc/passwd, while the other has the actual
> encrypted
> passwd. Both work, no problems, but curiousity to
> learn has me wondering why is this so. Checked man
> pages for prpasswd, authck, edauth, convuser, still
> not a clear picture.
>
> Note: The system with the place holder (*) does not
> have an /etc/shadow file. Apart from performing
> strings on /var/tcb/files/auth.db, i dont see
> anywhere
> else where passwds are. How else is this enabled?
> I dont use NIS, and run 4.0g.
> Please educate
>
> _Thanks in advance.
>
> Richard
>
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Received on Mon Nov 05 2001 - 14:16:58 NZDT