NAME¶
smbldap-passwd - change user password
SYNOPSIS¶
smbldap-passwd [-?|--help|-s|-u] [name]
DESCRIPTION¶
smbldap-passwd changes passwords for user accounts. A normal user may only
change the password for their own account, the super user may change the
password for any account.
If option -s specified then changed only samba password. If options -u specified
then changed only UNIX password. With no options then changed both - UNIX and
samba passwords.
Password Changes The user is first prompted for their old password, if one is
present. This password is then tested against the stored password by binding
to the server. The user has only one chance to enter the correct passwword.
The super user is permitted to bypass this step so that forgotten passwords
may be changed. The user is then prompted for a replacement password. As a
general guideline, passwords should consist of 6 to 8 characters including one
or more from each of following sets:
Lower case alphabetics
Upper case alphabetics
Digits 0 thru 9
Punctuation marks
Password will prompt again and compare the second entry against the first. Both
entries are require to match in order for the password to be changed.
SEE ALSO¶
passwd(1)