Hi!

For some reason unknown to me, I'm completely unable to change
my Samba password using smbpasswd. I always get:

[19:57:36 alexander@server:~] $ smbpasswd
Old SMB password:
New SMB password:
Retype new SMB password:
machine 127.0.0.1 rejected the password change: Error was : RAP86: The specified password is invalid.
Failed to change password for alexander

Despite the error message, I'm sure that the specifid
password *is* valid - I copy'n'pasted it and thus cannot
have a typo.

Why is the system nonetheless telling me, that the password
is wrong?

Thanks a lot,
Alexander

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[20:11:49 alexander@server:~] $ testparm -V
Version 3.0.20
[20:11:51 alexander@server:~] $ uname -a
Linux server 2.6.12-ck6.014.reiser4.nfsv4.inotify.no-posix.bsd #1 Mon Aug 22 21:08:17 CEST 2005 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux

[20:05:03 alexander@server:/etc/samba] $ testparm
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
Processing section "[homes]"
Processing section "[printers]"
Processing section "[pdf-drucker]"
Processing section "[Server]"
Loaded services file OK.
Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions

[global]
workgroup = EUROPE
server string = Samba Server %v auf %h
interfaces = eth1, lo
bind interfaces only = Yes
security = SHARE
map to guest = Bad User
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
unix password sync = Yes
log level = 1 passdb:3 auth:3 winbind:2
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 1024
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192 IPTOS_LOWDELAY
printcap name = /etc/samba/printcap
ldap ssl = no
printing = bsd
print command = lpr -r -P'%p' %s
lpq command = lpq -P'%p'
lprm command = lprm -P'%p' %j

[homes]
comment = Private Verzeichnisse
read only = No
browseable = No

[printers]
comment = Alle Drucker
path = /var/spool/samba
create mask = 0700
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
browseable = No

[pdf-drucker]
comment = PDF Drucker
path = /var/tmp
create mask = 0700
printable = Yes
print command = /etc/samba/print-pdf %s ~%u/PDF-Prints //%L/%u/PDF-Prints %m %I "%J" &

[Server]
comment = Verzeichnisse auf dem Server
path = /Shares
read only = No
volume = Shares für Windows
fstype = Samba
fake directory create times = Yes

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testparm -vs output available at http://stuff.alexander.skwar.name/sa...stparm_-vs.txt
Log at http://stuff.alexander.skwar.name/sa.../log.127.0.0.1
smbpasswd -D 10 output at http://stuff.alexander.skwar.name/sa..._10_output.txt

Alexander Skwar

PS: Crosspost comp.os.linux.misc,comp.protocols.smb
Followup-To comp.protocols.smb