1 <samba:parameter name="unix password sync"
4 advanced="1" developer="1"
5 xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
7 <para>This boolean parameter controls whether Samba
8 attempts to synchronize the UNIX password with the SMB password
9 when the encrypted SMB password in the smbpasswd file is changed.
10 If this is set to <constant>yes</constant> the program specified in the <parameter moreinfo="none">passwd
11 program</parameter> parameter is called <emphasis>AS ROOT</emphasis> -
12 to allow the new UNIX password to be set without access to the
13 old UNIX password (as the SMB password change code has no
14 access to the old password cleartext, only the new).</para>
17 <related>passwd program</related>
18 <related>passwd chat</related>
20 <value type="default">no</value>