1 <samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
2 <term><anchor id="UNIXPASSWORDSYNC"/>unix password sync (G)</term>
3 <listitem><para>This boolean parameter controls whether Samba
4 attempts to synchronize the UNIX password with the SMB password
5 when the encrypted SMB password in the smbpasswd file is changed.
6 If this is set to <constant>yes</constant> the program specified in the <parameter moreinfo="none">passwd
7 program</parameter>parameter is called <emphasis>AS ROOT</emphasis> -
8 to allow the new UNIX password to be set without access to the
9 old UNIX password (as the SMB password change code has no
10 access to the old password cleartext, only the new).</para>
12 <para>See also <link linkend="PASSWDPROGRAM"><parameter moreinfo="none">passwd
13 program</parameter></link>, <link linkend="PASSWDCHAT"><parameter moreinfo="none">
14 passwd chat</parameter></link>.</para>
16 <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">unix password sync = no</command></para>