Hello all,

I do not believe that I have seen these questions about Samba asked before, so here goes...

I have a samba server running as a domain controller with Windows XP computers connecting into it. For some reason, after about four months of having the system up and running, it is asking the users to change their passwords because they have expired. Is there a setting in samba.conf to turn that off? OR that will alteast allow me to choose how long their passwords are good for?

Also, the network gets Internet access through a Verizon DSL connection, which is hooked into a LinkSys 8 port Cable/DSL Router. For some reason, everytime the DSL connection goes down and then comes back up the whole network colapses. No one can do anything, including log on, off or save and access files. Well, let me refrase that...they can do those things but it take literally 10 minutes for one simple thing. Anyone have any ideas as to why this is happening?

Thank you,
David

Part 1: Most likely Samba is pulling this from the /etc/passwd file. If you UNIX system itself is set to time out passwords Samba will as well. I have been running a similar Samba set up for 1 year straight.

Part 2: Huh? Are you passing through the DHCP requests to the Cable/DSL service? Otherwise if you are running NAT (( 192.168.x.x )) there would be no reason for this.

Check the manual for your modem/router. I think it defaults to DCHP server mode. I had a similar problem.

BTW. If someone hooks up a laptop running Windows 2000 that can really cause similar problems when it's disconnected, because of it's server roots it trys to take over the DCHP service. That one took forever to figure out.


God bless,
Al

Thanks for your help guys...

On the router, I did have DHCP enabled and didn't intend for it to be that way. I disabled it and things seem to be working fine so far. As far as the password expiring problem goes...how can I diable this on the linux box?

Thanks again,
David