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How to automatically add smb user when unix user added

Dear Expert,

How to automatically add smb user when unix user added? .. I am running samba on FC5..?

Thanks & Regards
Winanjaya

I use Webmin to manage the various server on my boxes and within the Samba page there are several options pertaining to syncing UNIX users and SAMBA users. I looked at my config file and the only obvious line in it the appears to deal with this situation is:

Code:

unix password sync = yes

However, I'll post the entire GLOBAL section of my config in case it's something else.

Code:

        log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log

        ldap ssl = no

        socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192

        interfaces = 10.0.50.0/24 127.0.0.1

        bind interfaces only = yes

        hosts allow = 10.0.50. 10.0.60. 127.

        security = user

        local master = yes

        preferred master = yes

        domain master = Yes

        encrypt passwords = yes

        passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u

        wins support = Yes

        netbios aliases = PROFILE, SERVER

        writeable = yes

        printing = lprng

        server string = munged

        unix password sync = yes

        workgroup = munged

        os level = 64

        create mode = 660

        directory mode = 770

        log level = 1

HTH

J

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonwatson

The password sync only works with syncing passwords. it won't add a user to samba when you add a user to the unix/linux system. I would edit the /usr/sbin/adduser script, if it has one. At the very end of the script just before it exits place this:

Code:

smbpasswd -a "$LOGIN"

After the unix account had been created you will then asked for the samba password for the user. This only works if you add a user by the command line, not sure how to do this with a gui.

Hmm...I don't have that line in my /usr/sbin/adduser file and I have UNIX/SAMAB user sync working.

Maybe the best place to ask would be around the Webmin forums. I know that checking the approrpiate boxes in Webmin activates this functionality but I admit to now knowing how it does it. It would be interesting to know.