Changing a Password Server user password from Win client

[Anonymous]

I have searched everything I can find and can find no reference to this problem — perhaps someone can help —

I have a OS X 10.2 server setup to provide a shared netinfo domain and use open directory and the password server to authenticate users, this all seems to work fine …

However, I can not figure out how a user on a windows client machine can change the password that is stored at the password server for his own account.

Does anyone know how, or if this can be done?

[peterapp]

Glade you got that far, I have been attempting for weeks just to get my one pc to gain access to the Mac server x.
I have been getting stuck on user name rustication. The PC lets me type a password but no user name. Any suggestions.

Thanks, if I hear of a method to change a password from the pc I will forwarded it to you.

The mac os x server latest version as of 12-13-2002
Works fine when being accessed from a mac running jaguar. But when services are turned on for a windows (Microsoft) system, a windows based computer will see the server x but only asks for a password not a user name. Hence, no connections to the server from the PC can take place. I turned on the password server (user password type set to password server) and still no Microsoft access. The mac can see both smb pc access and mac normal access.

Anyone with any ideals to get the pc windows me, 2000, XP to access the server would be fantastic. Apple blames Microsoft, Microsoft blames apple and around I go.

Thanks.

Glade you got that far, I have been attempting for weeks just to get my one pc to gain access to the Mac server x.
I have been getting stuck on user name rustication. The PC lets me type a password but no user name. Any suggestions.

Thanks, if I hear of a method to change a password from the pc I will forwarded it to you.

[papastanley]

Hi,

I’m chasing this win client password issue as well – I want user passwords to be changed if need be by the windoze users themselves.

As far as the other problems for win user access, I found things were more consistent with OS X Server 10.2.4 patch applied. Password server can be flakey. I have Windows users access working ok now.

Also note that Password server MUST be used for win clients to smb, otherwise I believe you have to configure each client for clear text passwords (in registry I believe).

Note that sometimes you need to “switch” the password setting on and off again for the user account to take it’s new PS managed password, the bummer is you have to enter the password manually when you switch back to PS for the User.

Peterapp – Your problem with no username might be related to the current windows user logged in to the PC, it will give the name when connecting, if the name matches on the OS X Server but the pass doesn’t then win2K just asks you for the password – I see this on our windoze network occasionally. What I did to test was to setup a dummy local user on the PC who did not exist at all on the OS X Server, log in as them, then browse to the share, then you should get a user and pass challenge.

HTH 🙂

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