smbpasswd

linux

Add/remove a Samba user or change its password. Samba users must have an existing local Unix account.

Examples (4)

Change the current user's SMB password

smbpasswd

Add a specified user to Samba and set password (user should already exist in system)

sudo smbpasswd -a username

Modify an existing Samba user's password

sudo smbpasswd username

Delete a Samba user (use `pdbedit` instead if the Unix account has been deleted)

sudo smbpasswd -x username