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== Samba bad lockout attempt Password Policy ==
== Samba bad lockout attempt Password Policy Implemented at Curiocrafts ==
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Take Backup of smb.conf
Take Backup of smb.conf


cp -pvr /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf_20thsept
cp -pvr /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf_20thsept




//To list details of the account//
=To list details of the account=


pdbedit -v username
pdbedit -v username




//To check Password Policy 'bad lockout attempt'//
=To check Password Policy 'bad lockout attempt'=


pdbedit -P "bad lockout attempt"
pdbedit -P "bad lockout attempt"


output:- account policy value for bad lockout attempt is 0
output:- account policy value for bad lockout attempt is 0




//set policy to maximum 3 attempts//
=set policy to maximum 3 attempts=


pdbedit -P "bad lockout attempt" -C 3
pdbedit -P "bad lockout attempt" -C 3


output:- account policy value for bad lockout attempt was 0
output:- account policy value for bad lockout attempt was 0
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//To check account lockup duration//
=To check account lockup duration=


pdbedit -P "lockout duration"
pdbedit -P "lockout duration"


output:- account policy "lockout duration" description: Lockout duration in minutes (default: 30, -1 => forever)
output:- account policy "lockout duration" description: Lockout duration in minutes (default: 30, -1 => forever)
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//To change account lockup duration//
=To change account lockup duration=


pdbedit -P "lockout duration" -C 45
pdbedit -P "lockout duration" -C 45


Output:- account policy "lockout duration" description: Lockout duration in minutes (default: 30, -1 => forever)
Output:- account policy "lockout duration" description: Lockout duration in minutes (default: 30, -1 => forever)
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//To unlock a locked account//
=To unlock a locked account=


pdbedit -r -c "[]" username
pdbedit -r -c "[]" username

Revision as of 11:25, 21 September 2013

Samba bad lockout attempt Password Policy Implemented at Curiocrafts

Take Backup of smb.conf

cp -pvr /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf_20thsept


To list details of the account

pdbedit -v username


To check Password Policy 'bad lockout attempt'

pdbedit -P "bad lockout attempt"

output:- account policy value for bad lockout attempt is 0


set policy to maximum 3 attempts

pdbedit -P "bad lockout attempt" -C 3

output:- account policy value for bad lockout attempt was 0 account policy value for bad lockout attempt is now 3


To check account lockup duration

pdbedit -P "lockout duration"

output:- account policy "lockout duration" description: Lockout duration in minutes (default: 30, -1 => forever) account policy "lockout duration" value is: 30


To change account lockup duration

pdbedit -P "lockout duration" -C 45

Output:- account policy "lockout duration" description: Lockout duration in minutes (default: 30, -1 => forever) account policy "lockout duration" value was: 30 account policy "lockout duration" value is now: 45


To unlock a locked account

pdbedit -r -c "[]" username