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pdbedit

Edit the Samba user database. For simple user add/remove/password, you can also use smbpasswd. More information: https://manned.org/pdbedit.
  • List all Samba users (use verbose flag to show their settings):
    sudo pdbedit --list --verbose
  • Add an existing Unix user to Samba (will prompt for password):
    sudo pdbedit --user {{username}} --create
  • Remove a Samba user:
    sudo pdbedit --user {{username}} --delete
  • Reset a Samba user's failed password counter:
    sudo pdbedit --user {{username}} --bad-password-count-reset

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