= Syntax of master.passwd = The master.passwd is a text file with every line holding exactly one user. ''Note: The user information in master.passwd is a prerequisite for Samba's own user information. One line consists of several fields delimited by a ":". Sample line with all fields: {{{Username:password:UID:GID:Login-Class:Change pw in x sec:Deactivate in x sec:GECOS:HOME:SHELL}}} ||'''Field'''||'''Description'''||'''Recommended value when using Samba'''||'''Example ||Username||Username that should be used to login||Required field||{{{herwig}}} ||Password||Not used currently||Leave empty or add * as value||{{{*}}} ||UID||User-ID||Required, give each user a unique number||{{{110}}} ||GID||Group-ID||Required. If groups are not used, same value as UID||{{{110}}} ||Login-Class||Not used currently||Leave empty||{{{ }}} ||Change pw in x sec||Not used currently||Set to zero (0)||{{{0}}} ||Deactivate pw in x sec||Not used currently||Set to zero (0)||{{{0}}} ||GECOS||Full username||Useful, but not completely supported||{{{Herwig Bauernfeind}}} ||Home||The user's home directory||Enter path(*)||{{{D$/Samba/User/herwig}}} ||Shell||The user's shell||Not used currently||{{{/usr/sbin/nologin}}} With the examples from the above table, a valid line in {{{master.passwd}}} would look like the following line: {{{# This is a comment in master.passwd}}} {{{herwig:*:110:110::0:0:Herwig Bauernfeind:D$/Samba/User/herwig:/usr/sbin/nologin}}} ''Note: You must enter a valid OS/2 path in this field and replace the ":" following the driveletter by a "$", otherwise the ":" would be misinterpreted as a field delimiter resulting in a broken master.passwd.