[Pkg-samba-maint] Bug#697107: samba4: password for the Samba administrator user is not set correct

[Frank Skorczyk]

Package: samba4
Version: 4.0.0+dfsg1-1
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

the password set in the dialog cannot be used.

┌──────────────────────────┤ Samba Server ├──────────────────────────┐
│ If this field is left blank, a random password will be generated.  │
│                                                                    │
│ A password can be set later by running, as root:                   │
│                                                                    │
│  $ samba-tool user setpassword administrator                       │
│                                                                    │
│ New password for the Samba "administrator" user:                   │
│                                                                    │
│ *********_________________________________________________________ │
│                                                                    │
│                               <Ok>                                 │
│                                                                    │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

┌───────────────────┤ Samba Server ├───────────────────┐
│                                                      │
│                                                      │
│ Repeat password for the Samba "administrator" user:  │
│                                                      │
│ *********___________________________________________ │
│                                                      │
│                        <Ok>                          │
│                                                      │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

=> the password cannot be used

root at dc43:~# samba-tool user setpassword administrator
New Password:
Changed password OK
root at dc43:~#

=> this works

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.0
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages samba4 depends on:
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]  1.5.49
ii  libasn1-8-heimdal      1.6~git20120403+dfsg1-2
ii  libattr1               1:2.4.46-8
ii  libbsd0                0.4.2-1
ii  libc6                  2.16-0experimental1
ii  libcomerr2             1.42.5-1
ii  libdcerpc-server0      4.0.0+dfsg1-1
ii  libdcerpc0             4.0.0+dfsg1-1
ii  libgensec0             4.0.0+dfsg1-1
ii  libhdb9-heimdal        1.6~git20120403+dfsg1-2
ii  libkdc2-heimdal        1.6~git20120403+dfsg1-2
ii  libkrb5-26-heimdal     1.6~git20120403+dfsg1-2
ii  libldb1                1:1.1.13-1
ii  libndr-standard0       4.0.0+dfsg1-1
ii  libndr0                4.0.0+dfsg1-1
ii  libpopt0               1.16-7
ii  libpython2.7           2.7.3-12
ii  libroken18-heimdal     1.6~git20120403+dfsg1-2
ii  libsamba-credentials0  4.0.0+dfsg1-1
ii  libsamba-hostconfig0   4.0.0+dfsg1-1
ii  libsamba-util0         4.0.0+dfsg1-1
ii  libsamdb0              4.0.0+dfsg1-1
ii  libsmbclient-raw0      4.0.0+dfsg1-1
ii  libtalloc2             2.0.7+git20120207-1
ii  libtdb1                1.2.10-2
ii  libtevent0             0.9.17-1
ii  python                 2.7.3-3
ii  python-dnspython       1.10.0-1
ii  python-samba           4.0.0+dfsg1-1
ii  samba-dsdb-modules     4.0.0+dfsg1-1
ii  samba4-common-bin      4.0.0+dfsg1-1
ii  tdb-tools              1.2.10-2

Versions of packages samba4 recommends:
ii  attr        1:2.4.46-8
ii  bind9       1:9.9.2.dfsg.P1-1
ii  bind9utils  1:9.9.2.dfsg.P1-1
ii  ldb-tools   1:1.1.13-1

Versions of packages samba4 suggests:
pn  ntp           <none>
pn  phpldapadmin  <none>
pn  samba-gtk     <none>
pn  swat2         <none>

-- debconf information:
  samba4/upgrade-from-v3: true
* samba4/server-role: domain controller
  samba4/password_mismatch:
  samba4/realm: TESTDOM.INTERN