chsmbcred Command

Purpose

Changes the password for a specific server-user entry that is stored in the /etc/smbcred file to allow future mount operation of SMB client shares with stored credentials.

Syntax

chsmbcred -s server_name -u user_name [-p password]

Description

When you run the chsmbcred command, you must specify a server name and a username, and optionally specify a password. If the credentials for the specified server-user set is found in the /etc/smbcred file, the command line prompts for a password to replace the existing password if the password is not specified with the -p flag. The password is read as hidden input and is stored in an encrypted format in the /etc/smbcred file.

Flags

-s server_name

Specifies the name of the remote host, which is a Server Message Block (SMB) server. The server_name parameter can be provided as a hostname, an IP address, or a fully qualified domain name.

-u user_name

Specifies the username whose password is changing for access to the specified remote host.

-p password

Specifies the new password for the specified username on the specified remote host.

Exit status

0

The command completed successfully.

>0

An error occurred.

Examples

• To change the password that is stored in the /etc/smbcred file for user1 to mount the file system on the xxx.in.ibm.com server, enter the following command:

  chsmbcred -s xxx.in.ibm.com -u user1

Location

/usr/sbin/chsmbcred

Files

/etc/smbcred

Stores the SMB client file system credentials.