Piping password to smbpasswd

Question

How can I pipe the new password to smbpasswd so I can automate my installation process.

Answer 1

Thanks to Mark I found the answer:

(echo newpassword; echo confirmNewPassword) | smbpasswd -s

BTW: (echo oldpasswd; echo newpasswd) | smbpasswd -s does not work.

Answer 2

I use the following in one of my scripts:

   echo -ne "$PASS\n$PASS\n" | smbpasswd -a -s $LOGIN

With echo:

-e : escape sequences, like \n

-n : don't add implicit newline at end

With smbpasswd:

-a : add new user

-s : silent

Answer 3

Try something like this:

(echo oldpasswd; echo newpasswd) | smbpasswd -s