21 Feb 2012 -- Having exactly same problem, on Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS (32bit PAE)
Just found this report and am now trying the "fix" of apt-get remove libpam-smbpass and will report back success or fail -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/566560 Title: samba server requires smbpasswd -a user constantly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/566560/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
