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# smbpasswd
> Add/remove a Samba user or change its password.
> Samba users must have an existing local Unix account.
> More information: <https://manned.org/smbpasswd.8>.
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- Change the current user's SMB password:
`smbpasswd`
- Add a specified user to Samba and set password (user should already exist in system):
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`sudo smbpasswd -a {{username}}`
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- Modify an existing Samba user's password:
`sudo smbpasswd {{username}}`
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- Delete a Samba user (use `pdbedit` instead if the Unix account has been deleted):
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`sudo smbpasswd -x {{username}}`