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#!/bin/bash

# --- Change domain password ver 0.1
# --- Ideas and comments: [email protected]

# --- Looks for the existance of smbpasswd, if it doesnt't exist (aka OS X Lion)
# --- it will connect to a linux host and run the command from there.
# --- The credentials for the linux box will be hardcoded into this script and
# --- the linux host in question should have a restricted shell for security sake.

# Command usage
USAGE="Usage: `basename $0` username\nExample: `basename $0` jdoe\n\nMake sure your VPN is connected"

# Make sure the user provided a username
if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
  echo -e $USAGE >&2
  exit 1
fi


# look for passwd locally and decide if we can continue here
PASSWDPATH=`whereis smbpasswd`
if [[ -z "PASSWDPATH" ]]; then
  echo "smbpasswd found in system, continuing locally -- $PASSWDPATH --"
  smbpasswd -U <uid> -r <domain controller>
else
  echo "smbpasswd not found, establishing connection with a remote system, $1."
  ssh -t $1 "smbpasswd -U <uid> -r <domain controller>"
fi