pdbedit

List all Samba users with their settings

$ sudo pdbedit --list --verbose

$ sudo pdbedit --user [username] --create

$ sudo pdbedit --user [username] --delete

$ sudo pdbedit --user [username] --bad-password-count-reset

pdbedit [options]

pdbedit manages the Samba user database (SAM database), allowing administrators to add, modify, and delete Samba user accounts. It provides more detailed control than smbpasswd, including access to user flags, password policies, and database import/export.
Users must exist in the Unix system before being added to Samba. The tool can operate on different passdb backends including tdbsam (default) and ldapsam for LDAP integration.

-L, --list

List all Samba user accounts

Enable verbose listing mode

Specify the user to operate on

Add a new user account (prompts for password)

Delete specified user account

Reset bad password count for user

Read password from stdin

Use smbpasswd-style output

Export user database to stdout

Import user database from stdin

Use specified passdb backend

Display or change account policy

Reset account policies to default

Requires root privileges. User must exist in Unix passwd database before adding to Samba. For simple user management, smbpasswd may be easier. Backend configuration depends on smb.conf settings.

Part of the Samba suite since Samba 3.0, replacing older password database tools. Provides a unified interface for managing various Samba passdb backends as Samba moved away from the legacy smbpasswd file format.

smbpasswd(8), smb.conf(5), samba(7)