--- smbd/chgpasswd.c	Fri Feb 25 12:59:26 2005
+++ smbd/chgpasswd.c.N	Wed Mar 16 11:34:28 2005
@@ -747,8 +747,8 @@
 	static uchar null_pw[16];
 	static uchar null_ntpw[16];
 	SAM_ACCOUNT *sampass = NULL;
-	char *password_encrypted;
-	const char *encryption_key;
+	unsigned char *password_encrypted;
+	const unsigned char *encryption_key;
 	const uint8 *lanman_pw, *nt_pw;
 	uint16 acct_ctrl;
 	uint32 new_pw_len;
--- libsmb/smbencrypt.c	Fri Feb 25 12:59:33 2005
+++ libsmb/smbencrypt.c.N	Wed Mar 16 11:34:48 2005
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@
  *new_pw_len is the length in bytes of the possibly mulitbyte
  returned password including termination.
 ************************************************************/
-BOOL decode_pw_buffer(char in_buffer[516], char *new_pwrd,
+BOOL decode_pw_buffer(unsigned char in_buffer[516], char *new_pwrd,
 		      int new_pwrd_size, uint32 *new_pw_len,
 		      int string_flags)
 {
--- rpc_server/srv_samr_nt.c	Fri Mar 11 08:47:04 2005
+++ rpc_server/srv_samr_nt.c.N	Wed Mar 16 11:35:05 2005
@@ -2900,7 +2900,7 @@
 
 	acct_ctrl = pdb_get_acct_ctrl(pwd);
 
-	if (!decode_pw_buffer((char*)id23->pass, plaintext_buf, 256, &len, STR_UNICODE)) {
+	if (!decode_pw_buffer(id23->pass, plaintext_buf, 256, &len, STR_UNICODE)) {
 		pdb_free_sam(&pwd);
 		return False;
  	}
@@ -2951,7 +2951,7 @@
  set_user_info_pw
  ********************************************************************/
 
-static BOOL set_user_info_pw(char *pass, SAM_ACCOUNT *pwd)
+static BOOL set_user_info_pw(unsigned char *pass, SAM_ACCOUNT *pwd)
 {
 	uint32 len;
 	pstring plaintext_buf;
@@ -3097,7 +3097,7 @@
 
 			dump_data(100, (char *)ctr->info.id24->pass, 516);
 
-			if (!set_user_info_pw((char *)ctr->info.id24->pass, pwd))
+			if (!set_user_info_pw(ctr->info.id24->pass, pwd))
 				r_u->status = NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED;
 			break;