--- samba-3.0.20pre1/source/nsswitch/#winbindd_group.c~	2005-06-22 15:08:05.000000000 -0400

+++ samba-3.0.20pre1/source/nsswitch/winbindd_group.c	2005-06-22 15:08:05.000000000 -0400

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@

 	/* Group name and password */

 	safe_strcpy(gr->gr_name, full_group_name, sizeof(gr->gr_name) - 1);

-	safe_strcpy(gr->gr_passwd, "x", sizeof(gr->gr_passwd) - 1);

+	safe_strcpy(gr->gr_passwd, "*", sizeof(gr->gr_passwd) - 1);

 	return True;

 }