> jeff martin wrote:
>
> *encrypt passwords = no
>
> Please note that this setting only works for Win95 OSR1
> clients. OSR2 clients, Windows98, and Windows NT SP3 and up,
> use encrypted passwords for authentification purposes. If
> your network consists of such clients, you have to say 'yes'
> here and create a local password file using smbpasswd
> containing entries for all NetBIOS names on your network.
> Read man smbpasswd and ENCRYPTION.txt for more. If you are
> going to use anonymous shares only anyway, you don't have to
> bother.
> *
> *can anyone give me an url where i can find that
> encryption.txt file please.
> *
jeff....or you can apply one of the below patches to the
windows reg files and avoid all of that.
/usr/doc/samba-2.0.6/docs/NT4_PlainPassword.reg
/usr/doc/samba-2.0.6/docs/Win2000_PlainPassword.reg
/usr/doc/samba-2.0.6/docs/Win95_PlainPassword.reg
/usr/doc/samba-2.0.6/docs/Win98_PlainPassword.reg
Alan
