On Thu, 2012-03-01 at 14:55 +0100, Stefan (metze) Metzmacher wrote: > Hi Andrew, > > > After feedback from my previous proposal, I am proposing to totally > > remove security=share from Samba 4.0. security=share has been > > deprecated since Samba 3.6. > > > > The attached patch shows the removal (a lot of complex code is going > > away, which I think is a very good thing). > > > > Naturally, full user-name/password authentication remain available in > > security=user and above. > > > > The rationale is that for the bulk of security=share users, we just we > > need a very simple way to run a 'trust the network' Samba server, where > > users mark shares as guest ok. This is still supported, and the > > smb.conf options are documented at > > https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Public_Samba_Server > > > > At the same time, I want to close the door on one of the most arcane > > areas of Samba authentication. > > > > If you have any concerns about this, please let me know, > > > Please add a tombstone like we have for NT_STATUS_NOPROBLEMO to > SEC_SHARE :-)
I won't repost it to the list, but rest assured that a suitable memorial will be inscribed. :-) > And wait a few more days for comments... Certainly, Andrew Bartlett -- Andrew Bartlett http://samba.org/~abartlet/ Authentication Developer, Samba Team http://samba.org -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
