On Mon, 2004-08-23 at 14:26, Sigmund Straumsnes wrote: > >How can i configure samba to use /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow for the samba > >passwords? > >I dont want to use smbpasswd for samba and would like it to just get its > >passwords from unix OS. > > > >Im running solaris8 and samba 3. > > > >thanks! > > Add > encrypt passwords = no > to smb.conf. > > If you have Windows clients, you may have to add a registry key > (EnablePlainTextPasswords=1 under > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\VNETSUP or > something similar). This ensures that the Windows clients don't encrypt > the passwords before transfering them.
Of course, this is not enabled by default for good reason, and MS doesn't test in this mode. For this reason, there are a number of bugs that have been described - starting with the mandatory authentication popup, and also the nasty 'reconnection' effects. It is better to setup an smbpasswd file. Andrew Bartlett
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