Date: Fri, 03 Dec 1999 16:33:41 -0800 From: Frankie Li <notme@lvdi.net> To: "Jonathan E. Lyons" <parrothd@midwest.net> Cc: Ken Wills <kenwills@mailbag.com>, Langa Kentane <evablunted@earthling.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Win98 Authentication thru samba Message-ID: <38486165.7C308B96@lvdi.net> References: <3.0.5.32.19991203115627.00b14d80@midwest.net> <3.0.5.32.19991203133732.00b00e90@midwest.net>
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I haven't tried this yet, but there is an option called unix password sync = <bool value> I've heard that this changes the password for the system when smbpasswd is changed. Frankie "Jonathan E. Lyons" wrote: > > But what happends when you add/change user info? Does the encrypted > database update itself, or do you still need to run update it manually or > create a scipt? I haven't looked at the newer version in a while... > > At 12:37 PM 12/3/99 -0600, Ken Wills wrote: > > > >> You need to do one or the other, encrypter passwords or clear passwords, > >> the easist is to change the win98 regisrty to plain text passwords, and > >> reboot. This does open a security risk if your accessing the samba server > >> over unsecure networks such as the internet, you should read the files on > >> encryption from samba for more info... > > > >Actually encrypting passwords is easier these days than making registry > >changes > >everywhere. set 'Encrypted Password = Yes' in smb.conf (using a text editor > >or > >swat), restart samba and then add users (using smbpasswd -a or swat). > > > >> At 07:42 PM 12/3/99 +0200, Langa Kentane wrote: > >> >I can't get my windows 98 clients to authenticate via samba latest on my > >> >freebsd 3.3-R server. Do I need to setup encrypted passwords or is > >> >there some registry setting I can change on window 98 to allow the > >> >clients to authenticate. > > > >Ken > > > >kenwills@mailbag.com > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. > >Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > Jonathan E. Lyons > parrothd@midwest.net Nucleus Consulting > ICQ # 14226912 www.nucleusconsulting.com > Cell # 773-251-1967 A+, MCSE, CCNA, FreeBSD! > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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