[linux-cifs-client] Mounting without password?

[Martin Koeppe]

Hello Steve,

On Thu, 18 May 2006, Steven French wrote:

> Not sure how the quotes (") are treated around the username
>
> I will take a look at null passwords vs. empty passwords in the new 
> sessionsetup rewrite that I am doing now but I would like to know if 
> anyone has any observations on Windows servers - how to define users 
> with
>
>      a) no password
>      b) passwordnotreq (password not required - see NET USER command
> documentation)
>      c) a password of a single null byte and what happens in these 
> cases

if I remember right, on Windows XP remote users (file sharing or even 
remote desktop) must have a non-empty password.
Curently the only thing I found is MS KB 304040, the almost last 
sentence:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304040/EN-US/

    Behavior that is not caused by turning on Simple File Sharing:

    Remote users cannot authenticate by using an account that has a
    blank password. This authentication is configured separately.

Maybe this helps a little.

Martin


> Steve French
> Senior Software Engineer
> Linux Technology Center - IBM Austin
> phone: 512-838-2294
> email: sfrench at-sign us dot ibm dot com