[linux-cifs-client] Mounting OS/2 shares with cifs

[Ganael LAPLANCHE]

On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:47:18 -0400, Jeff Layton wrote

Hi,

> This should work with current CIFS, but you'll need to build the
> client's kernel with CONFIG_CIFS_WEAK_PW_HASH enabled, and enable
> LANMAN passwords in SecurityMode. OS/2 doesn't support anything more
> secure than LANMAN passwords, AFAIK.

Unfortunately, there are still issues using these options. Trying to mount a
Netapp share using LDAP authentication (password must then be sent as
clear-text) leads to a failure. See :

http://lists.samba.org/archive/linux-cifs-client/2008-March/002715.html
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5319

Is someone working on that ?

Ganaël LAPLANCHE
ganael.laplanche at martymac.com
http://www.martymac.com