Login from NTWorkstation 4

[jonalee at kalsoft.online.sh.cn]

Add user account into smbpasswd to type password?
But how does a admin know everyone's password?


----- Original Message -----
From: David Bannon <D.Bannon at latrobe.edu.au>
To: <jonalee at kalsoft.online.sh.cn>; Multiple recipients of list SAMBA-NTDOM
<samba-ntdom at samba.org>
Sent: Friday, September 24, 1999 9:53 AM
Subject: Re: Login from NTWorkstation 4


> At 11:44 AM 24/09/1999 +1000, jonalee at kalsoft.online.sh.cn wrote:
>
> >I successfully add my NT Workstation into that domain (NT Workstation 4
with
> >SP4 and IE5 installed)
> >The question is that do I have to add my login name into smbpasswd file
then
> >I can login?
>
> Yes, the workstation being allowed tp join is a totally different thing to
> authenticating whoever is using the workstation.
>
>
> >
> >Another question is that when I use the following command:
> >#smbpasswd -a myname
> >It prompt for password. I follow the document type ENTER. But the
smbpasswd
> >think it's null password.
>
> You should type your password when prompted for your passwd. Where do the
> docs suggest you should put in a NULL password ?
>
>
> >(When I type the password, it tell me it's wrong).
>
> I should hope so !
>
> David
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