Using Samba -- domain logins

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

On Tue, 4 Jan 2000, Richard Sharpe wrote:

> At 07:11 AM 1/5/00 +1100, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
> >> 
> >>         Sure: it's almost independant of security level:
> >>         1) It doesn't work at all in security = share
> >>         2) It works in security = user, server and domain
> >> 
> >> [Question the code implies this is true: is it?
> >> That's Jason's primary question, which I discuss below.]
> >
> >only if encrypt passwords = yes.
> 
> Hmmm, I am not sure if I have mis-understood, but I thought the following
> was true:
> 
>    security = share
>    domain logons = yes
> 
> is of no use, as it has no meaning.
> 
>    security = user
>    domain logons = yes
> 
> Works whether or not you have encrypt passwords = yes for Win9x clients
> (may need the Plain_Password reg files installed for plaintext passwords).

to win95?  yes, that makes sense.  win95 doesn't _have_ the concept of
domain logons in it, so that would work.  if anyone wants to argue with
the first part of the previous sentence, that's fine by me: you'll just
get short answers :)
 
> I have a site that does this now.
> 
>    security = {domain, server}
>    domain logons = yes
> 
> required encrypted passwords ...

sorry, folks, i've been thinking NT for too long :)