encrypt passwords = yes

[The DJ]

> 
> 
> On Tue, 7 Aug 2001, Gerald Carter wrote:
> 
>> On Tue, 7 Aug 2001, Rafal Szczesniak wrote:
>> 
>>> I've observed the following situation:
>>> Explicitly setting encrypted passwords to "yes" makes smbd
>>> using NT password hash and authentication works fine. When I
>>> comment "encrypted passwords" out, smbd checks password
>>> against Lanman hash and everytime authentication fails

I have experienced the same thing. Windows 2000 and NT machines.

DJ

>> No.  'encrypt passwords = no' checks against /etc/passwd.
>> My guess is that ytou are using MD5 passwords in /etc/shadow
>> and didn't enable --with-pam when compiling (or did not
>> create /etc/pam.d/samba)
> 
> So, the log message 'Defaulting to Lanman password for XYZ'
> means that smbd is checking my password hash against Lanman
> hash in smbpasswd(5) or /etc/shadow ?
> If I leave smb.conf(5) without "encrypt passwords" then it
> should be set (by smbd run-time) to "yes". What is the
> default hash the smbd uses then ?
> 
> I assume, samba is compiled without any special parameters.
> 
> 
> cheers,
> 
> Rafal 'Mimir' Szczesniak <mimir at spin.ict.pwr.wroc.pl>   |
> *BSD, Linux and Samba                                  /
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