[PATCH] Remove pam_smbpass module from Samba source code

Volker Lendecke Volker.Lendecke at SerNet.DE
Fri Jan 23 02:28:16 MST 2015


On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 08:37:39PM +0100, Andreas Schneider wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> as the pam_smbpass module is unmaintained and bit rots. As Volker also 
> suggested, we remove it completely from the Samba source code.
> 
> 
> The same can be achieved using pam_winbind.
> 
> 
> If there is a reason why this can't be removed, please speak up!

Thanks for taking this!

R-b: me.

I'd give it a week before pushing though. And I'd like to
see a deprecation warning in 4.2's WHATSNEW and
announcement.

Volker

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