Clear text passwords on Windows NT5 beta 2?

[Tom Alverson]

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Subject:        	Clear text passwords on Windows NT5 beta 2?
Date sent:      	Thu, 28 Jan 1999 01:23:08 +1100

> 
> 
> Hi!
> Since we are using Samba to connect to AFS filespace, we need to provide
> Samba with the clear text version of the password.
> 
> How could this be achieved in Windows NT5 beta2? I did no find this trick
> mentioned in the archive ...
> 
> Thanks and regards!
> Axel
> _______________________________________________________________
> 
>   Axel Tanner
>   IBM Zurich Research Laboratory    email: axs at zurich.ibm.com
> _______________________________________________________________
> 
> 

The location of this key in the registry has changed from NT4 to 
Win2000.  The new way of setting this is:


Key:  
HKLM\system\currentcontrolset\services\LanmanWorkStation\para
metersValue 
name: EnablePlainTextPassword
Data type: REG_DWORD
Data: 1
(binary)

Reboot required to take effect.


Tom Alverson