[Samba] Win 2000 Prof in workgroup with samba 2.2.2

[Christian Barth]

> Hi folks,
> 
> this is the problem:
> we have several Win2000 PRO SP2 working in workgroup (not joining the 
> domain) with a unique local user.
> The server Samba acts with security = user, with no encrypted password
> and keeps the username/password of people who want to connect to it.
> People log on the W2000 with the same username/password kept into samba 
> server but when we map a network drive, the samba server asks for the 
> password (ignoring username/password inserted with log on) and allows 
> the user to mount the area.
> Even if the map is persistent, every time the user logs off, W2000 
> reasks for the password. It seems the the couple username/password used 
> to access the workstation is not passed to the samba server when it try 
> to connect for the first time after log on.
> I know this is not a real problem but it is quite annoying, expecially 
> if workstions own to management people.....

To may knowlage, which is based on NT, this is a normal behavior of 
windows: If you do not use encrypted passwords, windows doesn't store 
the password. Solution: Set up encrypted passwords.

Christian


> 
> Any sugestion?
> 
> regards
> 
> Davide Dozza
> 
> 
> 
> 
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