smbpasswd file NFS sharable?

[Gary Algier]

If I want to make two servers use the same encrypted passwords can I
share the smbpasswd file via NFS?  Will updates/locking work correctly?
Is there an alternative?  Can LDAP/PAM use encrypted passwords?

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