LDAP and encryption

[Andrew Bartlett]

"Jon L.Gardner" wrote:
> 
> Pop quiz:
> 
> If I configure using the "--with-ldapsam" option, and have "encrypt
> passwords = Yes" in smb.conf, does Samba still maintain a separate set
> of passwords in smbpasswd, or does it authenticate from the LDAP server?

It maintains a seperate set of passwords *in* the LDAP server.

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