[Samba] passwd sync - troubles

[Andrew Bartlett]

Terry Davis wrote:
> 
> Indeed I am running with 'encrypt passwords = yes'.  When windows sends
> the OLD password across, what format is it in?  In other words, should
> it be matched with my lmpasswd, ntpasswd, or clear in the ldap?  I am
> considering sniffing this problem out.  I am 100% certain I did not
> mistype the password as I changed and re-typed it close to 20 times
> (while examining logs and such).
> 
> Just to be more clear, I am using the 'passwords' utility in windows 98
> and checking 'windows networking' to change the local and smb/ldap
> password.

For anything other than win98 you don't get the old password at all. 
You just get an indication that the user knew it becouse the new
password decypted correctly.  For win98 I think you get them both in
plaintext.  See the calls in lanman.c.

Andrew Bartlett

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