[Samba] Can someone explain SMB passwords?

[Paul D. DeRocco]

> From: Volker Lendecke [mailto:Volker.Lendecke at SerNet.DE] 
> 
> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 01:24:52AM -0700, Paul D. DeRocco wrote:
> > > From: Volker Lendecke [mailto:Volker.Lendecke at SerNet.DE] 
> > > 
> > > There is also the "username map" parameter, using which you
> > > can for example say
> > > 
> > > username map = /etc/samba/usermap
> > > 
> > > and then open a file named /etc/samba/username with a single
> > > line containing
> > > 
> > > root = *
> > 
> > That looks like just the ticket. But I still need to know 
> which of the
> > following three things is true:
> > 
> > 1) I can rely on Unix authentication and not even bother 
> with SMB passwords,
> > if I don't mind telling the clients the local root password.
> > 
> > 2) I can use smbpasswd to assign a different client 
> password, so I can keep
> > the local root password secret from the clients.
> > 
> > 3) I must use smbpasswd and assign the same password as the 
> local root
> > password.
> 
> 2) is correct.

This all worked very nicely. Thanks for your help.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco at ix.netcom.com