[Samba] Ubuntu 12.04 samba update

Sun Apr 24 11:24:04 UTC 2016

Michael Lueck wrote:
> I face the same sort of issue with Ubuntu 12.04.
>
> The Ubuntu security updates this week have killed the ability to log on to the Samba NT4 style domain from back level Windows clients.
>
> Our configuration does not have any LDAP, we run with the smbpasswd passdb backend. Just very simple. Anyway, here is our smb.conf... please suggest what we must change in order to restore logins.

I spotted an issue in the log of the new Samba build, so opened a defect report:

"Changes to Samba packages for April 12 prevent legacy Windows clients from logging in to NT4 style domain"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574228

I am thankful,

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Michael Lueck
Lueck Data Systems
http://www.lueckdatasystems.com/