[Samba] Attempting to access LDAP backend gives "Strong(er) Authentication Required"

[Achim Gottinger]

Am 12.07.2016 um 23:39 schrieb David "Buzz" Carlson:
> I am attempting to access the in-built LDAP backend to use for
> authentication for an external web app.  When connecting to the server, an
> error is returned "Strong(er) authentication is required (8) for user"
>
> Google suggests that this is due to the fact that simple authentication is
> not enabled on the LDAP server.  This web app, however, does not support
> SASL.
>
> So, is it possible to enable simple authentication to the samba's LDAP
> services?
>
> Buzz
ldap server require strong auth = no

or convince your webapp to use TLS and point to samba's ca certificate 
(/var/lib/samba/private/tls/ca.crt) or accept any cert.