[Samba] [Announce] Samba 4.7.0 Available for Download

[Rowland Penny]

On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 13:27:03 -0400
lingpanda101 via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:

> On 9/21/2017 1:18 PM, Rowland Penny via samba wrote:
> > On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 12:40:57 -0400
> > lingpanda101 via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> >
> >> I'm not understanding the change to 'ntlm auth' parameter. It's
> >> says default is now ntlmv2-only as a value.  So this takes the
> >> place of 'ntlm auth = no'(ie. ntlm auth = ntlmv2-only)? Using the
> >> value of 'yes' is OK(ie. ntlm auth = yes)?  Thanks.
> >>
> > If you read the smb.conf manpage you will find this:
> >
> >
> > ntlm auth = ntlmv2-only : can also be written as 'ntlm auth = no' :
> > this is the default
> >
> > ntlm auth = ntlmv1-permitted : can also be written as 'ntlm auth =
> > yes'
> >
> > ntlm auth = mschapv2-and-ntlmv2-only
> >
> > ntlm auth = disabled
> >
> > That is a much shortened version of what the manpage shows.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Rowland
> >
> Thanks.
> 
> How do I view the manpage without compiling and installing first?
> 

Download the tarball and unpack it, then enter the 4.7.0 directory that
Samba will be unpacked into. Now  goto docs-xml --> smbdotconf -->
security
Finally open ntlmauth.xml in your favourite editor

It is in xml, but readable ;-)

Rowland