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author | Alexander Bokovoy <ab@samba.org> | 2003-04-06 13:07:44 +0000 |
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committer | Alexander Bokovoy <ab@samba.org> | 2003-04-06 13:07:44 +0000 |
commit | 9496f1e2063eb0b93142bfaf86979b21bf8b56e6 (patch) | |
tree | 92fbf612a79f79adb14fca2405a68308fea3ead1 /docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/updateencrypted.xml | |
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Convert 'Security' section of smb.conf to new format
(This used to be commit 85eadec0838bdcb5604d5cf66b204ee610e2ad7a)
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diff --git a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/updateencrypted.xml b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/updateencrypted.xml index 45c66e0de2..76b37948d7 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/updateencrypted.xml +++ b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/updateencrypted.xml @@ -1,28 +1,33 @@ -<samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> - <term><anchor id="UPDATEENCRYPTED"/>update encrypted (G)</term> - <listitem><para>This boolean parameter allows a user logging - on with a plaintext password to have their encrypted (hashed) - password in the smbpasswd file to be updated automatically as - they log on. This option allows a site to migrate from plaintext - password authentication (users authenticate with plaintext - password over the wire, and are checked against a UNIX account - database) to encrypted password authentication (the SMB - challenge/response authentication mechanism) without forcing - all users to re-enter their passwords via smbpasswd at the time the - change is made. This is a convenience option to allow the change over - to encrypted passwords to be made over a longer period. Once all users - have encrypted representations of their passwords in the smbpasswd - file this parameter should be set to <constant>no</constant>.</para> +<samba:parameter name="update encrypted" + context="G" + basic="1" advanced="1" developer="1" + xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> +<listitem> - <para>In order for this parameter to work correctly the <link linkend="ENCRYPTPASSWORDS"><parameter moreinfo="none">encrypt passwords</parameter> - </link> parameter must be set to <constant>no</constant> when - this parameter is set to <constant>yes</constant>.</para> + <para>This boolean parameter allows a user logging on with + a plaintext password to have their encrypted (hashed) password in + the smbpasswd file to be updated automatically as they log + on. This option allows a site to migrate from plaintext + password authentication (users authenticate with plaintext + password over the wire, and are checked against a UNIX account + database) to encrypted password authentication (the SMB + challenge/response authentication mechanism) without forcing all + users to re-enter their passwords via smbpasswd at the time the + change is made. This is a convenience option to allow the change + over to encrypted passwords to be made over a longer period. + Once all users have encrypted representations of their passwords + in the smbpasswd file this parameter should be set to + <constant>no</constant>.</para> - <para>Note that even when this parameter is set a user - authenticating to <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> must still enter a valid - password in order to connect correctly, and to update their hashed - (smbpasswd) passwords.</para> + <para>In order for this parameter to work correctly the <link linkend="ENCRYPTPASSWORDS"> + <parameter moreinfo="none">encrypt passwords</parameter></link> parameter must + be set to <constant>no</constant> when this parameter is set to <constant>yes</constant>.</para> - <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">update encrypted = no</command></para> - </listitem> - </samba:parameter> + <para>Note that even when this parameter is set a user + authenticating to <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> must still enter a valid + password in order to connect correctly, and to update their hashed + (smbpasswd) passwords.</para> + + <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">update encrypted = no</command></para> +</listitem> +</samba:parameter> |