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| author | John Terpstra <jht@samba.org> | 2003-05-27 17:33:12 +0000 |
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| committer | John Terpstra <jht@samba.org> | 2003-05-27 17:33:12 +0000 |
| commit | 901d06872a8e1b39708a4179971363a9df02eb93 (patch) | |
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Added a Common Error.
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diff --git a/docs/docbook/projdoc/ServerType.xml b/docs/docbook/projdoc/ServerType.xml index 056d6227ac..aa90f82334 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/projdoc/ServerType.xml +++ b/docs/docbook/projdoc/ServerType.xml @@ -617,6 +617,25 @@ makes Samba act as a domain member. Read the manufacturers manual before the war </sect2> + +<sect2> +<title>Constantly Losing Connections to Password Server</title> + +<para> +Why does server_validate() simply give up rather than re-establishing its connection to the +password server? Though I am not fluent in the SMB protocol, perhaps the cluster server +process passes along to its client workstation the session key it receives from the password +server, which means the password hashes submitted by the client would not work on a subsequent +connection, whose session key would be different. So server_validate() must give up. +</para> + +<para> +Indeed. That's why security = server is at best a nasty hack. Please use security = domain. +<parameter>security = server<parameter> mode is also known as pass-through authentication. +</para> + +</sect2> + </sect1> </chapter> |