diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/smbdotconf/security/updateencrypted.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/smbdotconf/security/updateencrypted.xml | 34 |
1 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/security/updateencrypted.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/security/updateencrypted.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..551f4338f6 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/smbdotconf/security/updateencrypted.xml @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +<samba:parameter name="update encrypted" + context="G" + type="boolean" + basic="1" advanced="1" developer="1" + xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> +<description> + + <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>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>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> +</description> + +<value type="default">no</value> +</samba:parameter> |