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Diffstat (limited to 'docs/smbdotconf')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/smbdotconf/logon/logonpath.xml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/smbdotconf/security/encryptpasswords.xml | 18 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/smbdotconf/tuning/hostnamelookups.xml | 4 |
3 files changed, 23 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/logon/logonpath.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/logon/logonpath.xml index b7c53b7011..4cd04055c5 100644 --- a/docs/smbdotconf/logon/logonpath.xml +++ b/docs/smbdotconf/logon/logonpath.xml @@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ <para>This option takes the standard substitutions, allowing you to have separate logon scripts for each user or machine.</para> + <para> + Do not quote the value. Setting this as <quote>\\%N\profile\%U</quote> + will break profile handling. + <para>Note that this option is only useful if Samba is set up as a logon server.</para> </description> diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/security/encryptpasswords.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/security/encryptpasswords.xml index 70ee97ee0a..7c7ef2fcfe 100644 --- a/docs/smbdotconf/security/encryptpasswords.xml +++ b/docs/smbdotconf/security/encryptpasswords.xml @@ -8,7 +8,23 @@ will be negotiated with the client. Note that Windows NT 4.0 SP3 and above and also Windows 98 will by default expect encrypted passwords unless a registry entry is changed. To use encrypted passwords in - Samba see the chapter "User Database" in the Samba HOWTO Collection. </para> + Samba see the chapter "User Database" in the Samba HOWTO Collection. + </para> + + <para> + MS Windows clients that expect Microsoft encrypted passwords and that + do not have plain text password support enabled will be able to + connect only to a Samba server that has encypted password support + enabled and for which the user accounts have a valid encrypted password. + Refer to the smbpasswd command man page for information regarding the + creation of encrypted passwords for user accounts. + </para> + + <para> + The use of plain text passwords is NOT advised as support for this feature + is no longer maintained in Microsoft Windows products. If you want to use + plain text passwords you must set this parameter to no. + </para> <para>In order for encrypted passwords to work correctly <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle> diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/tuning/hostnamelookups.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/tuning/hostnamelookups.xml index 20fd98ce30..890d25e4d9 100644 --- a/docs/smbdotconf/tuning/hostnamelookups.xml +++ b/docs/smbdotconf/tuning/hostnamelookups.xml @@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ </para> </description> -<value type="default">yes</value> -<value type="example">no</value> +<value type="default">no</value> +<value type="example">yes</value> </samba:parameter> |