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diff --git a/docs/textdocs/Passwords.txt b/docs/textdocs/Passwords.txt index e06876feca..25d4c816f0 100644 --- a/docs/textdocs/Passwords.txt +++ b/docs/textdocs/Passwords.txt @@ -1,5 +1,9 @@ -NOTE ABOUT PASSWORDS -==================== +Contributor: Unknown +Date: Updated April 19th 1999. +Status: Current + +Subject: NOTE ABOUT PASSWORDS +============================================================================= Unix systems use a wide variety of methods for checking the validity of a password. This is primarily controlled with the Makefile defines @@ -30,10 +34,10 @@ Unix password checking method you are using. Note that the AFS code is only written and tested for AFS 3.3 and later. -SECURITY = SERVER -================= +SECURITY = SERVER or DOMAIN +=========================== -Samba can use a remote server to do it's username/password +Samba can use a remote server to do its username/password validation. This allows you to have one central machine (for example a NT box) control the passwords for the Unix box. |