From a482b3e14ec4e3eada9c2477c9eae2bfbe017f53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andreas Schneider Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:18:35 +0200 Subject: s3-auth: Remove docs about obsolete 'update encrypted' option. --- docs-xml/smbdotconf/security/updateencrypted.xml | 34 ---------------------- docs-xml/using_samba/appc.xml | 14 --------- docs-xml/using_samba/ch06.xml | 37 ++---------------------- 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 82 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 docs-xml/smbdotconf/security/updateencrypted.xml (limited to 'docs-xml') diff --git a/docs-xml/smbdotconf/security/updateencrypted.xml b/docs-xml/smbdotconf/security/updateencrypted.xml deleted file mode 100644 index eb54ed9bab..0000000000 --- a/docs-xml/smbdotconf/security/updateencrypted.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ - - - - - 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 no. - - - - In order for this parameter to be operative the parameter must - be set to no. The default value of Yes. Note: This must be set to no for this to work. - - - - Note that even when this parameter is set, a user authenticating to smbd - must still enter a valid password in order to connect correctly, and to update their hashed (smbpasswd) - passwords. - - - -no - diff --git a/docs-xml/using_samba/appc.xml b/docs-xml/using_samba/appc.xml index 76fc5e813d..f4b4666bca 100644 --- a/docs-xml/using_samba/appc.xml +++ b/docs-xml/using_samba/appc.xml @@ -2728,20 +2728,6 @@ compatibility with older-client bugs. - - -YES, NO -NO - - -update encrypted = boolean - - -Updates the Microsoft-format password file when a user logs in with unencrypted passwords. Provided to ease conversion to encryped passwords for Windows 95/98 and NT. Added in Samba 1.9.18p5. - - - - comma-separated list of user names diff --git a/docs-xml/using_samba/ch06.xml b/docs-xml/using_samba/ch06.xml index e0973b6cc8..b099e96071 100644 --- a/docs-xml/using_samba/ch06.xml +++ b/docs-xml/using_samba/ch06.xml @@ -1592,20 +1592,6 @@ Password changed for user dave -update encrypted - -boolean - -If yes, Samba updates the encrypted password file when a client connects to a share with a plaintext password. - -no - -Global - - - - - null passwords boolean @@ -1769,23 +1755,6 @@ password level -pdate encrypted option -update encrypted - - -For sites switching over to the encrypted passwordsMicrosoft formatencrypted password format, Samba provides an option that should help with the transition. The update encrypted option allows a site to ease into using encrypted passwords from plaintext passwords. You can activate this option as follows: - - -[global] - update encrypted = yes - - -This instructs Samba to create an encrypted version of each user's Unix password in the smbpasswd file each time he or she connects to a share. When this option is enabled, you must have the encrypt passwords option set to no so that the client will pass plaintext passwords to Samba to use to update the files. Once each user has connected at least once, you can set encrypted passwords = yes, allowing you to use only the encrypted passwords. The user must already have a valid entry in the smbpasswd file for this option to work. - - - - - null passwords @@ -1801,7 +1770,7 @@ password level - + smb passwd file option smb passwd file @@ -1820,7 +1789,7 @@ smb passwd file - + hosts equiv option hosts equiv @@ -1838,7 +1807,7 @@ hosts equiv - + use rhosts option use rhosts -- cgit