samba - Jul 2003 - Réf. : DOS client connection

Ok, so what do you mean i need to change in the conf?
When i try to change the encrypt passwords setting to "No", it
doesn't work
with xp/2k.

>Hi,
>
>DOS client and win95 client send password in clear text password, XP, w2k,
>win98 sent encrypted password.
>
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>St?phane PURNELLE                         stephane.purnelle@corman.be
>Service Informatique       Corman S.A.           Tel : 00 32 087/342467

On Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 12:50:47PM +0200, Vincent.Badier@alcatel.fr
wrote:
> Ok, so what do you mean i need to change in the conf?
> When i try to change the encrypt passwords setting to "No", it
doesn't work
> with xp/2k.
> 
> 
> >Hi,
> >
> >DOS client and win95 client send password in clear text password, XP,
w2k,
> >win98 sent encrypted password.
This is incorrect.  All modern clients (including DOS) can send the Lanman
form of the encrypted password, and we will always accept a plaintext password
from the truly ancient clients.

What 'encrypt passwords = yes' does is allow modern clients to use
encrypted
passwords - which must exist in an smbpasswd file.  In particular, XP, Win2k,
Win98 will all *refuse* to send a plaintext password, leaving you no other
option.

Andrew Bartlett

>This is incorrect.  All modern clients (including DOS) can send the Lanman
>form of the encrypted password, and we will always accept a plaintext
password
>from the truly ancient clients.
>
>What 'encrypt passwords = yes' does is allow modern clients to use
encrypted
>passwords - which must exist in an smbpasswd file.  In particular, XP,
Win2k,
>Win98 will all *refuse* to send a plaintext password, leaving you no other
>option.
The client is Microsoft LAN manager v2.1

Regard's
Vincent