hi,
we are running a server in a mixed environment, where encrypted (98/NT)
and non-encrypted passwords (95) are used. I've now configured smbd
to use encrypted passwords ("encrypt password" in smbd.conf) and was
relieved to see that non-encrypted passwords work, too.
however, at the server side (linux2.0.35, smb-1.9.18p10), one has to
add all users in the samba-password file. I'd like to request the
following feature, which I call "fallback mechanism":
If a non-encrypted password is received from smbd, and it cannot find
it in the samba-password, it could try to find it in /etc/passwd,
like it did before without "encrypted passwords". this way, this would
save us to contact every user ( ~ 200 people) and tell them their
new standard password or assign a new password.
Quoting Herbert Rosmanith:>If a non-encrypted password is received from smbd, and it cannot find >it in the samba-password, it could try to find it in /etc/passwd, >like it did before without "encrypted passwords". this way, this would >save us to contact every user ( ~ 200 people) and tell them their >new standard password or assign a new password.There is an option, I think it is called "update encrypted" that allows smbd to add the encrypted password to the smbpasswd file when it is not there and the user logs in. This should solve your problem. cu.. Stefan +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | Customer: I'm using Windows '95. Hotline: Ok, got that one. | | Customer: It's not working. Hotline: You already said that. | +--------------------------------------------------------------+