samba - May 1999 - authentification timeout ?

Hi,

I would like to know if with the SMB protocol with NT authentification,
there is a timeout for accessing files.
I mean, does the client have to authenticate each time it access a file, or
is there a session opened, and in this case does it exists a way ro renew
the authentification (in a similar way than DHCP renews the leases ) ?

Thank you,

Eric Devolder

EFT.Eric Devolder wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to know if with the SMB protocol with
> NT authentification, there is a timeout for accessing files.
> I mean, does the client have to authenticate each time it 
> access a file, or is there a session opened, and in 
> this case does it exists a way ro renew the 
> authentification (in a similar way than DHCP renews 
> the leases ) ?
Eric,

The following article contains a description of the step 
when setting up an SMB connection.  It should help answer 
some of your questions.

http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/lw-1998-10/lw-10-thereandback.html



Cheers,
jerry
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