First the setup:
samba server running samba-2.0.5a on Linux
samba client mounting /home/username from samba server
NT DCs on network
Note that I am *not* trying to mount a share from NT -- only from
a samba server to what I'm calling a samba client NT is only
to be used for authentication if necessary.
The problem:
As I understand it, when the client goes to mount their home
directory (via smbmount) from the server they must authenticate
via a password. This password is then sent to the server which can
then authenticate via the NT DCs or Unix passwords, depending
on the security level in teh smb.conf file. In either case, the
password
is sent via clear text from the client to the server for
authentication.
Is this correct ?
Is there a way for the client to authenticate without sending a password
over the network in clear text ?
Kelvin Edwards
kelvin@jlab.org