samba - Sep 2002 - Re-authentication Problems

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> Greg Galvin wrote:
> 
> I have set up a server with a public folder and a few private folders
> which are username and password protected.  My problem is  that once I
> enter the correct password I gain access to the server.  The problem
> is that the machine accessing the server continues to access the
> folder without asking for re-authentication (I did not  ask windows 98
> to save the password).
Standard behaviour as expected.  CIFS does not have any concept of a
'required reauthenticaion' and will transparently reauthenticate the
user if the connection is lost.

Andrew Bartlett

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