samba - Dec 2005 - Samba LDAP Tools and mkntpwd

I'm in the middle of Samba 3.0.9 ==> 3.0.14a migration testing.  Because
I'm using newer tools, I am also using a newer verions of the Samba LDAP
Tools.

My older version, 0.8.4, used the 'mkntpwd' utility to generate NT
passwords.  The new version, 0.9.1 defaults to using (what looks like) a Perl
module called Crypt::SmbHash.

My questions: Do I need to continue to use mkntpwd?  Will I need to reset all
the passwords for my users if I move to Crypt::SmbHash?  Or will it "just
work" if I leave the defaults alone?

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Kevin L. Collins, MCSE
Systems Manager
Nesbitt Engineering, Inc.

On Fri, 2005-12-02 at 15:43 -0500, Collins, Kevin wrote:
> I'm in the middle of Samba 3.0.9 ==> 3.0.14a migration testing. 
Because I'm using newer tools, I am also using a newer verions of the Samba
LDAP Tools.
> 
> My older version, 0.8.4, used the 'mkntpwd' utility to generate NT
passwords.  The new version, 0.9.1 defaults to using (what looks like) a Perl
module called Crypt::SmbHash.
> 
> My questions: Do I need to continue to use mkntpwd?  Will I need to reset
all the passwords for my users if I move to Crypt::SmbHash?  Or will it
"just work" if I leave the defaults alone?
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I think that an smb hashed password is going to be an smb hashed
password regardless of the tool used to create it. Otherwise, how could
the Windows user log in?

Craig