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1998 Oct 09
1
Help with Samba urgently needed
...mba server to accept logins has failed. This is the second Samba server
we are attempting to run, configured more or less with the same smb.conf as
an operation samba server - runnind an older version.
Specifics:
Samba Version: samba-1.9.18p10
Platform: Sun OS 5.6
We are attempting to operate with clear_text password authentication againt
the default shadow password - using "encrypt passwords = No". Regardless
of what we do with the smb.conf, "smbclient -L BIG_SERVER" replies with the
following response indicative of a pasword problem:
doing parameter password level = 8
doing para...
1999 Dec 20
6
URGENT: REDHAT 6.1 STORES SAMBA PRIVATE FILES IN /etc
...because these files are in /etc, they are equivalent to
/etc/passwd, they may decide to make these world-readable, and as a result
they will compromise the security of the box, and potentially the security
of remote nt-compatible boxes too (including other samba servers) because
these files contain CLEAR_TEXT EQUIVALENT PASSWORDS.
for example, private .mac files can contain information sufficient to
compromise a remote server by obtaining all remote clear-text equivalent
passwords: the .mac file is used to store the "Backup Domain Controller"
trust account password.
i know that there are peo...