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Hello! I have a query regarding the use of "encrypt passwords = yes" and is wondering if anyone can help me with it. If I recall correctly, when using "encrypt passwords = no" , Samba will lookup the username/password via the UNIX /etc/passwd file or equivalent. And as the password can have mixed-case passwords, the "password level = x" parameter is used to

Hello Does anyone know why normal users can set a blank samba password with the smbpasswd kommand by inserting <CR> twice after inserting the old passwd: ben@amo:% /opt/samba/bin/smbpasswd Old SMB password:<oldpasswd> New SMB password:<CR> Retype new SMB password:<CR> Password changed for user ben After that the user can map the samba shares with a blank password even