| 1 | <samba:parameter name="encrypt passwords"
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| 2 | context="G"
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| 3 | type="boolean"
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| 4 | basic="1" advanced="1" wizard="1" developer="1"
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| 5 | xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
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| 6 | <description>
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| 7 | <para>This boolean controls whether encrypted passwords
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| 8 | will be negotiated with the client. Note that Windows NT 4.0 SP3 and
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| 9 | above and also Windows 98 will by default expect encrypted passwords
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| 10 | unless a registry entry is changed. To use encrypted passwords in
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| 11 | Samba see the chapter "User Database" in the Samba HOWTO Collection.
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| 12 | </para>
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| 13 |
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| 14 | <para>
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| 15 | MS Windows clients that expect Microsoft encrypted passwords and that
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| 16 | do not have plain text password support enabled will be able to
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| 17 | connect only to a Samba server that has encrypted password support
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| 18 | enabled and for which the user accounts have a valid encrypted password.
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| 19 | Refer to the smbpasswd command man page for information regarding the
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| 20 | creation of encrypted passwords for user accounts.
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| 21 | </para>
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| 22 |
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| 23 | <para>
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| 24 | The use of plain text passwords is NOT advised as support for this feature
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| 25 | is no longer maintained in Microsoft Windows products. If you want to use
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| 26 | plain text passwords you must set this parameter to no.
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| 27 | </para>
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| 28 |
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| 29 | <para>In order for encrypted passwords to work correctly
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| 30 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle>
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| 31 | <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> must either
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| 32 | have access to a local <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbpasswd</refentrytitle>
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| 33 | <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> file (see the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbpasswd</refentrytitle>
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| 34 | <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> program for information on how to set up
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| 35 | and maintain this file), or set the <smbconfoption name="security">[server|domain|ads]</smbconfoption> parameter which
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| 36 | causes <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> to authenticate against another
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| 37 | server.</para>
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| 38 | </description>
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| 39 | <value type="default">yes</value>
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| 40 | </samba:parameter>
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