[KLUG Members] Samba

[Richard Zimmerman]

> Just for the information, is hacking Win98 registry to use unencrypted
> passwords that big a deal in the long run.  Does Win98 need to have
> its passwords encrypted?  If not, then is it not better to hack Win98
> and save the pain of setting up encrypted passwords in Samba.  Or at
> least to me it is a pain. Just a question as I muddle through a Samba
> configuration.  Note: My current configuration worked with a Win2k
> Pro.-- 
> Jon Smitley <lunitix@earthlink.net>

   Encryptred passwords in Samba aren't hard at all... The big thing to
remember you have to have a linux system account (even if you disable
the shell for it) AND a Samba account. Samba checks against the
linux system account via PAM to verify the person is allowed to access
the system. 

   You *DO* need to set passwords manually for the Samba box. Use
smbadduser to create the Samba account and smbpasswd to set the password
for the user. You *CAN* also use the SWAT utility (via a web browser) to
do this which is *MUCH* simpler.

    Goose