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Date:      Fri, 3 Dec 1999 12:37:38 -0600
From:      "Ken Wills" <kenwills_lists@yahoo.com>
To:        "Langa Kentane" <evablunted@earthling.net>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Jonathan E. Lyons" <parrothd@midwest.net>
Subject:   Re: Win98 Authentication thru samba
Message-ID:  <00b201bf3dbd$7d8d2aa0$0cc812ac@gfccc.int>
References:  <3.0.5.32.19991203115627.00b14d80@midwest.net>

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> You need to do one or the other, encrypter passwords or clear passwords,
> the easist is to change the win98 regisrty to plain text passwords, and
> reboot. This does open a security risk if your accessing the samba server
> over unsecure networks such as the internet, you should read the files on
> encryption from samba for more info...

Actually encrypting passwords is easier these days than making registry
changes
everywhere. set 'Encrypted Password = Yes' in smb.conf (using a text editor
or
swat), restart samba and then add users (using smbpasswd -a or swat).

> At 07:42 PM 12/3/99 +0200, Langa Kentane wrote:
> >I can't get my windows 98 clients to authenticate via samba latest on my
> >freebsd 3.3-R server.  Do I need to setup encrypted passwords or is
> >there some registry setting I can change on window 98 to allow the
> >clients to authenticate.

Ken

kenwills@mailbag.com


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