Too true.

Does anyone know if Samba 2.x -- which apparently has DES built-in to
support NT's encrypted passwords (as well as PDC support) -- will be
ported to MPE?

Thanks!
Curtis

>>> Chris Bartram <[log in to unmask]> 10/04/99 11:18AM >>>
 In <[log in to unmask]>
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writes:

> Andreas Schmidt wrote:
>
> >1. There is a known problem on NT which needs a change in the
registry.
>
> Let me add to that, from WIN95 OSR2 on (including Win98), there is a
registry
> patch that needs to be applied in order to support clear-text
passwords.  Both
> h t
> he
> Win95/98 and NT hacks can be found at http://www.sambaix.com in the
download
> section.  All you have to do is download the appropriate '.reg' file,
double c
> cli
> ck
> on it and reboot.

Or to put it another way...

If your site uses and requires encrypted passwords sent over-the-wire
with
your NT servers (like us... sigh) you can't use Samba/iX.

      -Chris Bartram


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