1 <samba:parameter name="update encrypted"
4 basic="1" advanced="1" developer="1"
5 xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
9 This boolean parameter allows a user logging on with a plaintext password to have their encrypted (hashed)
10 password in the smbpasswd file to be updated automatically as they log on. This option allows a site to
11 migrate from plaintext password authentication (users authenticate with plaintext password over the
12 wire, and are checked against a UNIX account atabase) to encrypted password authentication (the SMB
13 challenge/response authentication mechanism) without forcing all users to re-enter their passwords via
14 smbpasswd at the time the change is made. This is a convenience option to allow the change over to encrypted
15 passwords to be made over a longer period. Once all users have encrypted representations of their passwords
16 in the smbpasswd file this parameter should be set to <constant>no</constant>.
20 In order for this parameter to be operative the <smbconfoption name="encrypt passwords"/> parameter must
21 be set to <constant>no</constant>. The default value of <smbconfoption name="encrypt
22 passwords">Yes</smbconfoption>. Note: This must be set to <constant>no</constant> for this <smbconfoption
23 name="update encrypted"/> to work.
27 Note that even when this parameter is set a user authenticating to <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command>
28 must still enter a valid password in order to connect correctly, and to update their hashed (smbpasswd)
33 <value type="default">no</value>