[SLUG] SMB Passwords

[John Wiltshire <jw@nospam.qits.net.au>]

From: pworboys@nospam.awa.com.au [mailto:pworboys@nospam.awa.com.au]
> 
> 
> Can NT4 > SP6 be changed to supply Plain Text Password -or- Samba
> configured to accept both Plain and Encrypted Passwords.
> 
> Unfortunately I have a mixed enviroment of some WFWG/W95/W95a/W95b/W98
> that need access to samba mounts so I took the 'plain text' password
> path. Now I need to connect to a share from a NT4SP6 system.
> 
> What about 'smbmount'. I understand that its not a Samba product and
> is not supported by the Samba Team (A readme in the 2.0.7 distro)
> 
> Has anyone had experience with smbmount and its reliability ?

For NT4, look at Q166730:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q166/7/30.ASP

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Rdr\Parameters 

Add the following value:

      Value Name: EnablePlainTextPassword
      Data Type: REG_DWORD
      Data: 1 


For Win2000, Look at Q224287:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q224/2/87.ASP

To enable unencrypted passwords, add the following value and data value to
the following registry key: 

Value Name: EnablePlainTextPassword
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Data: 1

Registry Key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkStation\Param
eters
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