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Q&A

Q Are there any external libraries needed to enable password encryption in Samba?

A Although it was true in older versions that the administrator had to obtain an external DES library to link against, newer versions of Samba do not need this. All the source code necessary is included with the Samba distribution.

Q Can a Samba server be configured to enable both plain-text passwords and encrypted passwords simultaneously?

A No. A single Samba server cannot be configured to use both plain-text and encrypted passwords to validate users. There is a way to work around this, but it involves using the netbios aliases parameter. The functionality necessary to implement a solution to this is discussed in Hour 10, "Server Side Automation."

Q Can some shares be configured to use share-level security and others on the same server be configured to use user-level security?

A No. Samba's security parameter is a [global] option.

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