On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 09:36:57PM +0200, Noèl Köthe wrote: > tags 171177 + patch > thanks
> I would change the samba-common/workgroup and > samba-common/encrypt_passwords to something like this: > --- samba-common.templates.orig 2008-08-12 21:22:16.000000000 +0200 > +++ samba-common.templates 2008-08-12 21:26:18.000000000 +0200 > @@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ > Type: string > Default: WORKGROUP > _Description: Workgroup/Domain Name: > - Please specify the workgroup you want this server to appear to be in > - when queried by clients. Note that this parameter also controls the > - domain name used with the security=domain setting. > + Please specify the workgroup you want this system to appear to be in. > + Note that this parameter also controls the domain name used with the > + security=domain setting when using this system as a server. I would instead suggest: Please specify the workgroup for your system. This setting controls which workgroup your system will appear in when used as a server, the default workgroup to be used when browsing with various frontends, and the domain name used with the security=domain setting. since "appearing" in a workgroup is something that only happens to servers. > Template: samba-common/encrypt_passwords > Type: boolean > Default: true > _Description: Use password encryption? > - All recent Windows clients communicate with SMB servers using encrypted > + All recent Windows clients communicate with SMB/CIFS servers using encrypted > passwords. If you want to use clear text passwords you will need to change > a parameter in your Windows registry. I think this is cumbersome, and would prefer that we pick one name (SMB or CIFS) to use when referring to the protocol. > We can discuss is samba-common/encrypt_passwords could/should be removed > because it was important for Windows 9x and NT and smb.conf now says > about the option "encrypt passwords (G)": > "The use of plain text passwords is NOT advised as support for this > feature is no longer maintained in Microsoft Windows products." > Your opinions? Well, I guess this is all for post-lenny anyway, right? I don't think I object to discontinuing support for plaintext passwords after lenny, given that even samba in lenny will not act as a plaintext client without an override. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
