libpam-smbpass is not "installed by default when you install samba". It
is installed when you choose the "Samba file server" task in tasksel
(which groups samba with other useful packages, when you don't know what
to pick), or when you setup folder sharing in the desktop (where it
makes sense as a default behavior). Both cases are targeted to novice
users where enabling libpam-smbpass makes sense as the default.
I think that's a sane usability/discoverability/security trade-off. It's
not installed when you install "samba" by itself, so it doesn't weaken
security at all in most cases. You can safely remove it if you got it
through the task or the folder sharing installer and prefer added
security rather than that extra feature.
** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
Status: Incomplete => Opinion
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libpam-smbpass syncs unix passwords when "unix password sync" is off
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/609092
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