clientlanmanauth.xml   [plain text]

<samba:parameter name="client lanman auth"
                 context="G"
                 advanced="1" developer="1"
                 xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
<listitem>
    <para>This parameter determines whether or not <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbclient</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> and other samba client
    tools will attempt to authenticate itself to servers using the
    weaker LANMAN password hash. If disabled, only server which support NT 
    password hashes (e.g. Windows NT/2000, Samba, etc... but not 
    Windows 95/98) will be able to be connected from the Samba client.</para>

    <para>The LANMAN encrypted response is easily broken, due to it's
    case-insensitive nature, and the choice of algorithm.  Clients
    without Windows 95/98 servers are advised to disable
    this option.  </para>

    <para>Disabling this option will also disable the <command
    moreinfo="none">client plaintext auth</command> option</para>

    <para>Likewise, if the <command moreinfo="none">client ntlmv2
    auth</command> parameter is enabled, then only NTLMv2 logins will be
    attempted.  Not all servers support NTLMv2, and most will require
    special configuration to us it.</para>

    <para>Default : <command moreinfo="none">client lanman auth = yes</command></para>
</listitem>
</samba:parameter>