The process of user authentication depends whether Samba for MPE/iX is running
in share level or user level. The "security" parameter in the configuration
file is used to specify the share level or user level authentication. If the
"security" parameter is set to "share," Samba for MPE/iX will tell clients it
is granting access under share mode security. The process for granting access
under share level security is:
If the service is marked "guest ok" or "public",
the client is granted access with the rights of the username given in
the "guest account" parameter for the service.
If a service is marked as "guest only" (not guest ok or
public), access is granted with the rights of the username given in
the guest account parameter for the service.
If a client passed a username/password pair to Samba for MPE/iX
and the username and password are validated, the client is granted
access with the rights of the username.
If the client registered a username with Samba for MPE/iX during
a previous connection and now supplies the correct password for that
username, access is granted.
If the client validated a username/password pair with the Samba
for MPE/iX server during a previous connections and now passes the
correct corresponding access token, access is granted. This step will
be skipped if the "revalidate" service parameter is true for
this service.