Samba for MPE/iX server mode security is just one of the security policies of
user level authentication. This mode of security is one of the types in
processing user authentication. After the user is validated, access rights are
enforced for the user:
To make Samba for MPE/iX operate in server security mode:
Add security = server in the [global] section for
smb.conf specifying security = server in
smb.conf, the server security mode is on.
Add password server = <yourNTserver>
This option will allow Samba for MPE/iX to ask a remote SMB server
for password checks, e.g., a Windows NT server. This option will be
useful if you are integrating an MPE/iX into an already existing NT
domain. It is better to set your Windows NT (primary or backup domain
controller) server as the password server.
Please set the password parameter to the DNS name of the Windows NT
server.
After setting up the configuration, the client can proceed to login to the
Samba for MPE/iX server. When connecting to a service using user level
security, the client sends a session setup SMB that includes username and
password. This step is not necessary while using shared level security.
In server level security, the Samba for MPE/iX server reports to the client in
which it is in user level security. The client sends username and password
pair. The Samba for MPE/iX server takes the username/password that the client
sent and attempts to login to the "password server" by sending exactly the
same username/password that it got from the client. If that server is in user
level security and accepts the password, Samba for MPE/iX accepts the client's
connection. This allows the Samba for MPE/iX server to use another SMB server
as the "password server," the user authenticates against the NT password.
Some particular issues with Samba for MPE/iX and Windows NT: one of the
problems with Windows NT is that NT refuses to connect to a server that is in
user level security mode and doesn't support password encryption unless it
first prompts the user for a password.
This means that even if you have the same password on the NT box and the Samba
for MPE/iX server, you will get prompted for a password. Entering the correct
password will get you connected.