encrypt passwords

boolean

Turns on encrypted passwords.

no

Global

unix password sync

boolean

If yes, Samba updates the standard Unix password database when a user changes his or her encrypted password.

no

Global

passwd chat

string (chat commands)

Sets a sequence of commands that will be sent to the password program.

See earlier section on this option

Global

passwd chat debug

boolean

Sends debug logs of the password-change process to the log files with a level of 100.

no

Global

passwd program

string (Unix command)

Sets the program to be used to change passwords.

/bin/passwd %u

Global

password level

numeric

Sets the number of capital letter permutations to attempt when matching a client's password.

None

Global

update encrypted

boolean

If yes, Samba updates the encrypted password file when a client connects to a share with a plaintext password.

no

Global

null passwords

boolean

If yes, Samba allows access for users with null passwords.

no

Global

smb passwd file

string (fully-qualified pathname)

Specifies the name of the encrypted password file.

/usr/local/samba/private/smbpasswd

Global

hosts equiv

string (fully-qualified pathname)

Specifies the name of a file that contains hosts and users that can connect without using a password.

None

Global

use rhosts

string (fully-qualified pathname)

Specifies the name of an . rhosts file that allows users to connect without using a password.

None

Global