This global option specifies the name of a standard Unix
hosts.equiv file that will allow hosts or users to access shares without specifying a password. You can specify the location of such a file as follows:
[global]
hosts equiv = /etc/hosts.equiv
The default value for this option does not specify any
hosts.equiv file. Because using such a file is essentially a huge security risk, we highly recommend that you do not use this option unless you are confident in the security of your network.