How must Samba be configured such that it can check CIFS passwords against those found in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow?
How must Samba be configured such that it can check CIFS passwords against those found in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow?
Samba cannot use the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files directly to authenticate CIFS passwords. Samba has its own password management system and uses the smbpasswd, tdbsam, or ldapsam backends to manage user passwords and authentication. The formats and encryption methods used by CIFS/Samba and the traditional UNIX password files are different, making direct utilization impossible.
D is correct! Samba uses a different password hashing algorithm from the one in /etc/shadow.
D - ok