Examples could be things like specific configuration defaults or general decision-making in leadership.

What would you change?

  • beirdobaggins@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Every distro.

    Samba file shares should use regular user credentials and not have separate samba usernames and passwords.

    • dan@upvote.au
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      8 months ago

      Unfortunately my understanding is that this is essentially impossible. SMB hashes the password on the client-side, and the hashing algorithm isn’t compatible with the algorithms used in /etc/shadow (it’s unsalted and less secure). I doubt Linux distros would want to have another field in /etc/shadow just for Samba passwords, and deal with keeping them in sync.

      Samba can use standard Linux users, but there’s no way to reuse the same passwords.