Re: Setting up OpenLDAP SSL, client and server

[Adam Williams <awilliam@whitemice.org>]

>"If Samba is installed on a machine using nss_ldap and pam_ldap it will 
>of course use them, so networks running SMB with cleartext passwords may 
>not need to do more than that. There are advantages to the PDC model 
>though, so Samba's move to closer integration with LDAP is particularly 
>welcome."
>Can one implement Samba *without* havine clear text passwords 
>transmitted from either Windoz or Samba?
>I really hate clear text passwords and I feel I have good reason to. ;)

Check the Samba documentation, "encrypted passwords = yes".  Most of
Samba's advanced features don't even work with clear text passwords.