<samba:parameter name="lanman auth"
context="G"
- type="boolean"
- advanced="1" developer="1"
+ type="boolean"
xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
<description>
<para>This parameter determines whether or not <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle>
Windows 95/98 or the MS DOS network client) will be able to
connect to the Samba host.</para>
- <para>The LANMAN encrypted response is easily broken, due to it's
+ <para>The LANMAN encrypted response is easily broken, due to its
case-insensitive nature, and the choice of algorithm. Servers
without Windows 95/98/ME or MS DOS clients are advised to disable
this option. </para>
+
+ <para>When this parameter is set to <value>no</value> this
+ will also result in sambaLMPassword in Samba's passdb being
+ blanked after the next password change. As a result of that
+ lanman clients won't be able to authenticate, even if lanman
+ auth is reenabled later on.
+ </para>
<para>Unlike the <command moreinfo="none">encrypt
passwords</command> option, this parameter cannot alter client