Name

password server = list

Synopsis

Allowable values: list of NetBIOS names

Default: NULL

Specifies a list of SMB servers that validate passwords. Used with a Windows NT/2000 password server (PDC or BDC) and the security = server or security = domain configuration options. Caution: a Windows NT/2000 password server must allow logins from the Samba server. If set to *, Samba will look up the PDC by resolving the NetBIOS name WORKGROUP<1C>.

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