Name

[global] security = value

Synopsis

Sets password-security policy. If security = share, services have a shared password, available to everyone. If security = user, users have (Unix) accounts and passwords. If security = server, users have accounts and passwords and a separate machine authenticates them for Samba. If security = domain, full NT-domain authentication is done. See also the password server and encrypted passwords configuration options.

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