"Microsoft security update breaks Samba "

Microsoft is back to their old tricks. [link|http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=15850|The Inquirer:]

THE SAMBAteam quietly released over the weekend versions 3.0.4 and 2.2.9 of Samba, the GNU open source code that works quietly under the hood in Linux and Unix. This allows share and access resources with other systems running Windows, Linux, Unix, FreeBSD, OS/2 and more, using the SMB and CIFS protocols.

This time, there was an important reason to issue these updates: one of the Vole's latest security patches to Windows NT, 2000 and XP, described in the Knowledge Base article KB828741 changes how Windows deals with passwords, plugging a security hole and breaking critical samba compatibility in the process.

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Corporate help desks dealing with angry Windows users that suddenly can't change their passwords to access Linux/Unix file server(s) is something that may make Steve Ballmer grin with pleasure, if not dance all the way to the bank singing about the 'advantage' of running a "100% Windows" operation.

Post #154,846 by a6l6e6x 5/12/04 1:39:33 PM Reply	"Microsoft security update breaks Samba " Microsoft is back to their old tricks. [link\|http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=15850\|The Inquirer:] THE SAMBAteam quietly released over the weekend versions 3.0.4 and 2.2.9 of Samba, the GNU open source code that works quietly under the hood in Linux and Unix. This allows share and access resources with other systems running Windows, Linux, Unix, FreeBSD, OS/2 and more, using the SMB and CIFS protocols. This time, there was an important reason to issue these updates: one of the Vole's latest security patches to Windows NT, 2000 and XP, described in the Knowledge Base article KB828741 changes how Windows deals with passwords, plugging a security hole and breaking critical samba compatibility in the process. o o o Corporate help desks dealing with angry Windows users that suddenly can't change their passwords to access Linux/Unix file server(s) is something that may make Steve Ballmer grin with pleasure, if not dance all the way to the bank singing about the 'advantage' of running a "100% Windows" operation. Alex There are 10 kinds of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't.
Post #154,850 by drewk 5/12/04 1:50:46 PM Reply	"News at 11" === Implicitly condoning stupidity since 2001.
Post #154,853 by pwhysall 5/12/04 2:20:32 PM Reply	s/film/news/ Doofus. Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Blog]
Post #154,864 by drewk 5/12/04 3:24:36 PM Reply	You mean 's/news/film' of course _________________ o0oo oo0o === Implicitly condoning stupidity since 2001.
Post #154,873 by pwhysall 5/12/04 4:06:08 PM Reply	I'm channelling you. Peter [link\|http://www.debian.org\|Shill For Hire] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Blog]
Post #154,903 by Ashton 5/12/04 5:35:01 PM Reply	LRPeeDee: Pavlov would have wanted it this way.

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