HP CIFS Client A.01.09.01 Release Notes, January 2004

HP CIFS Client A.01.09.01
Features and Fixes in Recent Releases
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Background Information PAM NTLM provides a centralized
authentication service for HP-UX and Microsoft Windows NT servers or
other UNIX servers running HP HP CIFS server. HP HP CIFS Client
product includes the PAM NTLM that integrates HP-UX login with any
HP CIFS server or Windows NT domain controller.
Consult the user manual Installing and Administering the HP CIFS
Client for detailed information on PAM-NTLM.
NOTE Read the PAM documentation for understanding the use_first_pass
and try_first_pass options. The administrator has to be fully aware of
the results of using these options in password change. Due to the
differences in password policies among different PAM modules, password
change may get passwords out of sync for different modules with which
these options are used.
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
• It is assumed that the administrator is familiar with the general
PAM framework. The administrator has to be fully aware of the
consequences of modifying the PAM configuration file.
• PAM Stacking may cause problems when used with password change
and expiry because of the password policy differences between the
PAM modules being stacked. The users may get their passwords (for
different stacked PAM modules) out of sync if the policies mismatch.
Refer to the PAM documentation for details on stacking.