HP CIFS Client A.02.01 Release Notes, April 2005

HP CIFS Client A.02.01
Features and Fixes in Recent Releases
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• Large-File Support
The CIFS Client removed previous restriction of four gigabytes.
PAM NTLM
• Supports Password Expiration
Password expiration now works on non-trusted HP-UX systems. Refer to the HP CIFS
Client manual for configuration details.
• Password change supports try_first_pass and use_first_pass options.
PAM NTLM module can be stacked with other PAM modules for password change. Refer
to Notes, Cautions and Warnings in the Additional Background Information section below.
• PAM NTLM now returns correct error codes for Authentication errors.
PAM NTLM returns correct error codes so that the applications can return appropriate
error messages in case of authentication failures.
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.