CIFS/9000 Client Release Note, March 2002

CIFS/9000 Client A.01.07
Features and Fixes in Recent Releases
Chapter 1 11
Password Management The password management module provides a
function to change passwords in the NT server database. The following options
may be passed to this PAM module: use_first_pass, try_first_pass and
debug. With the debug option, PAM NTLM prints debug messages to syslog.
Refer to the PAM documentation for details on the other options.
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.