Read Before Installing MPE/iX Release 7.0 PowerPatch 5 (Software Release C.70.05) (30216-90369)

Information to Read before Installing MPE/iX 7.0 PowerPatch 5
Samba 2.2.8a / SMBMXG3C
Chapter 2
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New "Full-Power" Model Enabled by Default
Previous versions of Samba for MPE required manually adding PM capability to the MGR.SAMBA user in order
to enable "full-power mode" where Samba can authenticate against traditional MPE user and account
passwords of the format USERPW,ACCTPW. This functionality is now enabled by default starting with
Samba2.2.8a.
Full-power mode is the recommended mode of operation. Besides the convenience of authenticating against
traditional MPE passwords, full-power mode also enables Samba to setuid() to the authenticated user so
that all file accesses occur with the authenticated user's access rights.
Full-power mode under Samba 2.2.8a is enabled for Samba program files if they are owned by MANAGER.SYS
but reside in the SAMBA account. The full-power program files are currently NMBD, SMBD, and SWAT. Since PM
capability on the MGR.SAMBA user is no longer required for full-power mode, it is removed by the Samba2.2.8a
installation script.
Migrating Back to Samba 2.0.7
If after installing Samba 2.2.8a, you decide that you want to migrate back to Samba 2.0.7, perform the
following steps:
:HELLO MANAGER.SYS
:PURGELINK /usr/local/samba
:NEWLINK /usr/local/samba,/SAMBA/SMB207
:ALTUSER MGR.SAMBA;CAP=+PM
(If you were previously using Samba 2.0.7 in full power mode.)