if you "lock" the smb.conf file, the GUI will not be able to change it when you start the service.......... ex. from the terminal
1. su to root or sudo
2. chflags uch smb.conf {will lock the file and not allow gui to change it}
chflags nouchg smb.conf {will unlock the file..you'll need to...
Tiger now assumes that your smb server accepts encrypted passwords. Older Windows NT and Unix/Linux servers running Samba (versions older that 3.0) are configured to accept Plain Text passwords. It is highly recommended that the severs be re-configured to accept encrypted passwords. However...