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2.\" Title: ntlm_auth
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5.\" Date: 10/29/2012
6.\" Manual: User Commands
7.\" Source: Samba 3.6
8.\" Language: English
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10.TH "NTLM_AUTH" "1" "10/29/2012" "Samba 3\&.6" "User Commands"
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21.SH "NAME"
22ntlm_auth \- tool to allow external access to Winbind\'s NTLM authentication function
23.SH "SYNOPSIS"
24.HP \w'\ 'u
25ntlm_auth [\-d\ debuglevel] [\-l\ logdir] [\-s\ <smb\ config\ file>]
26.SH "DESCRIPTION"
27.PP
28This tool is part of the
29\fBsamba\fR(7)
30suite\&.
31.PP
32ntlm_auth
33is a helper utility that authenticates users using NT/LM authentication\&. It returns 0 if the users is authenticated successfully and 1 if access was denied\&. ntlm_auth uses winbind to access the user and authentication data for a domain\&. This utility is only intended to be used by other programs (currently
34Squid
35and
36mod_ntlm_winbind)
37.SH "OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS"
38.PP
39The
40\fBwinbindd\fR(8)
41daemon must be operational for many of these commands to function\&.
42.PP
43Some of these commands also require access to the directory
44winbindd_privileged