g password encryption to no in the server's smb.conf. Other servers also can be configured to force plaintext authentication. Note that plaintexti authentication requires setting /proc/fs/cifs/SecurityFlags to 0x30030 on the client (enabling both LANMAN and also plaintext password support). Also note that LANMAN support (and thus plaintext password support) requires CONFIG_CIFS_WEAK_PW_HASH to be enabled in menuconfig. CC: Jeff Layton CC: Stable Kernel Signed-off-by: Steve French ±ÑOø™"x