Active Directory Domain Administrator Password

[nopick]

When joining a QNAP TS-879 Pro to Windows AD, how is the required domain administrator password stored? Encrypted or plain text?

Running firmware 3.8.1 Build1205.

[doktornotor]

In the best QNAP tradition, it is of course in plaintext in world-readable file.

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-rw-r--r--    1 admin    administ     7556 Dec 12 09:40 /mnt/HDA_ROOT/.config/uLinux.conf

[nopick]

That is fantastic! That might just disallow me from adding this to the corporate AD.
Thanks for the reply.

[doktornotor]

As a bonus, I frankly cannot see what it is useful for there. After joining the domain, edit the above file and delete the credentials from the [Samba] section and see if things still work.

[envygeomatics]

In the best QNAP tradition, it is of course in plaintext in world-readable file.

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-rw-r--r--    1 admin    administ     7556 Dec 12 09:40 /mnt/HDA_ROOT/.config/uLinux.conf

WTF?!!?? Boy am I ever glad I stumbled over this thread. I've cleared it for now, we'll see what happens. Are previous versions of the .conf files automatically versioned for backed up somewhere? e.g. where else do I need to go hunt and destroy?