Samba authentication broken after the latest Windows updates

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Just to let anyone know if their samba authentication has stopped working after the latest round of Windows updates.

Remove patch "KB316949 - MS16-077" from your MS Active Directory servers to restore connectivity.

MS16-077

  • Title: Security Update for WPAD (3165191)
  • https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-077.aspx
  • Reason for Revision: V1.1 (June 22, 2016): Bulletin revised to add
    an Update FAQ on behavior changes to be aware of after installing
    this update. This is an informational change only.
  • Originally posted: June 14, 2016
  • Updated: June 22, 2016
  • Bulletin Severity Rating: Important
  • Version: 1.1

    MS16-JUN

  • Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for June 2016

  • https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms16-JUN.aspx
  • Reason for Revision: V2.1 (June 22, 2016): For MS16-075 and
    MS16-076, added a Known Issue to the Executive Summaries table
    for update 3161561. When you try to access a domain DFS namespace
    (such as \contoso.com\SYSVOL) on a computer that is configured to
    require mutual authentication (by using the UNC Hardened Access
    feature), you receive an "Access Denied" error message. Microsoft
    is researching this problem and will post more information in this
    article when it becomes available. For more information, see
    Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3161561.
  • Originally posted: June 14, 2016
  • Updated: June 22, 2016
  • Bulletin Severity Rating: Not applicable
  • Version: 2.1

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