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**Arlen Holder[_9_]**

On Wed, 5 Aug 2020 08:48:33 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

And, as you or whoever first said, SAMBA should be usable now,
and even well before you wrote this thread for access to access
the password file on a lan, and can be set to not use the
default lock file, and automatically write changes to the
password file after any changes.

Hi rheal,

Regarding your recent update to:
o *What Windwos freeware adds powerful "phone Susan" & "vipw" commands?*
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.comp.freeware/A3-8gDntX0w

While the beauty of, oh, say, "Win+R vipw" is working well...
o I haven't been able to get Samba/Cifs/SMB to work all that well.

For example, to get vipw to work well, you simply set either this key:
o HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\vipw.exe
default=C:\app\database\keepass\keepass.exe
Or this (both work just fine):
o default=C:\data\database\keepass\keepass.kdbx

Note: The "vipw.exe" is just a keyword; there is no file named that.

Either way, to bring up the password file, you simply type the command:
o Win+R vipw {enter}

And the Windows "magic" brings up the keepass database, where the same
Keepass database works on Android (it's the same file if you network):
o *Which free Android KeePass kdbx-compatible password database manager?*
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/yUrCZ2v0tmg

As for Samba, what's new since that ancient thread was opened
is that we found a free version of the latest Android Samba client
version SMBv2 and SMBv3 (which makes the client safe!):
o *Do you know of a free Android SMBv2 (or SMBv3) client?*
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/tl3Q05QGyAw

Unfortunately, there is no way to put a Samba server on an unrooted Android
phone, simply because Windows won't allow any other port than 443 and
Android (unrooted) won't allow any port below 1024 (AFAIK).
o *What's the best way to forward SMB TCP port 445 to something higher*
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/3QQ8bAZeXNI

Note: Frank Slootweg knows a lot more about those SMB limitations.

The good news is that SMB seems to be a reliable connection, over time:
o *Why would SMB seem to be more reliable than WebDav or FTP or KDEConnect*
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.mobile.android/KAr3I1KY8Gg

In summary, with Samba/Cifs/SMB and with the "app paths" key (and a few
other tricks) you can set up quick "vipw" commands to edit the same keepass
database over your private home LAN.
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