Because of High Sierra 10.13.1, I had to switch from AFP protocols to SMB.
I only got this working by storing passwords in System Preferences > File Sharing > Options > Windows File Sharing
(strange: for iMac to iMac file sharing??)
Now I wonder: where are those passwords stored on my disk?
The dialog already says that this is less secure …….
Best Answer
If you enable Windows File Sharing for a user in System Preferences > File Sharing > Options > Windows File Sharing the method to encrypt and hash the password is modified in the local node of the sharing host's directory service.
The file affected is /var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users/$user.plist. $user is the name of the user account you enabled in Windows File Sharing. If you enable several users all respective plists are modified.
Technical background: in addition to the existing authentication authorities another one (SMB-NT) is added. SMB-NT is considered weak.
You can get the current authentication authorities of a user by entering:
Usually you have to enable this for older Windows clients (Windows XP etc) only!