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| author | Simo Sorce <idra@samba.org> | 2010-07-19 13:48:31 -0400 |
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| committer | Simo Sorce <idra@samba.org> | 2010-07-19 13:48:31 -0400 |
| commit | f9f3358348229b14d368316e327cfd2a4cb48c7c (patch) | |
| tree | 9fb61c2ed61dd1ff93a64fc4498a4ec8d3a0607d /docs-xml/smbdotconf/security/usernamemapcachetime.xml | |
| parent | 7e4de49bfceed18c81abf93703a61d0a22617a24 (diff) | |
| parent | 630a2eb68af0d523a1bb4451bbaa75d2ba47d252 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/docs-xml/smbdotconf/security/usernamemapcachetime.xml b/docs-xml/smbdotconf/security/usernamemapcachetime.xml index 5461cb1a6c..4361b1896d 100644 --- a/docs-xml/smbdotconf/security/usernamemapcachetime.xml +++ b/docs-xml/smbdotconf/security/usernamemapcachetime.xml @@ -4,13 +4,22 @@ type="integer" xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> <description> - <para>This option controls if and how long the result of the - <smbconfoption name="username map"/> and - <smbconfoption name="username map script"/> across smbds in gencache. - If set to non-zero, it denotes the number of seconds the output of - both mappings will be cached.</para> - <para>This option is mainly useful for heavy-weight - <smbconfoption name="username map script"/> scripts.</para> + <para> + Mapping usernames with the <smbconfoption name="username map"/> + or <smbconfoption name="username map script"/> + features of Samba can be relatively expensive. + During login of a user, the mapping is done several times. + In particular, calling the <smbconfoption name="username map script"/> + can slow down logins if external databases have to be queried from + the script being called. + </para> + + <para> + The parameter <smbconfoption name="username map cache time"/> + controls a mapping cache. It specifies the number of seconds a + mapping from the username map file or script is to be efficiently cached. + The default of 0 means no caching is done. + </para> </description> <value type="default">0</value> |