Add new framework for smb.conf(5). Please read README before trying to compile.

I will commit more meta-information updates during week-end.
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+<samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+		<term><anchor id="ALGORITHMICRIDBASE"/>algorithmic rid base (G)</term>
+		<listitem><para>This determines how Samba will use its
+                algorithmic mapping from uids/gid to the RIDs needed to construct
+                NT Security Identifiers.</para>
+
+                <para>Setting this option to a larger value could be useful to sites
+                transitioning from WinNT and Win2k, as existing user and 
+                group rids would otherwise clash with sytem users etc. 
+                </para>
+
+                <para>All UIDs and GIDs must be able to be resolved into SIDs for  
+                the correct operation of ACLs on the server.  As such the algorithmic
+                mapping can't be 'turned off', but pushing it 'out of the way' should
+                resolve the issues.  Users and groups can then be assigned 'low' RIDs
+                in arbitary-rid supporting backends. </para>
+
+		<para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">algorithmic rid base = 1000</command></para>
+
+		<para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">algorithmic rid base = 100000</command></para>
+		</listitem>
+		</samba:parameter>