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author | Alexander Bokovoy <ab@samba.org> | 2003-04-06 13:07:44 +0000 |
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committer | Alexander Bokovoy <ab@samba.org> | 2003-04-06 13:07:44 +0000 |
commit | 9496f1e2063eb0b93142bfaf86979b21bf8b56e6 (patch) | |
tree | 92fbf612a79f79adb14fca2405a68308fea3ead1 /docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/passwdprogram.xml | |
parent | c5ab17567cf6681f567b73ba8ed0653fbb64f453 (diff) | |
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Convert 'Security' section of smb.conf to new format
(This used to be commit 85eadec0838bdcb5604d5cf66b204ee610e2ad7a)
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diff --git a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/passwdprogram.xml b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/passwdprogram.xml index dae24e22a1..dbcc261ce4 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/passwdprogram.xml +++ b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/passwdprogram.xml @@ -1,35 +1,39 @@ -<samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> - <term><anchor id="PASSWDPROGRAM"/>passwd program (G)</term> - <listitem><para>The name of a program that can be used to set - UNIX user passwords. Any occurrences of <parameter moreinfo="none">%u</parameter> - will be replaced with the user name. The user name is checked for - existence before calling the password changing program.</para> +<samba:parameter name="passwd program" + context="G" + advanced="1" developer="1" + xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> +<listitem> + <para>The name of a program that can be used to set + UNIX user passwords. Any occurrences of <parameter moreinfo="none">%u</parameter> + will be replaced with the user name. The user name is checked for + existence before calling the password changing program.</para> - <para>Also note that many passwd programs insist in <emphasis>reasonable - </emphasis> passwords, such as a minimum length, or the inclusion - of mixed case chars and digits. This can pose a problem as some clients - (such as Windows for Workgroups) uppercase the password before sending - it.</para> + <para>Also note that many passwd programs insist in <emphasis>reasonable + </emphasis> passwords, such as a minimum length, or the inclusion + of mixed case chars and digits. This can pose a problem as some clients + (such as Windows for Workgroups) uppercase the password before sending + it.</para> - <para><emphasis>Note</emphasis> that if the <parameter moreinfo="none">unix - password sync</parameter> parameter is set to <constant>yes - </constant> then this program is called <emphasis>AS ROOT</emphasis> - before the SMB password in the <ulink url="smbpasswd.5.html">smbpasswd(5) - </ulink> file is changed. If this UNIX password change fails, then - <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> will fail to change the SMB password also - (this is by design).</para> + <para><emphasis>Note</emphasis> that if the <parameter moreinfo="none">unix + password sync</parameter> parameter is set to <constant>yes + </constant> then this program is called <emphasis>AS ROOT</emphasis> + before the SMB password in the <ulink url="smbpasswd.5.html"><citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>smbpasswd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> + </ulink> file is changed. If this UNIX password change fails, then + <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> will fail to change the SMB password also + (this is by design).</para> - <para>If the <parameter moreinfo="none">unix password sync</parameter> parameter - is set this parameter <emphasis>MUST USE ABSOLUTE PATHS</emphasis> - for <emphasis>ALL</emphasis> programs called, and must be examined - for security implications. Note that by default <parameter moreinfo="none">unix - password sync</parameter> is set to <constant>no</constant>.</para> + <para>If the <parameter moreinfo="none">unix password sync</parameter> parameter + is set this parameter <emphasis>MUST USE ABSOLUTE PATHS</emphasis> + for <emphasis>ALL</emphasis> programs called, and must be examined + for security implications. Note that by default <parameter moreinfo="none">unix + password sync</parameter> is set to <constant>no</constant>.</para> - <para>See also <link linkend="UNIXPASSWORDSYNC"><parameter moreinfo="none">unix - password sync</parameter></link>.</para> + <para>See also <link linkend="UNIXPASSWORDSYNC"><parameter moreinfo="none">unix + password sync</parameter></link>.</para> - <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">passwd program = /bin/passwd</command></para> - <para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">passwd program = /sbin/npasswd %u</command> - </para> - </listitem> - </samba:parameter> + <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">passwd program = /bin/passwd</command></para> + + <para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">passwd program = /sbin/npasswd %u</command></para> +</listitem> +</samba:parameter> |