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authorAlexander Bokovoy <ab@samba.org>2003-03-27 15:27:19 +0000
committerAlexander Bokovoy <ab@samba.org>2003-03-27 15:27:19 +0000
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Add new framework for smb.conf(5). Please read README before trying to compile.
I will commit more meta-information updates during week-end. (This used to be commit 8d684dffab6a90b3d612a1aa2b2c457a2bc2e6ac)
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+<samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+ <term><anchor id="UNIXPASSWORDSYNC"/>unix password sync (G)</term>
+ <listitem><para>This boolean parameter controls whether Samba
+ attempts to synchronize the UNIX password with the SMB password
+ when the encrypted SMB password in the smbpasswd file is changed.
+ If this is set to <constant>yes</constant> the program specified in the <parameter moreinfo="none">passwd
+ program</parameter>parameter is called <emphasis>AS ROOT</emphasis> -
+ to allow the new UNIX password to be set without access to the
+ old UNIX password (as the SMB password change code has no
+ access to the old password cleartext, only the new).</para>
+
+ <para>See also <link linkend="PASSWDPROGRAM"><parameter moreinfo="none">passwd
+ program</parameter></link>, <link linkend="PASSWDCHAT"><parameter moreinfo="none">
+ passwd chat</parameter></link>.</para>
+
+ <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">unix password sync = no</command></para>
+ </listitem>
+ </samba:parameter>