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authorJohn Terpstra <jht@samba.org>2003-05-27 17:15:52 +0000
committerJohn Terpstra <jht@samba.org>2003-05-27 17:15:52 +0000
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Added more info about backends.
(This used to be commit 096d87be7c9847a38ca6a03f6ce9fc57ea5323ea)
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diff --git a/docs/docbook/projdoc/passdb.xml b/docs/docbook/projdoc/passdb.xml
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@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ as follows:
provide the extended controls that are needed for more comprehensive
interoperation with MS Windows NT4 / 200x servers.
</para>
+
+ <para>
+ This backend should be used only for backwards compatibility with older
+ versions of Samba. It may be deprecated in future releases.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -82,7 +87,8 @@ as follows:
There is a password backend option that allows continued operation with
a existing OpenLDAP backend that uses the Samba-2.2.x LDAP schema extension.
This option is provided primarily as a migration tool, although there is
- no reason to force migration at this time.
+ no reason to force migration at this time. Note that this tool will eventually
+ be deprecated.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -94,9 +100,23 @@ Samba-3 introduces the following new password backend capabilities:
<variablelist>
<title>New Backends</title>
+ <varlistentry><term>guest:</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ This is <emphasis>always</emphasis> required as the last backend specified.
+ It provides the ability to handle guest account requirements for access to
+ resources like <parameter>IPC$</paramter> which is used for browsing.
+ </para>
+ <listitem>
<varlistentry><term>tdbsam:</term>
<listitem>
<para>
+ This backend provides a rich database backend for local servers. This
+ backend is NOT suitable for multiple domain controller (ie: PDC + one
+ or more BDC) installations.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
The <emphasis>tdbsam</emphasis> password backend stores the old <emphasis>
smbpasswd</emphasis> information PLUS the extended MS Windows NT / 200x
SAM information into a binary format TDB (trivial database) file.
@@ -118,6 +138,10 @@ Samba-3 introduces the following new password backend capabilities:
<varlistentry><term>ldapsam:</term>
<listitem>
<para>
+ This provides a rich directory backend for distributed account installation
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
Samba-3 has a new and extended LDAP implementation that requires configuration
of OpenLDAP with a new format samba schema. The new format schema file is
included in the <filename>~samba/examples/LDAP</filename> directory.