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| author | Jelmer Vernooij <jelmer@samba.org> | 2004-04-07 10:15:11 +0000 |
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| committer | Gerald W. Carter <jerry@samba.org> | 2008-04-23 08:45:43 -0500 |
| commit | 992f1e6b8f86b346fddd266b04d29cde69585633 (patch) | |
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Add all the source files from the old CVS tree,
add the 5 missing chapters from the HOWTO
and add jht's Samba by Example book.
(This used to be commit 9fb5bcb93e57c5162b3ee6f9c7d777dc0269d100)
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diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/security/authmethods.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/security/authmethods.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d518f9516d --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/smbdotconf/security/authmethods.xml @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +<samba:parameter name="auth methods" + context="G" + type="list" + basic="1" advanced="1" wizard="1" developer="1" + xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> +<description> + <para>This option allows the administrator to chose what + authentication methods <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> will use when authenticating + a user. This option defaults to sensible values based on <link linkend="SECURITY"> + <parameter moreinfo="none">security</parameter></link>. This should be considered + a developer option and used only in rare circumstances. In the majority (if not all) + of production servers, the default setting should be adequate.</para> + + <para>Each entry in the list attempts to authenticate the user in turn, until + the user authenticates. In practice only one method will ever actually + be able to complete the authentication. + </para> + + <para>Possible options include <constant>guest</constant> (anonymous access), + <constant>sam</constant> (lookups in local list of accounts based on netbios + name or domain name), <constant>winbind</constant> (relay authentication requests + for remote users through winbindd), <constant>ntdomain</constant> (pre-winbindd + method of authentication for remote domain users; deprecated in favour of winbind method), + <constant>trustdomain</constant> (authenticate trusted users by contacting the + remote DC directly from smbd; deprecated in favour of winbind method).</para> +</description> +<value type="default"/> +<value type="example">guest sam winbind</value> +</samba:parameter> |