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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/passdbbackend.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/security/passdbbackend.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..794aaafc35 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/smbdotconf/security/passdbbackend.xml @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +<samba:parameter name="passdb backend" + context="G" + type="list" + advanced="1" developer="1" + xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> +<description> + + <para>This option allows the administrator to chose which backends + to retrieve and store passwords with. This allows (for example) both + smbpasswd and tdbsam to be used without a recompile. Multiple + backends can be specified, separated by spaces. The backends will be + searched in the order they are specified. New users are always added + to the first backend specified. </para> + + <para>This parameter is in two parts, the backend's name, and a 'location' + string that has meaning only to that particular backed. These are separated + by a : character.</para> + + <para>Available backends can include: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para><command moreinfo="none">smbpasswd</command> - The default smbpasswd + backend. Takes a path to the smbpasswd file as an optional argument. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para><command moreinfo="none">tdbsam</command> - The TDB based password storage + backend. Takes a path to the TDB as an optional argument (defaults to passdb.tdb + in the <link linkend="PRIVATEDIR"> + <parameter moreinfo="none">private dir</parameter></link> directory.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para><command moreinfo="none">ldapsam</command> - The LDAP based passdb + backend. Takes an LDAP URL as an optional argument (defaults to + <command moreinfo="none">ldap://localhost</command>)</para> + + <para>LDAP connections should be secured where possible. This may be done using either + Start-TLS (see <link linkend="LDAPSSL"><parameter moreinfo="none">ldap ssl</parameter></link>) or by + specifying <parameter moreinfo="none">ldaps://</parameter> in + the URL argument. </para> + + <para>Multiple servers may also be specified in double-quotes, if your + LDAP libraries supports the LDAP URL notation. + (OpenLDAP does). + </para> + + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para><command moreinfo="none">nisplussam</command> - + The NIS+ based passdb backend. Takes name NIS domain as + an optional argument. Only works with sun NIS+ servers. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para><command moreinfo="none">mysql</command> - + The MySQL based passdb backend. Takes an identifier as + argument. Read the Samba HOWTO Collection for configuration + details. + </para></listitem> + + </itemizedlist> + </para> +</description> + +<value type="default">smbpasswd</value> +<value type="example">tdbsam:/etc/samba/private/passdb.tdb smbpasswd:/etc/samba/smbpasswd</value> +<value type="example">ldapsam:ldaps://ldap.example.com</value> +<value type="example">ldapsam:"ldap://ldap-1.example.com ldap://ldap-2.example.com"</value> +<value type="example">mysql:my_plugin_args tdbsam</value> +</samba:parameter> |