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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages-3/idmap_ldap.8.xml b/docs-xml/manpages-3/idmap_ldap.8.xml index ea9e5bf07e..0c8fa3c3eb 100644 --- a/docs-xml/manpages-3/idmap_ldap.8.xml +++ b/docs-xml/manpages-3/idmap_ldap.8.xml @@ -22,9 +22,15 @@ <para>The idmap_ldap plugin provides a means for Winbind to store and retrieve SID/uid/gid mapping tables in an LDAP directory service. + </para> + + <para> In contrast to read only backends like idmap_rid, it is an allocating - backend: This means that it needs to allocate new user and group IDs to - create new mappings as requests to yet unmapped users are answered. + backend: This means that it needs to allocate new user and group IDs in + order to create new mappings. The allocator can be provided by the + idmap_ldap backend itself or by any other allocating backend like + idmap_tdb or idmap_tdb2. This is configured with the + parameter <parameter>idmap alloc backend</parameter>. </para> <para> |