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diff --git a/docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-Winbind.xml b/docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-Winbind.xml index ace368ec2d..af2e3d9af3 100644 --- a/docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-Winbind.xml +++ b/docs/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-Winbind.xml @@ -333,26 +333,22 @@ <indexterm><primary>remote management</primary></indexterm> <indexterm><primary>user authentication</primary></indexterm> <indexterm><primary>print spooling</primary></indexterm> - Over the last few years, efforts have been underway - by various Samba Team members to decode various aspects of - the Microsoft Remote Procedure Call (MSRPC) system. This - system is used for most network-related operations between - Windows NT machines, including remote management, user authentication, - and print spooling. Although initially this work was done - to aid the implementation of Primary Domain Controller (PDC) - functionality in Samba, it has also yielded a body of code that - can be used for other purposes.</para> + Over the last few years, efforts have been underway by various Samba Team members to implement various aspects of + the Microsoft Remote Procedure Call (MSRPC) system. This system is used for most network-related operations + between Windows NT machines, including remote management, user authentication, and print spooling. Although + initially this work was done to aid the implementation of Primary Domain Controller (PDC) functionality in + Samba, it has also yielded a body of code that can be used for other purposes. + </para> <para> <indexterm><primary>MSRPC</primary></indexterm> <indexterm><primary>enumerate domain users</primary></indexterm> <indexterm><primary>enumerate domain groups</primary></indexterm> - Winbind uses various MSRPC calls to enumerate domain users - and groups and to obtain detailed information about individual - users or groups. Other MSRPC calls can be used to authenticate - NT domain users and to change user passwords. By directly querying - a Windows PDC for user and group information, Winbind maps the - NT account information onto UNIX user and group names.</para> + Winbind uses various MSRPC calls to enumerate domain users and groups and to obtain detailed information about + individual users or groups. Other MSRPC calls can be used to authenticate NT domain users and to change user + passwords. By directly querying a Windows PDC for user and group information, Winbind maps the NT account + information onto UNIX user and group names. + </para> </sect2> <sect2> |