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diff --git a/docs/docbook/manpages/smb.conf.5.sgml b/docs/docbook/manpages/smb.conf.5.sgml index 4911d3a914..aabc7bfcda 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/manpages/smb.conf.5.sgml +++ b/docs/docbook/manpages/smb.conf.5.sgml @@ -1903,47 +1903,16 @@ <varlistentry> <term><anchor id="DELETEUSERSCRIPT">delete user script (G)</term> <listitem><para>This is the full pathname to a script that will - be run <emphasis>AS ROOT</emphasis> by <ulink url="smbd.8.html"> - <command>smbd(8)</command></ulink> under special circumstances - described below.</para> + be run by <ulink url="smbd.8.html"><command>smbd(8)</command></ulink> + when managing user's with remote RPC (NT) tools. + </para> - <para>Normally, a Samba server requires that UNIX users are - created for all users accessing files on this server. For sites - that use Windows NT account databases as their primary user database - creating these users and keeping the user list in sync with the - Windows NT PDC is an onerous task. This option allows <command> - smbd</command> to delete the required UNIX users <emphasis>ON - DEMAND</emphasis> when a user accesses the Samba server and the - Windows NT user no longer exists.</para> - - <para>In order to use this option, <command>smbd</command> must be - set to <parameter>security = domain</parameter> or <parameter>security = - user</parameter> and <parameter>delete user script</parameter> - must be set to a full pathname for a script - that will delete a UNIX user given one argument of <parameter>%u</parameter>, - which expands into the UNIX user name to delete.</para> + <para>This script is called when a remote client removes a user + from the server, normally using 'User Manager for Domains' or + <command>rpcclient</command>. - <para>When the Windows user attempts to access the Samba server, - at <emphasis>login</emphasis> (session setup in the SMB protocol) - time, <command>smbd</command> contacts the <link linkend="PASSWORDSERVER"> - <parameter>password server</parameter></link> and attempts to authenticate - the given user with the given password. If the authentication fails - with the specific Domain error code meaning that the user no longer - exists then <command>smbd</command> attempts to find a UNIX user in - the UNIX password database that matches the Windows user account. If - this lookup succeeds, and <parameter>delete user script</parameter> is - set then <command>smbd</command> will all the specified script - <emphasis>AS ROOT</emphasis>, expanding any <parameter>%u</parameter> - argument to be the user name to delete.</para> - - <para>This script should delete the given UNIX username. In this way, - UNIX users are dynamically deleted to match existing Windows NT - accounts.</para> - - <para>See also <link linkend="SECURITYEQUALSDOMAIN">security = domain</link>, - <link linkend="PASSWORDSERVER"><parameter>password server</parameter> - </link>, <link linkend="ADDUSERSCRIPT"><parameter>add user script</parameter> - </link>.</para> + <para>This script should delete the given UNIX username. + </para> <para>Default: <command>delete user script = <empty string> </command></para> |