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@@ -394,7 +394,12 @@
<term>%L</term>
<listitem><para>the NetBIOS name of the server. This allows you
to change your config based on what the client calls you. Your
- server can have a "dual personality".</para></listitem>
+ server can have a "dual personality".</para>
+
+ <para>Note that this paramater is not available when Samba listens
+ on port 445, as clients no longer send this information </para>
+ </listitem>
+
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -3244,11 +3249,11 @@
with Windows 2000. Note that due to Windows 2000 client redirector bugs
this requires Samba to be running on a 64-bit capable operating system such
as IRIX, Solaris or a Linux 2.4 kernel. Can improve performance by 10% with
- Windows 2000 clients. Defaults to off. Not as tested as some other Samba
+ Windows 2000 clients. Defaults to on. Not as tested as some other Samba
code paths.
</para>
- <para>Default : <command>large readwrite = no</command></para>
+ <para>Default : <command>large readwrite = yes</command></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -5065,8 +5070,57 @@
(eg --with-tdbsam) at configure time.
</para>
+ <para>This paramater 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>smbpasswd</command> - The default smbpasswd
+ backend. Takes a path to the smbpasswd file as an optional argument.</para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para><command>smbpasswd_nua</command> - The smbpasswd
+ backend, but with support for 'not unix accounts'.
+ Takes a path to the smbpasswd file as an optional argument.</para>
+ <para>See also <link linkend="NONUNIXACCOUNTRANGE">
+ <parameter>non unix account range</parameter></link></para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para><command>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>private dir</parameter></link> directory.</para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para><command>tdbsam_nua</command> - The TDB based password storage
+ backend, with non unix account support. Takes a path to the TDB as an optional argument (defaults to passdb.tdb
+ in the <link linkend="PRIVATEDIR">
+ <parameter>private dir</parameter></link> directory.</para>
+ <para>See also <link linkend="NONUNIXACCOUNTRANGE">
+ <parameter>non unix account range</parameter></link></para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para><command>ldapsam</command> - The LDAP based passdb
+ backend. Takes an LDAP URL as an optional argument (defaults to
+ <command>ldap://localhost</command>)</para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para><command>ldapsam_nua</command> - The LDAP based passdb
+ backend, with non unix account support. Takes an LDAP URL as an optional argument (defaults to
+ <command>ldap://localhost</command>)</para>
+ <para>See also <link linkend="NONUNIXACCOUNTRANGE">
+ <parameter>non unix account range</parameter></link></para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para><command>plugin</command> - Allows Samba to load an
+ arbitary passdb backend from the .so specified as a compulsary argument.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>Any characters after the (optional) second : are passed to the plugin
+ for its own processing</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </itemizedlist>
+
<para>Default: <command>passdb backend = smbpasswd</command></para>
- <para>Example: <command>passdb backend = tdbsam</command></para>
+ <para>Example: <command>passdb backend = tdbsam:/etc/samba/private/passdb.tdb</command></para>
+ <para>Example: <command>passdb backend = ldapsam_nua:ldaps://ldap.example.com</command></para>
+ <para>Example: <command>passdb backend = plugin:/usr/local/samba/lib/my_passdb.so:my_plugin_args</command></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>