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diff --git a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/nonunixaccountrange.xml b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/nonunixaccountrange.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a8e426649e --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/nonunixaccountrange.xml @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +<samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> + <term><anchor id="NONUNIXACCOUNTRANGE"/>non unix account range (G)</term> + <listitem><para>The non unix account range parameter specifies + the range of 'user ids' that are allocated by the various 'non unix + account' passdb backends. These backends allow + the storage of passwords for users who don't exist in /etc/passwd. + This is most often used for machine account creation. + This range of ids should have no existing local or NIS users within + it as strange conflicts can occur otherwise.</para> + + <para>NOTE: These userids never appear on the system and Samba will never + 'become' these users. They are used only to ensure that the algorithmic + RID mapping does not conflict with normal users. + </para> + + <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">non unix account range = <empty string> + </command></para> + + <para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">non unix account range = 10000-20000</command></para> + </listitem> + </samba:parameter> |