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diff --git a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/obeypamrestrictions.xml b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/obeypamrestrictions.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..42d6b5cc43 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/obeypamrestrictions.xml @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +<samba:parameter name="obey pam restrictions" + context="G" + advanced="1" developer="1" + xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> +<listitem> + <para>When Samba 3.0 is configured to enable PAM support + (i.e. --with-pam), this parameter will control whether or not Samba + should obey PAM's account and session management directives. The + default behavior is to use PAM for clear text authentication only + and to ignore any account or session management. Note that Samba + always ignores PAM for authentication in the case of <link linkend="ENCRYPTPASSWORDS"> + <parameter moreinfo="none">encrypt passwords = yes</parameter></link>. The reason + is that PAM modules cannot support the challenge/response + authentication mechanism needed in the presence of SMB password encryption. + </para> + + <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">obey pam restrictions = no</command></para> +</listitem> +</samba:parameter> |