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diff --git a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/passdbbackend.xml b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/passdbbackend.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 8c64299dd4..0000000000 --- a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/passdbbackend.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,69 +0,0 @@ -<samba:parameter name="passdb backend" - context="G" - advanced="1" developer="1" - xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> -<listitem> - - <para>This option allows the administrator to chose which backends - to retrieve and store passwords with. This allows (for example) both - smbpasswd and tdbsam to be used without a recompile. Multiple - backends can be specified, separated by spaces. The backends will be - searched in the order they are specified. New users are always added - to the first backend specified. </para> - - <para>This parameter 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 moreinfo="none">smbpasswd</command> - The default smbpasswd - backend. Takes a path to the smbpasswd file as an optional argument. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para><command moreinfo="none">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 moreinfo="none">private dir</parameter></link> directory.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para><command moreinfo="none">ldapsam</command> - The LDAP based passdb - backend. Takes an LDAP URL as an optional argument (defaults to - <command moreinfo="none">ldap://localhost</command>)</para> - - <para>LDAP connections should be secured where possible. This may be done using either - Start-TLS (see <link linkend="LDAPSSL"><parameter moreinfo="none">ldap ssl</parameter></link>) or by - specifying <parameter moreinfo="none">ldaps://</parameter> in - the URL argument. </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para><command moreinfo="none">nisplussam</command> - - The NIS+ based passdb backend. Takes name NIS domain as - an optional argument. Only works with sun NIS+ servers. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para><command moreinfo="none">mysql</command> - - The MySQL based passdb backend. Takes an identifier as - argument. Read the Samba HOWTO Collection for configuration - details. - </para></listitem> - - </itemizedlist> - </para> - - <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">passdb backend = smbpasswd</command></para> - - <para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">passdb backend = tdbsam:/etc/samba/private/passdb.tdb smbpasswd:/etc/samba/smbpasswd</command></para> - - <para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">passdb backend = ldapsam:ldaps://ldap.example.com</command></para> - - <para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">passdb backend = mysql:my_plugin_args tdbsam</command></para> -</listitem> -</samba:parameter> |