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+<samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+ <term><anchor id="WINBINDENUMUSERS"/>winbind enum users (G)</term>
+ <listitem><para>On large installations using <citerefentry><refentrytitle>winbindd</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> it may be
+ necessary to suppress the enumeration of users through the <command moreinfo="none">setpwent()</command>,
+ <command moreinfo="none">getpwent()</command> and
+ <command moreinfo="none">endpwent()</command> group of system calls. If
+ the <parameter moreinfo="none">winbind enum users</parameter> parameter is
+ <constant>no</constant>, calls to the <command moreinfo="none">getpwent</command> system call
+ will not return any data. </para>
+
+ <para><emphasis>Warning:</emphasis> Turning off user
+ enumeration may cause some programs to behave oddly. For
+ example, the finger program relies on having access to the
+ full user list when searching for matching
+ usernames. </para>
+
+ <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">winbind enum users = yes </command></para>
+ </listitem>
+ </samba:parameter>