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diff --git a/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 b/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 index 92ad1158f5..ace3e54946 100644 --- a/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 +++ b/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ .\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/hacks/docbook2X/> .\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches, .\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>. -.TH "SMB.CONF" "5" "04 January 2002" "" "" +.TH "SMB.CONF" "5" "24 January 2002" "" "" .SH NAME smb.conf \- The configuration file for the Samba suite .SH "SYNOPSIS" @@ -527,6 +527,9 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms. \fIannounce version\fR .TP 0.2i \(bu +\fIauth methods\fR +.TP 0.2i +\(bu \fIauto services\fR .TP 0.2i \(bu @@ -776,10 +779,10 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms. \fInis homedir\fR .TP 0.2i \(bu -\fInt pipe support\fR +\fInon unix account range\fR .TP 0.2i \(bu -\fInt smb support\fR +\fInt pipe support\fR .TP 0.2i \(bu \fInull passwords\fR @@ -803,6 +806,9 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms. \fIpanic action\fR .TP 0.2i \(bu +\fIpassdb backend\fR +.TP 0.2i +\(bu \fIpasswd chat\fR .TP 0.2i \(bu @@ -1019,6 +1025,9 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms. \fIwinbind uid\fR .TP 0.2i \(bu +\fIwinbind use default domain\fR +.TP 0.2i +\(bu \fIwins hook\fR .TP 0.2i \(bu @@ -1639,6 +1648,18 @@ Example: \fBannounce version = 2.0\fR \fBauto services (G)\fR This is a synonym for the \fIpreload\fR. .TP +\fBauth methods (G)\fR +This option allows the administrator to chose what +authentication methods \fBsmbd\fR will use when authenticating +a user. This option defaults to sensible values based on \fI security\fR. +Each entry in the list attempts to authenticate the user in turn, until +the user authenticates. In practice only one method will ever actually +be able to complete the authentication. + +Default: \fBauth methods = <empty string>\fR + +Example: \fBauth methods = guest sam ntdomain\fR +.TP \fBavailable (S)\fR This parameter lets you "turn off" a service. If \fIavailable = no\fR, then \fBALL\fR @@ -2678,7 +2699,7 @@ In order for encrypted passwords to work correctly \fBsmbd(8)\fRmust either have access to a local \fIsmbpasswd(5) \fRprogram for information on how to set up -and maintain this file), or set the security = [server|domain] parameter which +and maintain this file), or set the security = [server|domain|ads] parameter which causes \fBsmbd\fR to authenticate against another server. @@ -4596,6 +4617,23 @@ be a logon server. Default: \fBnis homedir = no\fR .TP +\fBnon unix account range (G)\fR +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. + +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. + +Default: \fBnon unix account range = <empty string> +\fR +Example: \fBnon unix account range = 10000-20000\fR +.TP \fBnt acl support (S)\fR This boolean parameter controls whether smbd(8)will attempt to map @@ -4614,21 +4652,6 @@ alone. Default: \fBnt pipe support = yes\fR .TP -\fBnt smb support (G)\fR -This boolean parameter controls whether smbd(8)will negotiate NT specific SMB -support with Windows NT clients. Although this is a developer -debugging option and should be left alone, benchmarking has discovered -that Windows NT clients give faster performance with this option -set to no. This is still being investigated. -If this option is set to no then Samba offers -exactly the same SMB calls that versions prior to Samba 2.0 offered. -This information may be of use if any users are having problems -with NT SMB support. - -You should not need to ever disable this parameter. - -Default: \fBnt smb support = yes\fR -.TP \fBnull passwords (G)\fR Allow or disallow client access to accounts that have null passwords. @@ -4788,6 +4811,17 @@ Default: \fBpanic action = <empty string>\fR Example: \fBpanic action = "/bin/sleep 90000"\fR .TP +\fBpassdb backend (G)\fR +This option allows the administrator to chose what +backend in which to store passwords. This allows (for example) both +smbpasswd and tdbsam to be used without a recompile. Only one can +be used at a time however, and experimental backends must still be selected +(eg --with-tdbsam) at configure time. + +Default: \fBpassdb backend = smbpasswd\fR + +Example: \fBpassdb backend = tdbsam\fR +.TP \fBpasswd chat (G)\fR This string controls the \fB"chat"\fR conversation that takes places between smbdand the local password changing @@ -7165,6 +7199,19 @@ Default: \fBwinbind uid = <empty string> \fR Example: \fBwinbind uid = 10000-20000\fR .TP +\fBwinbind use default domain\fR +.TP +\fBwinbind use default domain\fR +This parameter specifies whether the winbindd(8) +daemon should operate on users without domain component in their username. +Users without a domain component are treated as is part of the winbindd server's +own domain. While this does not benifit Windows users, it makes SSH, FTP and e-mail +function in a way much closer to the way they would in a native unix system. + +Default: \fBwinbind use default domain = <falseg> +\fR +Example: \fBwinbind use default domain = true\fR +.TP \fBwins hook (G)\fR When Samba is running as a WINS server this allows you to call an external program for all changes to the |