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diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/logon/adduserscript.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/logon/adduserscript.xml index 1dd71b3867..8f50bc0a69 100644 --- a/docs/smbdotconf/logon/adduserscript.xml +++ b/docs/smbdotconf/logon/adduserscript.xml @@ -4,39 +4,45 @@ advanced="1" developer="1" xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> <description> - <para>This is the full pathname to a script that will - be run <emphasis>AS ROOT</emphasis> by <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> under special circumstances described below.</para> + <para> + This is the full pathname to a script that will be run <emphasis>AS ROOT</emphasis> by + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> + under special circumstances described below. + </para> - <para>Normally, a Samba server requires that UNIX users are - created for all users accessing files on this server. For sites - that use Windows NT account databases as their primary user database - creating these users and keeping the user list in sync with the - Windows NT PDC is an onerous task. This option allows smbd to create the required UNIX users - <emphasis>ON DEMAND</emphasis> when a user accesses the Samba server.</para> + <para> + Normally, a Samba server requires that UNIX users are created for all users accessing + files on this server. For sites that use Windows NT account databases as their primary + user database creating these users and keeping the user list in sync with the Windows + NT PDC is an onerous task. This option allows smbd to create the required UNIX users + <emphasis>ON DEMAND</emphasis> when a user accesses the Samba server. + </para> - <para>In order to use this option, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> must <emphasis>NOT</emphasis> be set to <parameter moreinfo="none">security = share</parameter> - and <parameter moreinfo="none">add user script</parameter> - must be set to a full pathname for a script that will create a UNIX - user given one argument of <parameter moreinfo="none">%u</parameter>, which expands into - the UNIX user name to create.</para> + <para> + In order to use this option, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> must <emphasis>NOT</emphasis> be set to + <smbconfoption name="security">share</smbconfoption> and <smbconfoption name="add user script"/> + must be set to a full pathname for a script that will create a UNIX user given one argument of + <parameter moreinfo="none">%u</parameter>, which expands into the UNIX user name to create. + </para> - <para>When the Windows user attempts to access the Samba server, - at login (session setup in the SMB protocol) time, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> contacts the <parameter moreinfo="none">password server</parameter> and - attempts to authenticate the given user with the given password. If the - authentication succeeds then <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> - attempts to find a UNIX user in the UNIX password database to map the - Windows user into. If this lookup fails, and <parameter moreinfo="none">add user script - </parameter> is set then <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> will - call the specified script <emphasis>AS ROOT</emphasis>, expanding - any <parameter moreinfo="none">%u</parameter> argument to be the user name to create.</para> + <para> + When the Windows user attempts to access the Samba server, at login (session setup in + the SMB protocol) time, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> contacts the <smbconfoption name="password server"/> + and attempts to authenticate the given user with the given password. If the authentication + succeeds then <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> attempts to find a UNIX user in the UNIX + password database to map the Windows user into. If this lookup fails, and + <smbconfoption name="add user script"/> is set then <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> will + call the specified script <emphasis>AS ROOT</emphasis>, expanding any + <parameter moreinfo="none">%u</parameter> argument to be the user name to create. + </para> - <para>If this script successfully creates the user then <command moreinfo="none">smbd - </command> will continue on as though the UNIX user - already existed. In this way, UNIX users are dynamically created to - match existing Windows NT accounts.</para> + <para> + If this script successfully creates the user then <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> will + continue on as though the UNIX user already existed. In this way, UNIX users are dynamically created to + match existing Windows NT accounts. + </para> <para> See also <smbconfoption name="security"/>, <smbconfoption name="password server"/>, |