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diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/security/allowtrusteddomains.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/security/allowtrusteddomains.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..38d3fc150e --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/smbdotconf/security/allowtrusteddomains.xml @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +<samba:parameter name="allow trusted domains" + context="G" + type="boolean" + advanced="1" developer="1" + xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> +<description> + <para>This option only takes effect when the <link linkend="SECURITY"> + <parameter moreinfo="none">security</parameter></link> option is set to + <constant>server</constant> or <constant>domain</constant>. + If it is set to no, then attempts to connect to a resource from + a domain or workgroup other than the one which smbd is running + in will fail, even if that domain is trusted by the remote server + doing the authentication.</para> + + <para>This is useful if you only want your Samba server to + serve resources to users in the domain it is a member of. As + an example, suppose that there are two domains DOMA and DOMB. DOMB + is trusted by DOMA, which contains the Samba server. Under normal + circumstances, a user with an account in DOMB can then access the + resources of a UNIX account with the same account name on the + Samba server even if they do not have an account in DOMA. This + can make implementing a security boundary difficult.</para> +</description> + +<value type="default">yes</value> +</samba:parameter> |