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Diffstat (limited to 'docs/smbdotconf/security/authmethods.xml')
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diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/security/authmethods.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/security/authmethods.xml index 6e6b88c519..39d211dbd3 100644 --- a/docs/smbdotconf/security/authmethods.xml +++ b/docs/smbdotconf/security/authmethods.xml @@ -4,25 +4,30 @@ basic="1" advanced="1" wizard="1" developer="1" xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> <description> + <para> - This option allows the administrator to chose what authentication methods <command - moreinfo="none">smbd</command> will use when authenticating a user. This option defaults to sensible values - based on <smbconfoption name="security"/>. This should be considered a developer option and used only in rare - circumstances. In the majority (if not all) of production servers, the default setting should be adequate. - </para> + This option allows the administrator to chose what authentication methods <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> + will use when authenticating a user. This option defaults to sensible values based on <smbconfoption name="security"/>. + This should be considered a developer option and used only in rare circumstances. In the majority (if not all) + of production servers, the default setting should be adequate. + </para> - <para>Each entry in the list attempts to authenticate the user in turn, until + <para> + 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. </para> - <para>Possible options include <constant>guest</constant> (anonymous access), + <para> + Possible options include <constant>guest</constant> (anonymous access), <constant>sam</constant> (lookups in local list of accounts based on netbios name or domain name), <constant>winbind</constant> (relay authentication requests for remote users through winbindd), <constant>ntdomain</constant> (pre-winbindd method of authentication for remote domain users; deprecated in favour of winbind method), <constant>trustdomain</constant> (authenticate trusted users by contacting the - remote DC directly from smbd; deprecated in favour of winbind method).</para> + remote DC directly from smbd; deprecated in favour of winbind method). + </para> + </description> <value type="default"/> <value type="example">guest sam winbind</value> |