From 992f1e6b8f86b346fddd266b04d29cde69585633 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jelmer Vernooij Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 10:15:11 +0000 Subject: Add all the source files from the old CVS tree, add the 5 missing chapters from the HOWTO and add jht's Samba by Example book. (This used to be commit 9fb5bcb93e57c5162b3ee6f9c7d777dc0269d100) --- docs/smbdotconf/security/forceuser.xml | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/smbdotconf/security/forceuser.xml (limited to 'docs/smbdotconf/security/forceuser.xml') diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/security/forceuser.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/security/forceuser.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..aa6c15ba0e --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/smbdotconf/security/forceuser.xml @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ + + + This specifies a UNIX user name that will be + assigned as the default user for all users connecting to this service. + This is useful for sharing files. You should also use it carefully + as using it incorrectly can cause security problems. + + This user name only gets used once a connection is established. + Thus clients still need to connect as a valid user and supply a + valid password. Once connected, all file operations will be performed + as the "forced user", no matter what username the client connected + as. This can be very useful. + + In Samba 2.0.5 and above this parameter also causes the + primary group of the forced user to be used as the primary group + for all file activity. Prior to 2.0.5 the primary group was left + as the primary group of the connecting user (this was a bug). + + + +force group + +auser + -- cgit