docs/docbook/smbdotconf/security/nonunixaccountrange.xml


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<samba:parameter name="non unix account range"
                 context="G"
                 advanced="1" developer="1"
		 xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
<listitem>
    <para>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.</para>

    <note>
	<para>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.
	</para>
    </note>

    <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">non unix account range = &lt;empty string&gt;</command></para>
		
    <para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">non unix account range = 10000-20000</command></para>
</listitem>
</samba:parameter>