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<samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
		<term><anchor id="WINBINDENUMUSERS"/>winbind enum users (G)</term> 
		<listitem><para>On large installations using <citerefentry><refentrytitle>winbindd</refentrytitle>
		<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> it may be
		necessary to suppress the enumeration of users through the <command moreinfo="none">setpwent()</command>,
		<command moreinfo="none">getpwent()</command> and
		<command moreinfo="none">endpwent()</command> group of system calls.  If
		the <parameter moreinfo="none">winbind enum users</parameter> parameter is
		<constant>no</constant>, calls to the <command moreinfo="none">getpwent</command> system call
		will not return any data. </para>

		<para><emphasis>Warning:</emphasis> Turning off user
		enumeration may cause some programs to behave oddly.  For
		example, the finger program relies on having access to the
		full user list when searching for matching
		usernames. </para>

		<para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">winbind enum users = yes </command></para>
		</listitem>
		</samba:parameter>