docs-xml/smbdotconf/winbind/winbindenumusers.xml

   1 <samba:parameter name="winbind enum users"
   2                  context="G"
   3                  type="boolean"
   4                  advanced="1" developer="1"
   5                  xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
   6 <description>
   7         <para>On large installations using <citerefentry><refentrytitle>winbindd</refentrytitle>
   8         <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> it may be
   9         necessary to suppress the enumeration of users through the <command moreinfo="none">setpwent()</command>,
  10          <command moreinfo="none">getpwent()</command> and
  11          <command moreinfo="none">endpwent()</command> group of system calls.  If
  12         the <parameter moreinfo="none">winbind enum users</parameter> parameter is
  13          <constant>no</constant>, calls to the <command moreinfo="none">getpwent</command> system call
  14         will not return any data. </para>
  15
  16 <warning><para>Turning off user
  17         enumeration may cause some programs to behave oddly.  For
  18         example, the finger program relies on having access to the
  19         full user list when searching for matching
  20         usernames. </para></warning>
  21 </description>
  22
  23 <value type="default">no</value>
  24 </samba:parameter>