docs-xml/smbdotconf/winbind/winbindenumusers.xml

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