1 <samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
2 <term><anchor id="WINBINDENUMUSERS"/>winbind enum users (G)</term>
3 <listitem><para>On large installations using <citerefentry><refentrytitle>winbindd</refentrytitle>
4 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> it may be
5 necessary to suppress the enumeration of users through the <command moreinfo="none">setpwent()</command>,
6 <command moreinfo="none">getpwent()</command> and
7 <command moreinfo="none">endpwent()</command> group of system calls. If
8 the <parameter moreinfo="none">winbind enum users</parameter> parameter is
9 <constant>no</constant>, calls to the <command moreinfo="none">getpwent</command> system call
10 will not return any data. </para>
12 <para><emphasis>Warning:</emphasis> Turning off user
13 enumeration may cause some programs to behave oddly. For
14 example, the finger program relies on having access to the
15 full user list when searching for matching
18 <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">winbind enum users = yes </command></para>