docs/docbook/smbdotconf/winbind/winbindenumusers.xml

   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>
  11
  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
  16                 usernames. </para>
  17
  18                 <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">winbind enum users = yes </command></para>
  19                 </listitem>
  20                 </samba:parameter>