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diff --git a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/logon/adduserscript.xml b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/logon/adduserscript.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 42f7b04563..0000000000 --- a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/logon/adduserscript.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ -<samba:parameter name="add user script" - context="G" - advanced="1" developer="1" - xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> -<listitem> - <para>This is the full pathname to a script that will - be run <emphasis>AS ROOT</emphasis> by <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> under special circumstances described below.</para> - - <para>Normally, a Samba server requires that UNIX users are - created for all users accessing files on this server. For sites - that use Windows NT account databases as their primary user database - creating these users and keeping the user list in sync with the - Windows NT PDC is an onerous task. This option allows smbd to create the required UNIX users - <emphasis>ON DEMAND</emphasis> when a user accesses the Samba server.</para> - - <para>In order to use this option, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> must <emphasis>NOT</emphasis> be set to <parameter moreinfo="none">security = share</parameter> - and <parameter moreinfo="none">add user script</parameter> - must be set to a full pathname for a script that will create a UNIX - user given one argument of <parameter moreinfo="none">%u</parameter>, which expands into - the UNIX user name to create.</para> - - <para>When the Windows user attempts to access the Samba server, - at login (session setup in the SMB protocol) time, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> contacts the <parameter moreinfo="none">password server</parameter> and - attempts to authenticate the given user with the given password. If the - authentication succeeds then <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> - attempts to find a UNIX user in the UNIX password database to map the - Windows user into. If this lookup fails, and <parameter moreinfo="none">add user script - </parameter> is set then <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> will - call the specified script <emphasis>AS ROOT</emphasis>, expanding - any <parameter moreinfo="none">%u</parameter> argument to be the user name to create.</para> - - <para>If this script successfully creates the user then <command moreinfo="none">smbd - </command> will continue on as though the UNIX user - already existed. In this way, UNIX users are dynamically created to - match existing Windows NT accounts.</para> - - <para>See also <link linkend="SECURITY"><parameter moreinfo="none"> - security</parameter></link>, <link linkend="PASSWORDSERVER"> - <parameter moreinfo="none">password server</parameter></link>, - <link linkend="DELETEUSERSCRIPT"><parameter moreinfo="none">delete user - script</parameter></link>.</para> - - <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">add user script = <empty string></command></para> - - <para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">add user script = /usr/local/samba/bin/add_user %u</command></para> -</listitem> -</samba:parameter> |