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| author | Andrew Bartlett <abartlet@samba.org> | 2011-06-24 16:26:23 +1000 |
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| committer | Andrew Bartlett <abartlet@samba.org> | 2011-06-24 16:26:23 +1000 |
| commit | 6da26870e0ae5acd6ff49a30ec2f6886b44d095e (patch) | |
| tree | 850c71039563c16a5d563c47e7ba2ab645baf198 /docs-xml/manpages-3/idmap_tdb.8.xml | |
| parent | 6925a799d04c6fa59dd2ddef1f5510f9bb7d17d1 (diff) | |
| parent | 2610c05b5b95cc7036b3d6dfb894c6cfbdb68483 (diff) | |
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Merge 2610c05b5b95cc7036b3d6dfb894c6cfbdb68483 as Samba-4.0alpha16samba-4.0.0alpha16
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diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages-3/idmap_tdb.8.xml b/docs-xml/manpages-3/idmap_tdb.8.xml index 06a29679c85..c67d6cb9bc2 100644 --- a/docs-xml/manpages-3/idmap_tdb.8.xml +++ b/docs-xml/manpages-3/idmap_tdb.8.xml @@ -27,25 +27,7 @@ <para> In contrast to read only backends like idmap_rid, it is an allocating backend: This means that it needs to allocate new user and group IDs in - order to create new mappings. The allocator can be provided by the - idmap_tdb backend itself or by any other allocating backend like - idmap_ldap or idmap_tdb2. This is configured with the - parameter <parameter>idmap alloc backend</parameter>. - </para> - - <para> - Note that in order for this (or any other allocating) backend to - function at all, the default backend needs to be writeable. - The ranges used for uid and gid allocation are the default ranges - configured by "idmap uid" and "idmap gid". - </para> - - <para> - Furthermore, since there is only one global allocating backend - responsible for all domains using writeable idmap backends, - any explicitly configured domain with idmap backend tdb - should have the same range as the default range, since it needs - to use the global uid / gid allocator. See the example below. + order to create new mappings. </para> </refsynopsisdiv> @@ -58,9 +40,6 @@ <listitem><para> Defines the available matching uid and gid range for which the backend is authoritative. - If the parameter is absent, Winbind fails over to use - the "idmap uid" and "idmap gid" options - from smb.conf. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> @@ -71,38 +50,14 @@ <para> This example shows how tdb is used as a the default idmap backend. - It configures the idmap range through the global options for all - domains encountered. This same range is used for uid/gid allocation. - </para> - - <programlisting> - [global] - # "idmap backend = tdb" is redundant here since it is the default - idmap backend = tdb - idmap uid = 1000000-2000000 - idmap gid = 1000000-2000000 - </programlisting> - - <para> - This (rather theoretical) example shows how tdb can be used as the - allocating backend while ldap is the default backend used to store - the mappings. - It adds an explicit configuration for some domain DOM1, that - uses the tdb idmap backend. Note that the same range as the - default uid/gid range is used, since the allocator has to serve - both the default backend and the explicitly configured domain DOM1. + This configured range is used for uid and gid allocation. </para> <programlisting> [global] - idmap backend = ldap - idmap uid = 1000000-2000000 - idmap gid = 1000000-2000000 - # use a different uid/gid allocator: - idmap alloc backend = tdb - - idmap config DOM1 : backend = tdb - idmap config DOM1 : range = 1000000-2000000 + # "backend = tdb" is redundant here since it is the default + idmap config * : backend = tdb + idmap config * : range = 1000000-2000000 </programlisting> </refsect1> |