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diff --git a/docs-xml/smbdotconf/winbind/winbindnormalizenames.xml b/docs-xml/smbdotconf/winbind/winbindnormalizenames.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..362f488 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs-xml/smbdotconf/winbind/winbindnormalizenames.xml @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +<samba:parameter name="winbind normalize names" + context="G" + type="boolean" + xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> +<description> + <para>This parameter controls whether winbindd will replace + whitespace in user and group names with an underscore (_) character. + For example, whether the name "Space Kadet" should be + replaced with the string "space_kadet". + Frequently Unix shell scripts will have difficulty with usernames + contains whitespace due to the default field separator in the shell. + If your domain possesses names containing the underscore character, + this option may cause problems unless the name aliasing feature + is supported by your nss_info plugin. + </para> + + <para>This feature also enables the name aliasing API which can + be used to make domain user and group names to a non-qualified + version. Please refer to the manpage for the configured + idmap and nss_info plugin for the specifics on how to configure + name aliasing for a specific configuration. Name aliasing takes + precedence (and is mutually exclusive) over the whitespace + replacement mechanism discussed previously. + </para> + +</description> + +<value type="default">no</value> +<value type="example">yes</value> +</samba:parameter> |