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+<samba:parameter name="force user"
+ type="string"
+ context="S"
+ substitution="1"
+ xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
+<description>
+ <para>This specifies a UNIX user name that will be
+ assigned as the default user for all users connecting to this service.
+ This is useful for sharing files. You should also use it carefully
+ as using it incorrectly can cause security problems.</para>
+
+ <para>This user name only gets used once a connection is established.
+ Thus clients still need to connect as a valid user and supply a
+ valid password. Once connected, all file operations will be performed
+ as the &quot;forced user&quot;, no matter what username the client connected
+ as. This can be very useful.</para>
+
+ <para>In Samba 2.0.5 and above this parameter also causes the
+ primary group of the forced user to be used as the primary group
+ for all file activity. Prior to 2.0.5 the primary group was left
+ as the primary group of the connecting user (this was a bug).</para>
+
+</description>
+
+<related>force group</related>
+<value type="default"/>
+<value type="example">auser</value>
+</samba:parameter>