Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of MasterPasswdSyntax

Timestamp:

Feb 6, 2008, 9:04:34 AM (18 years ago)

Author:

Herwig Bauernfeind

Comment:

Fix some typos, add group file syntax

MasterPasswdSyntax

@@ -1 +1 @@
 = Syntax of master.passwd = 
 
-The master.passwd is a text file with every line holding exactly one user.
+The {{{master.passwd}}} is a text file with every line holding exactly one user. It is located in {{{%UNIXROOT\etc}}}.
 
 ''Note: The user information in master.passwd is a prerequisite for Samba's own user information.
@@ -20 +20 @@
 ||Deactivate pw in x sec||Not used currently||Set to zero (0)||{{{0}}}
 ||GECOS||Full username||Useful, but not completely supported||{{{Herwig Bauernfeind}}}
-||Home||The user's home directory||Enter path(*)||{{{D$/Samba/User/herwig}}}
+||Home||The user's home directory||Enter path, see ''Note'' below!||{{{D$/Samba/User/herwig}}}
 ||Shell||The user's shell||Not used currently||{{{/usr/sbin/nologin}}}
 
@@ -29 +29 @@
 
 ''Note: You must enter a valid OS/2 path in this field and replace the ":" following the driveletter by a "$", otherwise the ":" would be misinterpreted as a field delimiter resulting in a broken master.passwd.
+
+''Note: This works on Samba builds newer than 04/02/2008 with [http://svn.netlabs.org/samba/ticket/44 Ticket #44] fixed.
+
+= Syntax of group =
+
+The {{{group}}} is a text file with every line holding exactly one group and its assoiciated users. It is located in {{{%UNIXROOT\etc}}}.
+
+One line consists of several fields delimited by a ":".
+
+Sample line of the {{{group}}} file:
+
+{{{group name:group password:GID:list of users in this group}}}
+
+||'''Field'''||'''Description'''||'''Recommended value when using Samba'''||'''Example
+||group name||The name of the group ||A simple text describing the group||admins
+||group password||Common password for all members||Not used currently (Or better: Not tested yet)||*
+||GID||Group-ID||Give each group a unique number||3000
+||List of users||separated by commas||All users, that are members of this group||root,toor
+
+With the examples similar to the above table, a valid group file would look like the following:
+
+{{{# This is a comment in the group file}}}[[BR]]
+{{{admin:*:3000:root,psmedley,ydario}}}[[BR]]
+{{{users:*:3001:herwig,gabriele}}}[[BR]]
+{{{guests:*:3002:guest,pcguest}}}[[BR]]
+
+''Note: One user can be a member of multiple groups.
+
+''Note: Having at least these 3 groups is recommended.