[PATCH] samba-tool 'user create' examples incorrect
Rowland Penny
repenny241155 at gmail.com
Mon Nov 9 10:12:31 UTC 2015
Hi, the attached patch fixes a very small problem. If you run
'samba-tool user create --help' you get lines like this:
Example5:
samba-tool user add User5 passw5rd --nis-domain=samdom
--unix-home=/home/User5
Note that it uses 'add' instead of 'create', the attached patch fixes this.
Rowland
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From b32e91a0bb9f23983b3ebfecb9a946d6eda911a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Rowland Penny <repenny241155 at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2015 10:05:05 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] samba-tool: user create examples show 'add' instead of
'create' Signed-off-by: Rowland Penny
<repenny241155 at gmail.com>
---
python/samba/netcmd/user.py | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/python/samba/netcmd/user.py b/python/samba/netcmd/user.py
index ec91a93..c6757e1 100644
--- a/python/samba/netcmd/user.py
+++ b/python/samba/netcmd/user.py
@@ -41,39 +41,64 @@ from samba.netcmd import (
class cmd_user_create(Command):
"""Create a new user.
-This command creates a new user account in the Active Directory domain. The username specified on the command is the sAMaccountName.
+This command creates a new user account in the Active Directory domain.
+The username specified on the command is the sAMaccountName.
-User accounts may represent physical entities, such as people or may be used as service accounts for applications. User accounts are also referred to as security principals and are assigned a security identifier (SID).
+User accounts may represent physical entities, such as people or may be used as
+service accounts for applications. User accounts are also referred to as
+security principals and are assigned a security identifier (SID).
-A user account enables a user to logon to a computer and domain with an identity that can be authenticated. To maximize security, each user should have their own unique user account and password. A user's access to domain resources is based on permissions assigned to the user account.
+A user account enables a user to logon to a computer and domain with an
+identity that can be authenticated. To maximize security, each user should
+have their own unique user account and password. A user's access to domain
+resources is based on permissions assigned to the user account.
-Unix (RFC2307) attributes may be added to the user account. Attributes taken from NSS are obtained on the local machine. Explicitly given values override values obtained from NSS. Configure 'idmap_ldb:use rfc2307 = Yes' to use these attributes for UID/GID mapping.
+Unix (RFC2307) attributes may be added to the user account. Attributes taken
+from NSS are obtained on the local machine. Explicitly given values override
+values obtained from NSS. Configure 'idmap_ldb:use rfc2307 = Yes' to use these
+attributes for UID/GID mapping.
-The command may be run from the root userid or another authorized userid. The -H or --URL= option can be used to execute the command against a remote server.
+The command may be run from the root userid or another authorized userid.
+The -H or --URL= option can be used to execute the command against a remote
+server.
Example1:
-samba-tool user add User1 passw0rd --given-name=John --surname=Smith --must-change-at-next-login -H ldap://samba.samdom.example.com -Uadministrator%passw1rd
+samba-tool user create User1 passw0rd --given-name=John --surname=Smith \
+ --must-change-at-next-login -H ldap://samba.samdom.example.com \
+ -Uadministrator%passw1rd
-Example1 shows how to create a new user in the domain against a remote LDAP server. The -H parameter is used to specify the remote target server. The -U option is used to pass the userid and password authorized to issue the command remotely.
+Example1 shows how to create a new user in the domain against a remote LDAP
+server.
+The -H parameter is used to specify the remote target server.
+The -U option is used to pass the userid and password authorized to issue the
+command remotely.
Example2:
-sudo samba-tool user add User2 passw2rd --given-name=Jane --surname=Doe --must-change-at-next-login
+sudo samba-tool user create User2 passw2rd --given-name=Jane --surname=Doe \
+ --must-change-at-next-login
-Example2 shows how to create a new user in the domain against the local server. sudo is used so a user may run the command as root. In this example, after User2 is created, he/she will be forced to change their password when they logon.
+Example2 shows how to create a new user in the domain against the local server.
+sudo is used so a user may run the command as root. In this example, after
+User2 is created, they will be forced to change their password when they logon.
Example3:
-samba-tool user add User3 passw3rd --userou='OU=OrgUnit'
+samba-tool user create User3 passw3rd --userou='OU=OrgUnit'
Example3 shows how to create a new user in the OrgUnit organizational unit.
Example4:
samba-tool user create User4 passw4rd --rfc2307-from-nss --gecos 'some text'
-Example4 shows how to create a new user with Unix UID, GID and login-shell set from the local NSS and GECOS set to 'some text'.
+Example4 shows how to create a new user with Unix UID, GID and login-shell set
+from the local NSS and GECOS set to 'some text'.
Example5:
-samba-tool user add User5 passw5rd --nis-domain=samdom --unix-home=/home/User5 \
- --uid-number=10005 --login-shell=/bin/false --gid-number=10000
+samba-tool user create User5 passw5rd --nis-domain=samdom \
+--unix-home=/home/User5 --uid-number=10005 --login-shell=/bin/false \
+ --gid-number=10000
+
+Example5 shows how to create an RFC2307/NIS domain enabled user account. If
+--nis-domain is set, then the other four parameters are mandatory.
Example5 shows how to create an RFC2307/NIS domain enabled user account. If
--nis-domain is set, then the other four parameters are mandatory.
--
1.7.10.4
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