[Samba] Winbind separator = +

[Michael Davidson]

I have read many opinions on what character to use for the winbind
separator.  Many people urge changing the default to '+'.  According to
testparm:

 

'winbind separator = +' might cause problems with group membership.

 

The man page for smb.conf says this on the subject:

 

"Please note that setting [winbind separator] to + causes problems with
group membership at least on glibc systems, as the character + is used as a
special character for NIS in /etc/group."

 

What *exactly* are the implications of using '+' as the winbind separator
(in the absence of NIS)?

 

Thank you, 

Michael Davidson

Mount Washington Observatory

 

www.mountwashington.org