[PATCH] fix documentation of 'machine password timeout' parameter
Michael Adam
obnox at samba.org
Wed Jan 6 22:50:54 UTC 2016
This also works for 'security = ads' and not only
for 'security = domain' since a while.
Review appreciated.
Thanks - Michael
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From: Michael Adam <obnox at samba.org>
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2016 23:38:23 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] docs:smbdotconf: fix the description of 'machine password
timeout'
This parameter also covers 'security = ads'.
Signed-off-by: Michael Adam <obnox at samba.org>
---
docs-xml/smbdotconf/domain/machinepasswordtimeout.xml | 11 +++++++----
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs-xml/smbdotconf/domain/machinepasswordtimeout.xml b/docs-xml/smbdotconf/domain/machinepasswordtimeout.xml
index e7d8d44..be4e0e9 100644
--- a/docs-xml/smbdotconf/domain/machinepasswordtimeout.xml
+++ b/docs-xml/smbdotconf/domain/machinepasswordtimeout.xml
@@ -5,16 +5,19 @@
<description>
<para>
- If a Samba server is a member of a Windows NT Domain (see the <smbconfoption
- name="security">domain</smbconfoption> parameter) then periodically a running smbd process will try and change
- the MACHINE ACCOUNT PASSWORD stored in the TDB called <filename moreinfo="none">private/secrets.tdb
+ If a Samba server is a member of a Windows NT or Active Directory Domain (see the <smbconfoption
+ name="security">domain</smbconfoption> and
+ <smbconfoption name="security">ads</smbconfoption> parameters),
+ then periodically a running winbindd process will try and change
+ the MACHINE ACCOUNT PASSWORD stored in the TDB called <filename moreinfo="none">secrets.tdb
</filename>. This parameter specifies how often this password will be changed, in seconds. The default is one
week (expressed in seconds), the same as a Windows NT Domain member server.
</para>
<para>
See also <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbpasswd</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- and the <smbconfoption name="security">domain</smbconfoption> parameter.
+ and the <smbconfoption name="security">domain</smbconfoption>
+ and <smbconfoption name="security">ads</smbconfoption> parameters.
</para>
</description>
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2.5.0
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