homedirmap.xml   [plain text]

<samba:parameter name="homedir map"
	         context="G"
		 advanced="1" developer="1"
		 xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
<listitem>
	<para>If<link linkend="NISHOMEDIR"><parameter moreinfo="none">nis homedir
	</parameter></link> is <constant>yes</constant>, and <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle>
	<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> is also acting 
	as a Win95/98 <parameter moreinfo="none">logon server</parameter> then this parameter 
	specifies the NIS (or YP) map from which the server for the user's 
	home directory should be extracted.  At present, only the Sun 
	auto.home map format is understood. The form of the map is:</para>

	<para><command moreinfo="none">username	server:/some/file/system</command></para>

	<para>and the program will extract the servername from before 
	the first ':'.  There should probably be a better parsing system 
	that copes with different map formats and also Amd (another 
	automounter) maps.</para>
		
	<note><para>A working NIS client is required on 
	the system for this option to work.</para></note>

	<para>See also <link linkend="NISHOMEDIR"><parameter moreinfo="none">nis homedir</parameter>
	</link>, <link linkend="DOMAINLOGONS"><parameter moreinfo="none">domain logons</parameter>
	</link>.</para>

	<para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">homedir map = &lt;empty string&gt;</command></para>

	<para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">homedir map = amd.homedir</command></para>
</listitem>
</samba:parameter>