winbindenumgroups.xml [plain text]
<samba:parameter name="winbind enum groups"
context="G"
advanced="1" developer="1"
xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
<listitem>
<para>On large installations using <citerefentry><refentrytitle>winbindd</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> it may be necessary to suppress
the enumeration of groups through the <command moreinfo="none">setgrent()</command>,
<command moreinfo="none">getgrent()</command> and
<command moreinfo="none">endgrent()</command> group of system calls. If
the <parameter moreinfo="none">winbind enum groups</parameter> parameter is
<constant>no</constant>, calls to the <command moreinfo="none">getgrent()</command> system
call will not return any data. </para>
<para><emphasis>Warning:</emphasis> Turning off group
enumeration may cause some programs to behave oddly.
</para>
<para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">winbind enum groups = yes </command></para>
</listitem>
</samba:parameter>