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2.\" Title: idmap_tdb
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5.\" Date: 08/08/2011
6.\" Manual: System Administration tools
7.\" Source: Samba 3.6
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10.TH "IDMAP_TDB" "8" "08/08/2011" "Samba 3\&.6" "System Administration tools"
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21.SH "NAME"
22idmap_tdb \- Samba\'s idmap_tdb Backend for Winbind
23.SH "DESCRIPTION"
24.PP
25The idmap_tdb plugin is the default backend used by winbindd for storing SID/uid/gid mapping tables\&.
26.PP
27In contrast to read only backends like idmap_rid, it is an allocating backend: This means that it needs to allocate new user and group IDs in order to create new mappings\&.
28.SH "IDMAP OPTIONS"
29.PP
30range = low \- high
31.RS 4
32Defines the available matching uid and gid range for which the backend is authoritative\&.
33.RE
34.SH "EXAMPLES"
35.PP
36This example shows how tdb is used as a the default idmap backend\&. This configured range is used for uid and gid allocation\&.
37.sp
38.if n \{\
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41.nf
42 [global]
43 # "backend = tdb" is redundant here since it is the default
44 idmap config * : backend = tdb
45 idmap config * : range = 1000000\-2000000
46
47.fi
48.if n \{\
49.RE
50.\}
51.SH "AUTHOR"
52.PP
53The original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell\&. Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed\&.
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