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30.SH "NAME"
31idmap_tdb \- Samba\*(Aqs idmap_tdb Backend for Winbind
32.SH "DESCRIPTION"
33.PP
34The idmap_tdb plugin is the default backend used by winbindd for storing SID/uid/gid mapping tables\&.
35.PP
36In 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\&.
37.SH "IDMAP OPTIONS"
38.PP
39range = low \- high
40.RS 4
41Defines the available matching uid and gid range for which the backend is authoritative\&.
42.RE
43.SH "EXAMPLES"
44.PP
45This example shows how tdb is used as a the default idmap backend\&. This configured range is used for uid and gid allocation\&.
46.sp
47.if n \{\
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50.nf
51 [global]
52 # "backend = tdb" is redundant here since it is the default
53 idmap config * : backend = tdb
54 idmap config * : range = 1000000\-2000000
55
56.fi
57.if n \{\
58.RE
59.\}
60.SH "AUTHOR"
61.PP
62The 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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