samba-mirror/docs-xml/smbdotconf/winbind/winbindenumusers.xml

<samba:parameter name="winbind enum users"
                 context="G"
                 type="boolean"
                 xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
<description>
	<para>On large installations using <citerefentry><refentrytitle>winbindd</refentrytitle>
	<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> it may be
	necessary to suppress the enumeration of users through the <command moreinfo="none">setpwent()</command>,
	 <command moreinfo="none">getpwent()</command> and
	 <command moreinfo="none">endpwent()</command> group of system calls.  If
	the <parameter moreinfo="none">winbind enum users</parameter> parameter is
	 <constant>no</constant>, calls to the <command moreinfo="none">getpwent</command> system call
	will not return any data. </para>

<warning><para>Turning off user
	enumeration may cause some programs to behave oddly.  For
	example, the finger program relies on having access to the
	full user list when searching for matching
	usernames. </para></warning>
</description>

<value type="default">no</value>
</samba:parameter>