samba.idmap.IDmapDB : API documentation

Method	__init__	Opens the IDMap Database.
Method	connect	Undocumented
Method	increment_xid	Increment xidNumber, if not present it create and assign it to the lowerBound
Method	setup_name_mapping	Setup a mapping between a sam name and a unix name.

Inherited from Ldb:

Method	searchone	Search for one attribute as a string.
Method	erase_users_computers	Erases user and computer objects from our AD.
Method	erase_except_schema_controlled	Erase this ldb.
Method	erase	Erase this ldb, removing all records.
Method	load_ldif_file_add	Load a LDIF file.
Method	add_ldif	Add data based on a LDIF string.
Method	modify_ldif	Modify database based on a LDIF string.

def __init__(self, url=None, lp=None, modules_dir=None, session_info=None, credentials=None, flags=0, options=None):

Opens the IDMap Database.

For parameter meanings see the super class (samba.Ldb)

def increment_xid(self):

Increment xidNumber, if not present it create and assign it to the lowerBound

:return xid can that be used for SID/unixid mapping

def setup_name_mapping(self, sid, type, unixid=None):

Setup a mapping between a sam name and a unix name.

Parameters	sid	SID of the NT-side of the mapping.
	unixname	Unix id to map to, if none supplied the next one will be selected

s.i.IDmapDB(samba.Ldb) : class documentation