winbindd
E724252
winbindd is a Samba daemon that provides integration between Unix/Linux systems and Windows domain accounts by resolving user and group information from Windows servers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| winbindd canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8287723 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: winbindd Context triple: [Samba, typicalDaemon, winbindd]
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A.
Kerberos
Kerberos is a network authentication protocol that uses secret-key cryptography to securely verify the identity of users and services in distributed systems.
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B.
Kerberos
Kerberos is a small, irregularly shaped moon of Pluto discovered in 2011 as part of the Pluto system’s complex family of satellites.
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C.
SMB
SMB (Server Message Block) is a network file sharing protocol widely used in Windows environments to enable shared access to files, printers, and other network resources.
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D.
SMB
SMB is the abbreviation for the IEC’s Standardization Management Board, the body responsible for overseeing and coordinating international electrotechnical standardization activities.
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E.
Active Directory
Active Directory is Microsoft's centralized directory and identity management service used to authenticate and authorize users, computers, and resources in Windows-based networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: winbindd Target entity description: winbindd is a Samba daemon that provides integration between Unix/Linux systems and Windows domain accounts by resolving user and group information from Windows servers.
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A.
Kerberos
Kerberos is a network authentication protocol that uses secret-key cryptography to securely verify the identity of users and services in distributed systems.
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B.
Kerberos
Kerberos is a small, irregularly shaped moon of Pluto discovered in 2011 as part of the Pluto system’s complex family of satellites.
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C.
SMB
SMB (Server Message Block) is a network file sharing protocol widely used in Windows environments to enable shared access to files, printers, and other network resources.
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D.
SMB
SMB is the abbreviation for the IEC’s Standardization Management Board, the body responsible for overseeing and coordinating international electrotechnical standardization activities.
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E.
Active Directory
Active Directory is Microsoft's centralized directory and identity management service used to authenticate and authorize users, computers, and resources in Windows-based networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Samba daemon
ⓘ
Unix daemon ⓘ system service ⓘ |
| binaryName | winbindd ⓘ |
| communicatesWith |
Active Directory servers
ⓘ
linked to:
Active Directory
domain controllers ⓘ |
| configuredBy | smb.conf ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
idmap config parameters
ⓘ
template homedir parameter ⓘ template shell parameter ⓘ winbind enum groups parameter ⓘ winbind enum users parameter ⓘ winbind separator parameter ⓘ winbind use default domain parameter ⓘ |
| enables |
Unix logon using Windows domain accounts
ⓘ
centralized authentication via Windows domain ⓘ centralized authorization via Windows domain groups ⓘ |
| integratesWith |
Name Service Switch
ⓘ
linked to:
name service switch (NSS)
PAM ⓘ |
| logFile | log.winbindd ⓘ |
| maps |
Windows SIDs to Unix GIDs
ⓘ
Windows SIDs to Unix UIDs ⓘ |
| packageOf | samba-winbind (on some Linux distributions) ⓘ |
| partOf | Samba ⓘ |
| provides |
group account resolution from Windows servers
ⓘ
group listing from Windows domains ⓘ group membership information for domain users ⓘ name service for Windows domain groups ⓘ name service for Windows domain users ⓘ user account resolution from Windows servers ⓘ user listing from Windows domains ⓘ |
| readsConfigurationFrom | [global] section of smb.conf ⓘ |
| requires | network connectivity to domain controllers ⓘ |
| runsOn |
Linux
ⓘ
Unix ⓘ |
| supports |
Active Directory domains
ⓘ
linked to:
Active Directory domain
NT4-style domains ⓘ |
| supportsBackend |
idmap_ad
ⓘ
idmap_autorid ⓘ idmap_ldap ⓘ idmap_rid ⓘ idmap_tdb ⓘ |
| supportsCommand | wbinfo ⓘ |
| supportsIntegrationWith |
Windows domains
ⓘ
linked to:
Active Directory domain
|
| uses | ID mapping backends ⓘ |
| usesComponent |
PAM winbind module
ⓘ
winbind NSS module ⓘ |
| usesProtocol |
DCE/RPC
ⓘ
linked to:
Microsoft RPC
Microsoft RPC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: winbindd Description of subject: winbindd is a Samba daemon that provides integration between Unix/Linux systems and Windows domain accounts by resolving user and group information from Windows servers.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.