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author | Gerald Carter <jerry@samba.org> | 2002-04-25 02:15:18 +0000 |
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committer | Gerald Carter <jerry@samba.org> | 2002-04-25 02:15:18 +0000 |
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* merge from SAMBA_2_2
* fix typos
* regenerate pages
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diff --git a/docs/docbook/manpages/smb.conf.5.sgml b/docs/docbook/manpages/smb.conf.5.sgml index 384aacb998..4a6de97f92 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/manpages/smb.conf.5.sgml +++ b/docs/docbook/manpages/smb.conf.5.sgml @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ <para>Section and parameter names are not case sensitive.</para> <para>Only the first equals sign in a parameter is significant. - Whitespace before or after the first equals sign is discarded. + Whitespace before or after the first equals sign is discarded. Leading, trailing and internal whitespace in section and parameter names is irrelevant. Leading and trailing whitespace in a parameter value is discarded. Internal whitespace within a parameter value @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ printable services (used by the client to access print services on the host running the server).</para> - <para>Sections may be designated <emphasis>guest</emphasis> services, + <para>Sections may be designated <emphasis>guest</emphasis> services, in which case no password is required to access them. A specified UNIX <emphasis>guest account</emphasis> is used to define access privileges in this case.</para> @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ the [homes] section will hide the [homes] share but make any auto home directories visible.</para> </refsect2> - + <refsect2> <title id="PRINTERSSECT">The [printers] section</title> @@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ <varlistentry> <term>%d</term> - <listitem><para>The process id of the current server + <listitem><para>The process id of the current server process.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ <varlistentry> <term>short preserve case = yes/no</term> - <listitem><para>controls if new files which conform to 8.3 syntax, + <listitem><para>controls if new files which conform to 8.3 syntax, that is all in upper case and of suitable length, are created upper case, or if they are forced to be the "default" case. This option can be use with "preserve case = yes" @@ -684,6 +684,7 @@ <listitem><para><link linkend="NISHOMEDIR"><parameter>nis homedir</parameter></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="NONUNIXACCOUNTRANGE"><parameter>non unix account range</parameter></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="NTPIPESUPPORT"><parameter>nt pipe support</parameter></link></para></listitem> + <listitem><para><link linkend="NTSTATUSSUPPORT"><parameter>nt status support</parameter></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="NULLPASSWORDS"><parameter>null passwords</parameter></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="OBEYPAMRESTRICTIONS"><parameter>obey pam restrictions</parameter></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="OPLOCKBREAKWAITTIME"><parameter>oplock break wait time</parameter></link></para></listitem> @@ -797,6 +798,8 @@ <listitem><para><link linkend="COPY"><parameter>copy</parameter></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="CREATEMASK"><parameter>create mask</parameter></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="CREATEMODE"><parameter>create mode</parameter></link></para></listitem> + <listitem><para><link linkend="CSCPOLICY"><parameter>csc policy</parameter></link></para></listitem> + <listitem><para><link linkend="DEFAULTCASE"><parameter>default case</parameter></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="DEFAULTDEVMODE"><parameter>default devmode</parameter></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="DELETEREADONLY"><parameter>delete readonly</parameter></link></para></listitem> @@ -882,6 +885,7 @@ <listitem><para><link linkend="ROOTPREEXECCLOSE"><parameter>root preexec close</parameter></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="SECURITYMASK"><parameter>security mask</parameter></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="SETDIRECTORY"><parameter>set directory</parameter></link></para></listitem> + <listitem><para><link linkend="SHAREMODES"><parameter>share modes</parameter></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="SHORTPRESERVECASE"><parameter>short preserve case</parameter></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="STATUS"><parameter>status</parameter></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="STRICTALLOCATE"><parameter>strict allocate</parameter></link></para></listitem> @@ -1157,6 +1161,7 @@ <para>Default: <command>algorithmic rid base = 1000</command></para> <para>Example: <command>algorithmic rid base = 100000</command></para> + </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> @@ -1591,6 +1596,24 @@ </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><anchor id="CSCPOLICY">csc policy (S)</term> + <listitem><para>This stands for <emphasis>client-side caching + policy</emphasis>, and specifies how clients capable of offline + caching will cache the files in the share. The valid values + are: manual, documents, programs, disable.</para> + + <para>These values correspond to those used on Windows + servers.</para> + + <para>For example, shares containing roaming profiles can have + offline caching disabled using <command>csc policy = disable + </command>.</para> + + <para>Default: <command>csc policy = manual</command></para> + <para>Example: <command>csc policy = programs</command></para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><anchor id="DEADTIME">deadtime (G)</term> @@ -4860,6 +4883,23 @@ <varlistentry> + <term><anchor id="NTSTATUSSUPPORT">nt status support (G)</term> + <listitem><para>This boolean parameter controls whether <ulink + url="smbd.8.html">smbd(8)</ulink> will negotiate NT specific status + support with Windows NT/2k/XP clients. This is a developer + debugging option and should be left alone. + If this option is set to <constant>no</constant> then Samba offers + exactly the same DOS error codes that versions prior to Samba 2.2.3 + reported.</para> + + <para>You should not need to ever disable this parameter.</para> + + <para>Default: <command>nt status support = yes</command></para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + + <varlistentry> <term><anchor id="NULLPASSWORDS">null passwords (G)</term> <listitem><para>Allow or disallow client access to accounts that have null passwords. </para> @@ -6645,6 +6685,33 @@ + <varlistentry> + <term><anchor id="SHAREMODES">share modes (S)</term> + <listitem><para>This enables or disables the honoring of + the <parameter>share modes</parameter> during a file open. These + modes are used by clients to gain exclusive read or write access + to a file.</para> + + <para>These open modes are not directly supported by UNIX, so + they are simulated using shared memory, or lock files if your + UNIX doesn't support shared memory (almost all do).</para> + + <para>The share modes that are enabled by this option are + <constant>DENY_DOS</constant>, <constant>DENY_ALL</constant>, + <constant>DENY_READ</constant>, <constant>DENY_WRITE</constant>, + <constant>DENY_NONE</constant> and <constant>DENY_FCB</constant>. + </para> + + <para>This option gives full share compatibility and enabled + by default.</para> + + <para>You should <emphasis>NEVER</emphasis> turn this parameter + off as many Windows applications will break if you do so.</para> + + <para>Default: <command>share modes = yes</command></para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/pdbedit.8.html b/docs/htmldocs/pdbedit.8.html index 9609664af0..b1a1dea679 100644 --- a/docs/htmldocs/pdbedit.8.html +++ b/docs/htmldocs/pdbedit.8.html @@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ NAME="AEN8" ><B CLASS="COMMAND" >pdbedit</B -> [-l] [-v] [-w] [-u username] [-f fullname] [-h homedir] [-d drive] [-s script] [-p profile] [-a] [-m] [-x] [-i file]</P +> [-l] [-v] [-w] [-u username] [-f fullname] [-h homedir] [-d drive] [-s script] [-p profile] [-a] [-m] [-x] [-i passdb-backend] [-e passdb-backend] [-D debuglevel]</P ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN24" +NAME="AEN26" ></A ><H2 >DESCRIPTION</H2 @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ TARGET="_top" ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN31" +NAME="AEN33" ></A ><H2 >OPTIONS</H2 @@ -337,29 +337,40 @@ CLASS="COMMAND" ></P ></DD ><DT ->-i file</DT +>-i passdb-backend</DT ><DD ><P ->This command is used to import a smbpasswd - file into the database.</P +>Use a different passdb backend to retrieve users than the one specified in smb.conf.</P ><P ->This option will ease migration from the plain smbpasswd - file database to more powerful backend databases like tdb and - ldap.</P +>This option will ease migration from one passdb backend to another. + </P ><P >Example: <B CLASS="COMMAND" ->pdbedit -i /etc/smbpasswd.old</B +>pdbedit -i smbpasswd:/etc/smbpasswd.old -e tdbsam:/etc/samba/passwd.tdb</B > </P ></DD +><DT +>-e passdb-backend</DT +><DD +><P +>Export all currently available users to the specified password database backend.</P +><P +>This option will ease migration from one passdb backend to another and will ease backupping</P +><P +>Example: <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>pdbedit -e smbpasswd:/root/samba-users.backup</B +></P +></DD ></DL ></DIV ></DIV ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN124" +NAME="AEN133" ></A ><H2 >NOTES</H2 @@ -369,7 +380,7 @@ NAME="AEN124" ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN127" +NAME="AEN136" ></A ><H2 >VERSION</H2 @@ -380,7 +391,7 @@ NAME="AEN127" ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN130" +NAME="AEN139" ></A ><H2 >SEE ALSO</H2 @@ -400,7 +411,7 @@ TARGET="_top" ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN135" +NAME="AEN144" ></A ><H2 >AUTHOR</H2 diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/smb.conf.5.html b/docs/htmldocs/smb.conf.5.html index ff8590df85..ee9f498a94 100644 --- a/docs/htmldocs/smb.conf.5.html +++ b/docs/htmldocs/smb.conf.5.html @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ CLASS="REPLACEABLE" >Section and parameter names are not case sensitive.</P ><P >Only the first equals sign in a parameter is significant. - Whitespace before or after the first equals sign is discarded. + Whitespace before or after the first equals sign is discarded. Leading, trailing and internal whitespace in section and parameter names is irrelevant. Leading and trailing whitespace in a parameter value is discarded. Internal whitespace within a parameter value @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ NAME="AEN28" ><P >Sections may be designated <EM >guest</EM -> services, +> services, in which case no password is required to access them. A specified UNIX <EM >guest account</EM @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ CLASS="VARIABLELIST" >%d</DT ><DD ><P ->The process id of the current server +>The process id of the current server process.</P ></DD ><DT @@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ CLASS="VARIABLELIST" >short preserve case = yes/no</DT ><DD ><P ->controls if new files which conform to 8.3 syntax, +>controls if new files which conform to 8.3 syntax, that is all in upper case and of suitable length, are created upper case, or if they are forced to be the "default" case. This option can be use with "preserve case = yes" @@ -1956,6 +1956,18 @@ CLASS="PARAMETER" ><LI ><P ><A +HREF="#NTSTATUSSUPPORT" +><TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>nt status support</I +></TT +></A +></P +></LI +><LI +><P +><A HREF="#NULLPASSWORDS" ><TT CLASS="PARAMETER" @@ -3014,7 +3026,7 @@ CLASS="PARAMETER" ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN975" +NAME="AEN979" ></A ><H2 >COMPLETE LIST OF SERVICE PARAMETERS</H2 @@ -3171,6 +3183,18 @@ CLASS="PARAMETER" ><LI ><P ><A +HREF="#CSCPOLICY" +><TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>csc policy</I +></TT +></A +></P +></LI +><LI +><P +><A HREF="#DEFAULTCASE" ><TT CLASS="PARAMETER" @@ -4191,6 +4215,18 @@ CLASS="PARAMETER" ><LI ><P ><A +HREF="#SHAREMODES" +><TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>share modes</I +></TT +></A +></P +></LI +><LI +><P +><A HREF="#SHORTPRESERVECASE" ><TT CLASS="PARAMETER" @@ -4457,7 +4493,7 @@ CLASS="PARAMETER" ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN1455" +NAME="AEN1467" ></A ><H2 >EXPLANATION OF EACH PARAMETER</H2 @@ -5971,6 +6007,40 @@ CLASS="PARAMETER" ></DD ><DT ><A +NAME="CSCPOLICY" +></A +>csc policy (S)</DT +><DD +><P +>This stands for <EM +>client-side caching + policy</EM +>, and specifies how clients capable of offline + caching will cache the files in the share. The valid values + are: manual, documents, programs, disable.</P +><P +>These values correspond to those used on Windows + servers.</P +><P +>For example, shares containing roaming profiles can have + offline caching disabled using <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>csc policy = disable + </B +>.</P +><P +>Default: <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>csc policy = manual</B +></P +><P +>Example: <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>csc policy = programs</B +></P +></DD +><DT +><A NAME="DEADTIME" ></A >deadtime (G)</DT @@ -12274,6 +12344,34 @@ CLASS="COMMAND" ></DD ><DT ><A +NAME="NTSTATUSSUPPORT" +></A +>nt status support (G)</DT +><DD +><P +>This boolean parameter controls whether <A +HREF="smbd.8.html" +TARGET="_top" +>smbd(8)</A +> will negotiate NT specific status + support with Windows NT/2k/XP clients. This is a developer + debugging option and should be left alone. + If this option is set to <TT +CLASS="CONSTANT" +>no</TT +> then Samba offers + exactly the same DOS error codes that versions prior to Samba 2.2.3 + reported.</P +><P +>You should not need to ever disable this parameter.</P +><P +>Default: <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>nt status support = yes</B +></P +></DD +><DT +><A NAME="NULLPASSWORDS" ></A >null passwords (G)</DT @@ -15904,6 +16002,64 @@ CLASS="COMMAND" ></DD ><DT ><A +NAME="SHAREMODES" +></A +>share modes (S)</DT +><DD +><P +>This enables or disables the honoring of + the <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>share modes</I +></TT +> during a file open. These + modes are used by clients to gain exclusive read or write access + to a file.</P +><P +>These open modes are not directly supported by UNIX, so + they are simulated using shared memory, or lock files if your + UNIX doesn't support shared memory (almost all do).</P +><P +>The share modes that are enabled by this option are + <TT +CLASS="CONSTANT" +>DENY_DOS</TT +>, <TT +CLASS="CONSTANT" +>DENY_ALL</TT +>, + <TT +CLASS="CONSTANT" +>DENY_READ</TT +>, <TT +CLASS="CONSTANT" +>DENY_WRITE</TT +>, + <TT +CLASS="CONSTANT" +>DENY_NONE</TT +> and <TT +CLASS="CONSTANT" +>DENY_FCB</TT +>. + </P +><P +>This option gives full share compatibility and enabled + by default.</P +><P +>You should <EM +>NEVER</EM +> turn this parameter + off as many Windows applications will break if you do so.</P +><P +>Default: <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>share modes = yes</B +></P +></DD +><DT +><A NAME="SHORTPRESERVECASE" ></A >short preserve case (S)</DT @@ -18923,7 +19079,7 @@ CLASS="COMMAND" ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN5991" +NAME="AEN6045" ></A ><H2 >WARNINGS</H2 @@ -18953,7 +19109,7 @@ TARGET="_top" ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN5997" +NAME="AEN6051" ></A ><H2 >VERSION</H2 @@ -18964,7 +19120,7 @@ NAME="AEN5997" ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN6000" +NAME="AEN6054" ></A ><H2 >SEE ALSO</H2 @@ -19043,7 +19199,7 @@ CLASS="COMMAND" ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN6020" +NAME="AEN6074" ></A ><H2 >AUTHOR</H2 diff --git a/docs/manpages/pdbedit.8 b/docs/manpages/pdbedit.8 index 7a8661c30b..e2f5531d5d 100644 --- a/docs/manpages/pdbedit.8 +++ b/docs/manpages/pdbedit.8 @@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ .\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/hacks/docbook2X/> .\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches, .\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>. -.TH "PDBEDIT" "8" "28 January 2002" "" "" +.TH "PDBEDIT" "8" "24 April 2002" "" "" .SH NAME pdbedit \- manage the SAM database .SH SYNOPSIS .sp -\fBpdbedit\fR [ \fB-l\fR ] [ \fB-v\fR ] [ \fB-w\fR ] [ \fB-u username\fR ] [ \fB-f fullname\fR ] [ \fB-h homedir\fR ] [ \fB-d drive\fR ] [ \fB-s script\fR ] [ \fB-p profile\fR ] [ \fB-a\fR ] [ \fB-m\fR ] [ \fB-x\fR ] [ \fB-i file\fR ] +\fBpdbedit\fR [ \fB-l\fR ] [ \fB-v\fR ] [ \fB-w\fR ] [ \fB-u username\fR ] [ \fB-f fullname\fR ] [ \fB-h homedir\fR ] [ \fB-d drive\fR ] [ \fB-s script\fR ] [ \fB-p profile\fR ] [ \fB-a\fR ] [ \fB-m\fR ] [ \fB-x\fR ] [ \fB-i passdb-backend\fR ] [ \fB-e passdb-backend\fR ] [ \fB-D debuglevel\fR ] .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP This tool is part of the Sambasuite. @@ -160,15 +160,19 @@ from the database. It need the username be specified with the Example: \fBpdbedit -x -u bob\fR .TP -\fB-i file\fR -This command is used to import a smbpasswd -file into the database. +\fB-i passdb-backend\fR +Use a different passdb backend to retrieve users than the one specified in smb.conf. -This option will ease migration from the plain smbpasswd -file database to more powerful backend databases like tdb and -ldap. +This option will ease migration from one passdb backend to another. -Example: \fBpdbedit -i /etc/smbpasswd.old\fR +Example: \fBpdbedit -i smbpasswd:/etc/smbpasswd.old -e tdbsam:/etc/samba/passwd.tdb\fR +.TP +\fB-e passdb-backend\fR +Export all currently available users to the specified password database backend. + +This option will ease migration from one passdb backend to another and will ease backupping + +Example: \fBpdbedit -e smbpasswd:/root/samba-users.backup\fR .SH "NOTES" .PP This command may be used only by root. diff --git a/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 b/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 index 09a86a273a..4d8d0a2785 100644 --- a/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 +++ b/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ .\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/hacks/docbook2X/> .\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches, .\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>. -.TH "SMB.CONF" "5" "16 April 2002" "" "" +.TH "SMB.CONF" "5" "24 April 2002" "" "" .SH NAME smb.conf \- The configuration file for the Samba suite .SH "SYNOPSIS" @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ line represents either a comment, a section name or a parameter. Section and parameter names are not case sensitive. .PP Only the first equals sign in a parameter is significant. -Whitespace before or after the first equals sign is discarded. +Whitespace before or after the first equals sign is discarded. Leading, trailing and internal whitespace in section and parameter names is irrelevant. Leading and trailing whitespace in a parameter value is discarded. Internal whitespace within a parameter value @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ client as an extension of their native file systems) or printable services (used by the client to access print services on the host running the server). .PP -Sections may be designated \fBguest\fR services, +Sections may be designated \fBguest\fR services, in which case no password is required to access them. A specified UNIX \fBguest account\fR is used to define access privileges in this case. @@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ protocol negotiation. It can be one of CORE, COREPLUS, LANMAN1, LANMAN2 or NT1. .TP \fB%d\fR -The process id of the current server +The process id of the current server process. .TP \fB%a\fR @@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ case that the client passes, or if they are forced to be the "default" case. Default \fByes\fR. .TP \fBshort preserve case = yes/no\fR -controls if new files which conform to 8.3 syntax, +controls if new files which conform to 8.3 syntax, that is all in upper case and of suitable length, are created upper case, or if they are forced to be the "default" case. This option can be use with "preserve case = yes" @@ -779,6 +779,9 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms. \fInt pipe support\fR .TP 0.2i \(bu +\fInt status support\fR +.TP 0.2i +\(bu \fInull passwords\fR .TP 0.2i \(bu @@ -1083,6 +1086,9 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms. \fIcreate mode\fR .TP 0.2i \(bu +\fIcsc policy\fR +.TP 0.2i +\(bu \fIdefault case\fR .TP 0.2i \(bu @@ -1338,6 +1344,9 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms. \fIset directory\fR .TP 0.2i \(bu +\fIshare modes\fR +.TP 0.2i +\(bu \fIshort preserve case\fR .TP 0.2i \(bu @@ -1935,6 +1944,23 @@ Example: \fBcreate mask = 0775\fR \fBcreate mode (S)\fR This is a synonym for \fI create mask\fR. .TP +\fBcsc policy (S)\fR +This stands for \fBclient-side caching +policy\fR, and specifies how clients capable of offline +caching will cache the files in the share. The valid values +are: manual, documents, programs, disable. + +These values correspond to those used on Windows +servers. + +For example, shares containing roaming profiles can have +offline caching disabled using \fBcsc policy = disable +\fR\&. + +Default: \fBcsc policy = manual\fR + +Example: \fBcsc policy = programs\fR +.TP \fBdeadtime (G)\fR The value of the parameter (a decimal integer) represents the number of minutes of inactivity before a connection @@ -4491,6 +4517,18 @@ alone. Default: \fBnt pipe support = yes\fR .TP +\fBnt status support (G)\fR +This boolean parameter controls whether smbd(8)will negotiate NT specific status +support with Windows NT/2k/XP clients. This is a developer +debugging option and should be left alone. +If this option is set to no then Samba offers +exactly the same DOS error codes that versions prior to Samba 2.2.3 +reported. + +You should not need to ever disable this parameter. + +Default: \fBnt status support = yes\fR +.TP \fBnull passwords (G)\fR Allow or disallow client access to accounts that have null passwords. @@ -5911,6 +5949,29 @@ for details. Default: \fBset directory = no\fR .TP +\fBshare modes (S)\fR +This enables or disables the honoring of +the \fIshare modes\fR during a file open. These +modes are used by clients to gain exclusive read or write access +to a file. + +These open modes are not directly supported by UNIX, so +they are simulated using shared memory, or lock files if your +UNIX doesn't support shared memory (almost all do). + +The share modes that are enabled by this option are +DENY_DOS, DENY_ALL, +DENY_READ, DENY_WRITE, +DENY_NONE and DENY_FCB. + +This option gives full share compatibility and enabled +by default. + +You should \fBNEVER\fR turn this parameter +off as many Windows applications will break if you do so. + +Default: \fBshare modes = yes\fR +.TP \fBshort preserve case (S)\fR This boolean parameter controls if new files which conform to 8.3 syntax, that is all in upper case and of |