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| author | Michael Adam <obnox@samba.org> | 2008-04-22 16:10:59 +0200 |
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| committer | Michael Adam <obnox@samba.org> | 2008-04-22 16:32:31 +0200 |
| commit | f03e7fdb72e4e0837563a7f63fc15136249c538f (patch) | |
| tree | 2159604d918945b2337a4d81fa70daf382162106 /WHATSNEW.txt | |
| parent | d9c38b2861b9cabf8084d1245d1ff0c16a6bd136 (diff) | |
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WHATSNEW: update the section on registry configuration.
Michael
(This used to be commit e185fd493558a40a4ad5261525b3f9515803bf59)
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diff --git a/WHATSNEW.txt b/WHATSNEW.txt index f52727bee2..231c16d98d 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW.txt +++ b/WHATSNEW.txt @@ -88,9 +88,18 @@ Registry Configuration Backend ============================== Samba is now able to use a registry based configuration backed to -supplement smb.conf setting. This feature may be enabled by setting -"config backend = registry" and "registry shares = yes" in the [global] -section of smb.conf and may be managed using the "net conf" command. +supplement smb.conf settings. This feature may be enabled by setting +"config backend = registry" in the [global] section of smb.conf for a +registry only configuration, or by specifying "include = registry" to +include global options from registry for a mixed setup. + +The new parameter "registry shares = yes" in the [global] section of +smb.conf can be used to activate share definitions from registry. +These shares are loaded on demand by the server. Registry shares are +automatically activated by the global registry options above. + +The configuration stored in registry can be conveniently managed using +the "net conf" command. More information may be obtained from the smb.conf(5) and net(8) man pages. |