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author | Gerald Carter <jerry@samba.org> | 2001-10-10 17:19:10 +0000 |
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committer | Gerald Carter <jerry@samba.org> | 2001-10-10 17:19:10 +0000 |
commit | 55abd936a838a4410899db76cb5530b0c4694dc9 (patch) | |
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mega-merge from 2.2
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diff --git a/docs/docbook/manpages/smbmnt.8.sgml b/docs/docbook/manpages/smbmnt.8.sgml index 9527a19144..55b66d5d25 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/manpages/smbmnt.8.sgml +++ b/docs/docbook/manpages/smbmnt.8.sgml @@ -31,14 +31,19 @@ <para><command>smbmnt</command> is a helper application used by the smbmount program to do the actual mounting of SMB shares. - <command>smbmnt</command> is meant to be installed setuid root - so that normal users can mount their smb shares. It checks - whether the user has write permissions on the mount point and - then mounts the directory.</para> + <command>smbmnt</command> can be installed setuid root if you want + normal users to be able to mount their SMB shares.</para> + + <para>A setuid smbmnt will only allow mounts on directories owned + by the user, and that the user has write permission on.</para> <para>The <command>smbmnt</command> program is normally invoked by <ulink url="smbmount.8.html"><command>smbmount(8)</command> </ulink>. It should not be invoked directly by users. </para> + + <para>smbmount searches the normal PATH for smbmnt. You must ensure + that the smbmnt version in your path matches the smbmount used.</para> + </refsect1> <refsect1> @@ -79,7 +84,7 @@ <term>-o options</term> <listitem><para> list of options that are passed as-is to smbfs, if this - command is run on a 2.4 or higher linux kernel. + command is run on a 2.4 or higher Linux kernel. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> |