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+<samba:parameter name="machine password timeout"
+ context="G"
+ advanced="1" developer="1"
+ xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+<listitem>
+ <para>If a Samba server is a member of a Windows
+ NT Domain (see the <link linkend="SECURITYEQUALSDOMAIN">security = domain</link>)
+ parameter) then periodically a running <ulink url="smbd.8.html">
+ smbd(8)</ulink> process will try and change the MACHINE ACCOUNT
+ PASSWORD stored in the TDB called <filename moreinfo="none">private/secrets.tdb
+ </filename>. This parameter specifies how often this password
+ will be changed, in seconds. The default is one week (expressed in
+ seconds), the same as a Windows NT Domain member server.</para>
+
+ <para>See also <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbpasswd</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, and the <link linkend="SECURITYEQUALSDOMAIN">
+ security = domain</link>) parameter.</para>
+
+ <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">machine password timeout = 604800</command></para>
+</listitem>
+</samba:parameter>