sync'ing up for 3.0alpha20 release

(This used to be commit b5d03c7b55fb2f34fa4d0228abe4389020e5ed5f)

5 files changed, 1176 insertions, 943 deletions

diff --git a/docs/manpages/findsmb.1 b/docs/manpages/findsmb.1
index a6bb66b7f1..c10076fd5c 100644
--- a/docs/manpages/findsmb.1
+++ b/docs/manpages/findsmb.1
@@ -1,27 +1,28 @@
-.\" This manpage has been automatically generated by docbook2man-spec
-.\" from a DocBook document.  docbook2man-spec can be found at:
-.\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/hacks/docbook2X/> 
+.\" This manpage has been automatically generated by docbook2man 
+.\" from a DocBook document.  This tool can be found at:
+.\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/comp/docbook2X/> 
 .\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches, 
 .\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>.
-.TH "FINDSMB" "1" "28 January 2002" "" ""
+.TH "FINDSMB" "1" "20 augustus 2002" "" ""
 .SH NAME
 findsmb \- list info about machines that respond to SMB  name queries on a subnet
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-.sp
-\fBfindsmb\fR [ \fBsubnet broadcast address\fR ] 
+
+\fBfindsmb\fR [ \fBsubnet broadcast address\fR ]
+
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 .PP
-This perl script is part of the  Sambasuite.
+This perl script is part of the  Samba <URL:samba.7.html> suite.
 .PP
 \fBfindsmb\fR is a perl script that
 prints out several pieces of information about machines 
-on a subnet that respond to SMB name query requests.
-It uses \fB nmblookup(1)\fRto obtain this information.
+on a subnet that respond to SMB  name query requests.
+It uses \fB nmblookup(1)\fR <URL:nmblookup.1.html> and  \fBsmbclient(1)\fR <URL:smbclient.1.html> to obtain this information.
 .SH "OPTIONS"
 .TP
 \fBsubnet broadcast address\fR
 Without this option, \fBfindsmb
-\fRwill probe the subnet of the machine where 
+\fR will probe the subnet of the machine where 
 \fBfindsmb\fR is run. This value is passed 
 to \fBnmblookup\fR as part of the 
 -B option
@@ -40,16 +41,16 @@ Machines that are running Windows, Windows 95 or Windows 98 will
 not show any information about the operating system or server 
 version.
 .PP
-The command must be run on a system without \fBnmbd\fRrunning. 
+The command must be run on a system without \fBnmbd\fR <URL:nmbd.8.html> running. 
 If \fBnmbd\fR is running on the system, you will 
-only get the IP address and the DNS name of the machine. To 
-get proper responses from Windows 95 and Windows 98 machines, 
+only  get the IP address and the DNS name of the machine. To 
+get proper responses  from Windows 95 and Windows 98 machines, 
 the command must be run as root. 
 .PP
 For example running \fBfindsmb\fR on a machine 
 without \fBnmbd\fR running would yield output similar
 to the following
-.sp
+
 .nf
 IP ADDR         NETBIOS NAME   WORKGROUP/OS/VERSION 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
@@ -64,7 +65,6 @@ IP ADDR         NETBIOS NAME   WORKGROUP/OS/VERSION
 192.168.35.93   FROGSTAR-PC    [MVENGR] [Windows 5.0] [Windows 2000 LAN Manager]
 192.168.35.97   HERBNT1       *[HERB-NT] [Windows NT 4.0] [NT LAN Manager 4.0]
 	
-.sp
 .fi
 .SH "VERSION"
 .PP
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ This man page is correct for version 2.2 of
 the Samba suite.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .PP
-\fBnmbd(8)\fR, 
+\fBnmbd(8)\fR <URL:nmbd.8.html>, 
 \fBsmbclient(1)
-\fR
+\fR <URL:smbclient.1.html>, and  \fBnmblookup(1)\fR <URL:nmblookup.1.html>
 .SH "AUTHOR"
 .PP
 The original Samba software and related utilities 
@@ -86,5 +86,5 @@ The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer.
 The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another 
 excellent piece of Open Source software, available at
 ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/ <URL:ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 
-release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for 
+release by Jeremy Allison.  The conversion to DocBook for 
 Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter
diff --git a/docs/manpages/pdbedit.8 b/docs/manpages/pdbedit.8
index e2f5531d5d..523751712d 100644
--- a/docs/manpages/pdbedit.8
+++ b/docs/manpages/pdbedit.8
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-.\" This manpage has been automatically generated by docbook2man-spec
-.\" from a DocBook document.  docbook2man-spec can be found at:
-.\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/hacks/docbook2X/> 
+.\" This manpage has been automatically generated by docbook2man 
+.\" from a DocBook document.  This tool can be found at:
+.\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/comp/docbook2X/> 
 .\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches, 
 .\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>.
-.TH "PDBEDIT" "8" "24 April 2002" "" ""
+.TH "PDBEDIT" "8" "20 August 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 passdb-backend\fR ]  [ \fB-e passdb-backend\fR ]  [ \fB-D debuglevel\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-b passdb-backend\fR ] [ \fB-D debuglevel\fR ]
+
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 .PP
 This tool is part of the  Sambasuite.
@@ -34,12 +35,11 @@ the ':' character.
 
 Example: \fBpdbedit -l\fR
 
-.sp
+
 .nf
 		sorce:500:Simo Sorce
 		samba:45:Test User
 		
-.sp
 .fi
 .TP
 \fB-v\fR
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ out the account fields in a descriptive format.
 
 Example: \fBpdbedit -l -v\fR
 
-.sp
+
 .nf
 		---------------
 		username:       sorce
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ Example: \fBpdbedit -l -v\fR
 		Logon Script:   
 		Profile Path:   \\\\BERSERKER\\profile
 		
-.sp
 .fi
 .TP
 \fB-w\fR
@@ -81,12 +80,11 @@ out the account fields in a format compatible with the
 
 Example: \fBpdbedit -l -w\fR
 
-.sp
+
 .nf
 		sorce:500:508818B733CE64BEAAD3B435B51404EE:D2A2418EFC466A8A0F6B1DBB5C3DB80C:[UX         ]:LCT-00000000:
 		samba:45:0F2B255F7B67A7A9AAD3B435B51404EE:BC281CE3F53B6A5146629CD4751D3490:[UX         ]:LCT-3BFA1E8D:
 		
-.sp
 .fi
 .TP
 \fB-u username\fR
@@ -138,11 +136,10 @@ the -u switch. When adding a new user pdbedit will also
 ask for the password to be used
 
 Example: \fBpdbedit -a -u sorce\fR
-.sp
+
 .nf
 new password:
 		retype new password
-.sp
 .fi
 .TP
 \fB-m\fR
@@ -161,11 +158,12 @@ from the database. It need the username be specified with the
 Example: \fBpdbedit -x -u bob\fR
 .TP
 \fB-i passdb-backend\fR
-Use a different passdb backend to retrieve users than the one specified in smb.conf.
+Use a different passdb backend to retrieve users than the one specified in smb.conf. Can be used to import data into your 
+local user database.
 
 This option will ease migration from one passdb backend to another.
 
-Example: \fBpdbedit -i smbpasswd:/etc/smbpasswd.old -e tdbsam:/etc/samba/passwd.tdb\fR
+Example: \fBpdbedit -i smbpasswd:/etc/smbpasswd.old\fR
 .TP
 \fB-e passdb-backend\fR
 Export all currently available users to the specified password database backend.
@@ -173,6 +171,11 @@ 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
+.TP
+\fB-b passdb-backend\fR
+Use a different default passdb backend. 
+
+Example: \fBpdbedit -b xml:/root/pdb-backup.xml -l\fR
 .SH "NOTES"
 .PP
 This command may be used only by root.
@@ -194,6 +197,6 @@ to the way the Linux kernel is developed.
 The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. 
 The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another 
 excellent piece of Open Source software, available at
-ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/ <URL:ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 
-release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for 
+ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/) and updated for the Samba 2.0 
+release by Jeremy Allison.  The conversion to DocBook for 
 Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter
diff --git a/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 b/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5
index caa27103db..8967134481 100644
--- a/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5
+++ b/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-.\" This manpage has been automatically generated by docbook2man-spec
-.\" from a DocBook document.  docbook2man-spec can be found at:
-.\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/hacks/docbook2X/> 
+.\" This manpage has been automatically generated by docbook2man 
+.\" from a DocBook document.  This tool can be found at:
+.\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/comp/docbook2X/> 
 .\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches, 
 .\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>.
-.TH "SMB.CONF" "5" "15 August 2002" "" ""
+.TH "SMB.CONF" "5" "07 September 2002" "" ""
 .SH NAME
 smb.conf \- The configuration file for the Samba suite
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ file for the Samba suite. \fIsmb.conf\fR contains
 runtime configuration information for the Samba programs. The
 \fIsmb.conf\fR file is designed to be configured and 
 administered by the \fBswat(8)\fR
-program. The complete description of the file format and 
+ program. The complete description of the file format and 
 possible parameters held within are here for reference purposes.
 .SH "FILE FORMAT"
 .PP
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ until the next section begins. Sections contain parameters of the
 form
 .PP
 \fIname\fR = \fIvalue
-\fR.PP
+\fR
+.PP
 The file is line-based - that is, each newline-terminated 
 line represents either a comment, a section name or a parameter.
 .PP
@@ -90,14 +91,13 @@ access than the host system grants.
 The following sample section defines a file space share. 
 The user has write access to the path \fI/home/bar\fR. 
 The share is accessed via the share name "foo":
-.sp
+
 .nf
 	 	[foo]
  		path = /home/bar
  		writeable = true
 	
 	
-.sp
 .fi
 .PP
 The following sample section defines a printable share. 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ access permitted is via calls to open, write to and close a
 spool file. The \fBguest ok\fR parameter means 
 access will be permitted as the default guest user (specified 
 elsewhere):
-.sp
+
 .nf
 	 	[aprinter]
  		path = /usr/spool/public
@@ -115,16 +115,15 @@ elsewhere):
  		guest ok = true
 	
 	
-.sp
 .fi
 .SH "SPECIAL SECTIONS"
-.SS "THE  GLOBAL  SECTION"
+.SS "THE [GLOBAL] SECTION"
 .PP
 parameters in this section apply to the server 
 as a whole, or are defaults for sections which do not 
 specifically define certain items. See the notes
 under PARAMETERS for more information.
-.SS "THE  HOMES  SECTION"
+.SS "THE [HOMES] SECTION"
 .PP
 If a section called homes is included in the 
 configuration file, services connecting clients to their 
@@ -152,38 +151,31 @@ If you decide to use a \fBpath =\fR line
 in your [homes] section then you may find it useful 
 to use the %S macro. For example :
 .PP
-.PP
 \fBpath = /data/pchome/%S\fR
 .PP
-.PP
 would be useful if you have different home directories 
 for your PCs than for UNIX access.
 .PP
-.PP
 This is a fast and simple way to give a large number 
 of clients access to their home directories with a minimum 
 of fuss.
 .PP
-.PP
 A similar process occurs if the requested section 
 name is "homes", except that the share name is not 
 changed to that of the requesting user. This method of using
 the [homes] section works well if different users share 
 a client PC.
 .PP
-.PP
 The [homes] section can specify all the parameters 
 a normal service section can specify, though some make more sense 
 than others. The following is a typical and suitable [homes]
 section:
-.PP
-.sp
+
 .nf
 			 	[homes]
  			writeable = yes
 		
 		
-.sp
 .fi
 .PP
 An important point is that if guest access is specified 
@@ -193,15 +185,13 @@ In the very unlikely event that this is actually desirable, it
 would be wise to also specify \fBread only
 access\fR.
 .PP
-.PP
 Note that the \fBbrowseable\fR flag for 
 auto home directories will be inherited from the global browseable 
 flag, not the [homes] browseable flag. This is useful as 
 it means setting \fBbrowseable = no\fR in
 the [homes] section will hide the [homes] share but make
 any auto home directories visible.
-.PP
-.SS "THE  PRINTERS  SECTION"
+.SS "THE [PRINTERS] SECTION"
 .PP
 This section works like [homes], 
 but for printers.
@@ -239,20 +229,17 @@ Note that the [printers] service MUST be
 printable - if you specify otherwise, the server will refuse 
 to load the configuration file.
 .PP
-.PP
 Typically the path specified would be that of a 
 world-writeable spool directory with the sticky bit set on 
 it. A typical [printers] entry would look like 
 this:
-.PP
-.sp
+
 .nf
 	 	[printers]
  			path = /usr/spool/public
  			guest ok = yes
  			printable = yes 
 		
-.sp
 .fi
 .PP
 All aliases given for a printer in the printcap file 
@@ -260,45 +247,40 @@ are legitimate printer names as far as the server is concerned.
 If your printing subsystem doesn't work like that, you will have 
 to set up a pseudo-printcap. This is a file consisting of one or 
 more lines like this:
-.PP
-.sp
+
 .nf
 			        alias|alias|alias|alias...    
 		
 		
-.sp
 .fi
 .PP
 Each alias should be an acceptable printer name for 
 your printing subsystem. In the [global] section, specify 
-the new file as your printcap. The server will then only recognize 
+the new file as your printcap.  The server will then only recognize 
 names found in your pseudo-printcap, which of course can contain 
 whatever aliases you like. The same technique could be used 
 simply to limit access to a subset of your local printers.
 .PP
-.PP
 An alias, by the way, is defined as any component of the 
 first entry of a printcap record. Records are separated by newlines,
 components (if there are more than one) are separated by vertical 
 bar symbols ('|').
 .PP
-.PP
 NOTE: On SYSV systems which use lpstat to determine what 
 printers are defined on the system you may be able to use
 "printcap name = lpstat" to automatically obtain a list 
 of printers. See the "printcap name" option 
 for more details.
-.PP
 .SH "PARAMETERS"
 .PP
 parameters define the specific attributes of sections.
 .PP
 Some parameters are specific to the [global] section
-(e.g., \fBsecurity\fR). Some parameters are usable 
+(e.g., \fBsecurity\fR).  Some parameters are usable 
 in all sections (e.g., \fBcreate mode\fR). All others 
 are permissible only in normal sections. For the purposes of the 
 following descriptions the [homes] and [printers]
-sections will be considered normal. The letter \fBG\fR 
+sections will be considered normal.  The letter \fBG\fR 
 in parentheses indicates that a parameter is specific to the
 [global] section. The letter \fBS\fR
 indicates that a parameter can be specified in a service specific
@@ -361,15 +343,15 @@ the NetBIOS name of the server. This allows you
 to change your config based on what the client calls you. Your 
 server can have a "dual personality".
 
-Note that this paramater is not available when Samba listens
+Note that this parameter is not available when Samba listens
 on port 445, as clients no longer send this information 
 .TP
 \fB%M\fR
 the Internet name of the client machine.
 .TP
 \fB%N\fR
-the name of your NIS home directory server. 
-This is obtained from your NIS auto.map entry. If you have 
+the name of your NIS home directory server.  
+This is obtained from your NIS auto.map entry.  If you have 
 not compiled Samba with the \fB--with-automount\fR 
 option then this value will be the same as %L.
 .TP
@@ -408,7 +390,6 @@ The value of the environment variable
 .PP
 There are some quite creative things that can be done 
 with these substitutions and other smb.conf options.
-.PP
 .SH "NAME MANGLING"
 .PP
 Samba supports "name mangling" so that DOS and 
@@ -454,39 +435,43 @@ are lowercased. Default \fByes\fR.
 .PP
 By default, Samba 2.2 has the same semantics as a Windows 
 NT server, in that it is case insensitive but case preserving.
-.PP
 .SH "NOTE ABOUT USERNAME/PASSWORD VALIDATION"
 .PP
 There are a number of ways in which a user can connect 
 to a service. The server uses the following steps in determining 
 if it will allow a connection to a specified service. If all the 
-steps fail, then the connection request is rejected. However, if one of the 
+steps fail, then the connection request is rejected.  However, if one of the 
 steps succeeds, then the following steps are not checked.
 .PP
 If the service is marked "guest only = yes" and the
 server is running with share-level security ("security = share")
 then steps 1 to 5 are skipped.
-.IP 1. 
+.TP 3
+1. 
 If the client has passed a username/password 
 pair and that username/password pair is validated by the UNIX 
 system's password programs then the connection is made as that 
 username. Note that this includes the 
 \\\\server\\service%\fIusername\fR method of passing 
 a username.
-.IP 2. 
+.TP 3
+2. 
 If the client has previously registered a username 
 with the system and now supplies a correct password for that 
 username then the connection is allowed.
-.IP 3. 
+.TP 3
+3. 
 The client's NetBIOS name and any previously 
 used user names are checked against the supplied password, if 
 they match then the connection is allowed as the corresponding 
 user.
-.IP 4. 
+.TP 3
+4. 
 If the client has previously validated a
 username/password pair with the server and the client has passed 
 the validation token then that username is used. 
-.IP 5. 
+.TP 3
+5. 
 If a "user = " field is given in the
 \fIsmb.conf\fR file for the service and the client 
 has supplied a password, and that password matches (according to 
@@ -496,7 +481,8 @@ the username in the "user =" line. If one
 of the username in the "user =" list begins with a
 \&'@' then that name expands to a list of names in 
 the group of the same name.
-.IP 6. 
+.TP 3
+6. 
 If the service is a guest service then a 
 connection is made as the username given in the "guest 
 account =" for the service, irrespective of the 
@@ -504,13 +490,16 @@ supplied password.
 .SH "COMPLETE LIST OF GLOBAL PARAMETERS"
 .PP
 Here is a list of all global parameters. See the section of 
-each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms.
+each parameter for details.  Note that some are synonyms.
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 \fIabort shutdown script\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
-\fIadd printer command\fR
+\fIadd group script\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\fIaddprinter command\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 \fIadd share command\fR
@@ -519,9 +508,18 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms.
 \fIadd user script\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
+\fIadd user to group script\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
 \fIadd machine script\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
+\fIdelete group script\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\fIads server\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
 \fIalgorithmic rid base\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -579,7 +577,7 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms.
 \fIdefault service\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
-\fIdelete printer command\fR
+\fIdeleteprinter command\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 \fIdelete share command\fR
@@ -588,12 +586,21 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms.
 \fIdelete user script\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
+\fIdelete user from group script\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
 \fIdfree command\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
+\fIdisable netbios\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
 \fIdisable spoolss\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
+\fIdisplay charset\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
 \fIdns proxy\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -609,6 +616,9 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms.
 \fIdomain master\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
+\fIdos charset\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
 \fIencrypt passwords\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -627,12 +637,18 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms.
 \fIhide unreadable\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
+\fIhide unwriteable files\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
 \fIhomedir map\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 \fIhost msdfs\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
+\fIhostname lookups\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
 \fIhosts equiv\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -768,6 +784,9 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms.
 \fImin wins ttl\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
+\fIname cache timeout\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
 \fIname resolve order\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -783,6 +802,9 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms.
 \fInis homedir\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
+\fIntlm auth\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
 \fInon unix account range\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -813,6 +835,9 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms.
 \fIpanic action\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
+\fIparanoid server security\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
 \fIpassdb backend\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -864,6 +889,9 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms.
 \fIread size\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
+\fIrealm\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
 \fIremote announce\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -897,6 +925,9 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms.
 \fIsmb passwd file\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
+\fIsmb ports\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
 \fIsocket address\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -942,6 +973,12 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms.
 \fItotal print jobs\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
+\fIunicode\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\fIunix charset\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
 \fIunix extensions\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -969,6 +1006,9 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms.
 \fIutmp directory\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
+\fIwtmp directory\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
 \fIwinbind cache time\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -993,6 +1033,9 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms.
 \fIwins hook\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
+\fIwins partners\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
 \fIwins proxy\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -1024,6 +1067,9 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms.
 \fIblocking locks\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
+\fIblock size\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
 \fIbrowsable\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -1195,6 +1241,9 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms.
 \fImangling char\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
+\fImangling method\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
 \fImap archive\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -1351,6 +1400,9 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms.
 \fIveto oplock files\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
+\fIvfs path\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
 \fIvfs object\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -1381,7 +1433,7 @@ each parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms.
 \fBabort shutdown script (G)\fR
 \fBThis parameter only exists in the HEAD cvs branch\fR
 This a full path name to a script called by
-\fBsmbd(8)\fRthat
+\fBsmbd(8)\fR that
 should stop a shutdown procedure issued by the \fIshutdown script\fR.
 
 This command will be run as user.
@@ -1390,24 +1442,24 @@ Default: \fBNone\fR.
 
 Example: \fBabort shutdown script = /sbin/shutdown -c\fR
 .TP
-\fBadd printer command (G)\fR
+\fBaddprinter command (G)\fR
 With the introduction of MS-RPC based printing
 support for Windows NT/2000 clients in Samba 2.2, The MS Add
 Printer Wizard (APW) icon is now also available in the 
-"Printers..." folder displayed a share listing. The APW
+"Printers..." folder displayed a share listing.  The APW
 allows for printers to be add remotely to a Samba or Windows 
 NT/2000 print server.
 
 For a Samba host this means that the printer must be 
-physically added to the underlying printing system. The \fIadd 
+physically added to the underlying printing system.  The \fIadd 
 printer command\fR defines a script to be run which 
 will perform the necessary operations for adding the printer
 to the print system and to add the appropriate service definition 
-to the \fIsmb.conf\fR file in order that it can be 
+to the  \fIsmb.conf\fR file in order that it can be 
 shared by \fBsmbd(8)\fR
-.
 
-The \fIadd printer command\fR is
+
+The \fIaddprinter command\fR is
 automatically invoked with the following parameter (in 
 order:
 .RS
@@ -1430,37 +1482,33 @@ order:
 \(bu
 \fIWindows 9x driver location\fR
 .RE
-.PP
+
 All parameters are filled in from the PRINTER_INFO_2 structure sent 
-by the Windows NT/2000 client with one exception. The "Windows 9x
+by the Windows NT/2000 client with one exception.  The "Windows 9x
 driver location" parameter is included for backwards compatibility
-only. The remaining fields in the structure are generated from answers
+only.  The remaining fields in the structure are generated from answers
 to the APW questions.
-.PP
-.PP
-Once the \fIadd printer command\fR has 
-been executed, \fBsmbd\fR will reparse the \fI smb.conf\fR to determine if the share defined by the APW
-exists. If the sharename is still invalid, then \fBsmbd
-\fRwill return an ACCESS_DENIED error to the client.
-.PP
-.PP
-See also \fI delete printer command\fR, \fIprinting\fR,
+
+Once the \fIaddprinter command\fR has 
+been executed, \fBsmbd\fR will reparse the \fI  smb.conf\fR to determine if the share defined by the APW
+exists.  If the sharename is still invalid, then \fBsmbd
+\fR will return an ACCESS_DENIED error to the client.
+
+See also \fI  deleteprinter command\fR, \fIprinting\fR,
 \fIshow add
 printer wizard\fR
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Default: \fBnone\fR
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Example: \fBaddprinter command = /usr/bin/addprinter
-\fR.PP
+\fR
 .TP
 \fBadd share command (G)\fR
 Samba 2.2.0 introduced the ability to dynamically 
-add and delete shares via the Windows NT 4.0 Server Manager. The 
+add and delete shares via the Windows NT 4.0 Server Manager.  The 
 \fIadd share command\fR is used to define an 
 external program or script which will add a new service definition 
-to \fIsmb.conf\fR. In order to successfully 
+to \fIsmb.conf\fR.  In order to successfully 
 execute the \fIadd share command\fR, \fBsmbd\fR
 requires that the administrator be connected using a root account (i.e. 
 uid == 0).
@@ -1485,49 +1533,57 @@ directory on disk.
 \fIcomment\fR - comment string to associate 
 with the new share.
 .RE
-.PP
-This parameter is only used for add file shares. To add printer shares, 
-see the \fIadd printer 
+
+This parameter is only used for add file shares.  To add printer shares, 
+see the \fIaddprinter 
 command\fR.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 See also \fIchange share 
 command\fR, \fIdelete share
 command\fR.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Default: \fBnone\fR
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Example: \fBadd share command = /usr/local/bin/addshare\fR
-.PP
 .TP
 \fBadd machine script (G)\fR
 This is the full pathname to a script that will 
-be run by smbd(8)when a machine is added
+be run by smbd(8) when a machine is added
 to it's domain using the administrator username and password method. 
 
 This option is only required when using sam back-ends tied to the
-Unix uid method of RID calculation such as smbpasswd. This option is only
+Unix uid method of RID calculation such as smbpasswd.  This option is only
 available in Samba 3.0.
 
 Default: \fBadd machine script = <empty string>
 \fR
+
 Example: \fBadd machine script = /usr/sbin/adduser -n -g machines -c Machine -d /dev/null -s /bin/false %u
-\fR.TP
+\fR
+.TP
+\fBads server (G)\fR
+If this option is specified, samba does 
+not try to figure out what ads server to use itself, but 
+uses the specified ads server. Either one DNS name or IP 
+address can be used.
+
+Default: \fBads server = \fR
+
+Example: \fBads server = 192.168.1.2\fR
+.TP
 \fBadd user script (G)\fR
 This is the full pathname to a script that will 
 be run \fBAS ROOT\fR by smbd(8)
-under special circumstances described below.
+ under special circumstances described below.
 
 Normally, a Samba server requires that UNIX users are 
 created for all users accessing files on this server. For sites 
 that use Windows NT account databases as their primary user database 
 creating these users and keeping the user list in sync with the 
-Windows NT PDC is an onerous task. This option allows smbdto create the required UNIX users 
+Windows NT PDC is an onerous task. This option allows smbd to create the required UNIX users 
 \fBON DEMAND\fR when a user accesses the Samba server.
 
-In order to use this option, smbd
+In order to use this option, smbd 
 must \fBNOT\fR be set to \fIsecurity = share\fR
 and \fIadd user script\fR
 must be set to a full pathname for a script that will create a UNIX 
@@ -1535,33 +1591,38 @@ user given one argument of \fI%u\fR, which expands into
 the UNIX user name to create.
 
 When the Windows user attempts to access the Samba server, 
-at login (session setup in the SMB protocol) time,  smbdcontacts the \fIpassword server\fR and 
+at login (session setup in the SMB protocol) time,   smbd contacts the \fIpassword server\fR and 
 attempts to authenticate the given user with the given password. If the 
 authentication succeeds then \fBsmbd\fR 
 attempts to find a UNIX user in the UNIX password database to map the 
 Windows user into. If this lookup fails, and \fIadd user script
-\fRis set then \fBsmbd\fR will
+\fR is set then \fBsmbd\fR will
 call the specified script \fBAS ROOT\fR, expanding 
 any \fI%u\fR argument to be the user name to create.
 
 If this script successfully creates the user then \fBsmbd
-\fRwill continue on as though the UNIX user
+\fR will continue on as though the UNIX user
 already existed. In this way, UNIX users are dynamically created to
 match existing Windows NT accounts.
 
-See also \fI security\fR,  \fIpassword server\fR, 
+See also \fI  security\fR,   \fIpassword server\fR, 
 \fIdelete user 
 script\fR.
 
 Default: \fBadd user script = <empty string>
 \fR
+
 Example: \fBadd user script = /usr/local/samba/bin/add_user 
 %u\fR
 .TP
 \fBadd group script (G)\fR
-This is the full pathname to a script that will 
-be run \fBAS ROOT\fR by smbd(8) when a new group is requested. It will expand any \fI%g\fR to the group name passed. This script is only useful for installations using the Windows NT domain administration tools.
-
+This is the full pathname to a script that will be run \fBAS ROOT\fR
+by smbd(8) when a new group is requested. It will expand any \fI%g\fR
+to the group name passed.  This script is only useful for
+installations using the Windows NT domain administration tools. The
+script is free to create a group with an arbitrary name to circumvent
+unix group name restrictions. In that case the script must print the
+numeric gid of the created group on stdout.
 .TP
 \fBadmin users (S)\fR
 This is a list of users who will be granted 
@@ -1576,8 +1637,20 @@ Default: \fBno admin users\fR
 
 Example: \fBadmin users = jason\fR
 .TP
+\fBadd user to group script (G)\fR
+Full path to the script that will be called when 
+a user is added to a group using the Windows NT domain administration 
+tools. It will be run by smbd(8) 
+\fBAS ROOT\fR. Any \fI%g\fR will be 
+replaced with the group name and any \fI%u\fR will 
+be replaced with the user name.
+
+Default: \fBadd user to group script = \fR
+
+Example: \fBadd user to group script = /usr/sbin/adduser %u %g\fR
+.TP
 \fBallow hosts (S)\fR
-Synonym for  \fIhosts allow\fR.
+Synonym for   \fIhosts allow\fR.
 .TP
 \fBalgorithmic rid base (G)\fR
 This determines how Samba will use its
@@ -1588,10 +1661,10 @@ Setting this option to a larger value could be useful to sites
 transitioning from WinNT and Win2k, as existing user and 
 group rids would otherwise clash with sytem users etc. 
 
-All UIDs and GIDs must be able to be resolved into SIDs for 
-the correct operation of ACLs on the server. As such the algorithmic
+All UIDs and GIDs must be able to be resolved into SIDs for  
+the correct operation of ACLs on the server.  As such the algorithmic
 mapping can't be 'turned off', but pushing it 'out of the way' should
-resolve the issues. Users and groups can then be assigned 'low' RIDs
+resolve the issues.  Users and groups can then be assigned 'low' RIDs
 in arbitary-rid supporting backends. 
 
 Default: \fBalgorithmic rid base = 1000\fR
@@ -1600,26 +1673,26 @@ Example: \fBalgorithmic rid base = 100000\fR
 .TP
 \fBallow trusted domains (G)\fR
 This option only takes effect when the \fIsecurity\fR option is set to 
-server or domain. 
+server or domain.  
 If it is set to no, then attempts to connect to a resource from 
-a domain or workgroup other than the one which smbdis running 
+a domain or workgroup other than the one which smbd is running 
 in will fail, even if that domain is trusted by the remote server 
 doing the authentication.
 
 This is useful if you only want your Samba server to 
 serve resources to users in the domain it is a member of. As 
-an example, suppose that there are two domains DOMA and DOMB. DOMB 
-is trusted by DOMA, which contains the Samba server. Under normal 
+an example, suppose that there are two domains DOMA and DOMB.  DOMB 
+is trusted by DOMA, which contains the Samba server.  Under normal 
 circumstances, a user with an account in DOMB can then access the 
 resources of a UNIX account with the same account name on the 
-Samba server even if they do not have an account in DOMA. This 
+Samba server even if they do not have an account in DOMA.  This 
 can make implementing a security boundary difficult.
 
 Default: \fBallow trusted domains = yes\fR
 .TP
 \fBannounce as (G)\fR
 This specifies what type of server 
-\fBnmbd\fR
+\fBnmbd\fR 
 will announce itself as, to a network neighborhood browse 
 list. By default this is set to Windows NT. The valid options 
 are : "NT Server" (which can also be written as "NT"), 
@@ -1637,7 +1710,7 @@ Example: \fBannounce as = Win95\fR
 \fBannounce version (G)\fR
 This specifies the major and minor version numbers 
 that nmbd will use when announcing itself as a server. The default 
-is 4.2. Do not change this parameter unless you have a specific 
+is 4.2.  Do not change this parameter unless you have a specific 
 need to set a Samba server to be a downlevel server.
 
 Default: \fBannounce version = 4.5\fR
@@ -1645,14 +1718,14 @@ Default: \fBannounce version = 4.5\fR
 Example: \fBannounce version = 2.0\fR
 .TP
 \fBauto services (G)\fR
-This is a synonym for the  \fIpreload\fR.
+This is a synonym for the   \fIpreload\fR.
 .TP
 \fBauth methods (G)\fR
 This option allows the administrator to chose what
 authentication methods \fBsmbd\fR will use when authenticating
-a user. This option defaults to sensible values based on \fI security\fR.
+a user.  This option defaults to sensible values based on \fI  security\fR.
 Each entry in the list attempts to authenticate the user in turn, until
-the user authenticates. In practice only one method will ever actually 
+the user authenticates.  In practice only one method will ever actually 
 be able to complete the authentication.
 
 Default: \fBauth methods = <empty string>\fR
@@ -1670,13 +1743,13 @@ Default: \fBavailable = yes\fR
 \fBbind interfaces only (G)\fR
 This global parameter allows the Samba admin 
 to limit what interfaces on a machine will serve SMB requests. If 
-affects file service smbd(8)and 
-name service nmbd(8)in slightly 
+affects file service smbd(8) and 
+name service nmbd(8) in slightly 
 different ways.
 
 For name service it causes \fBnmbd\fR to bind 
 to ports 137 and 138 on the interfaces listed in the interfaces parameter. \fBnmbd
-\fRalso binds to the "all addresses" interface (0.0.0.0) 
+\fR also binds to the "all addresses" interface (0.0.0.0) 
 on ports 137 and 138 for the purposes of reading broadcast messages. 
 If this option is not set then \fBnmbd\fR will service 
 name requests on all of these sockets. If \fIbind interfaces
@@ -1687,21 +1760,21 @@ interfaces in the \fIinterfaces\fR parameter list.
 As unicast packets are received on the other sockets it allows 
 \fBnmbd\fR to refuse to serve names to machines that 
 send packets that arrive through any interfaces not listed in the
-\fIinterfaces\fR list. IP Source address spoofing
+\fIinterfaces\fR list.  IP Source address spoofing
 does defeat this simple check, however so it must not be used
 seriously as a security feature for \fBnmbd\fR.
 
 For file service it causes smbd(8)
-to bind only to the interface list given in the  interfaces parameter. This restricts the networks that 
+to bind only to the interface list given in the   interfaces parameter. This restricts the networks that 
 \fBsmbd\fR will serve to packets coming in those 
-interfaces. Note that you should not use this parameter for machines 
+interfaces.  Note that you should not use this parameter for machines 
 that are serving PPP or other intermittent or non-broadcast network 
 interfaces as it will not cope with non-permanent interfaces.
 
 If \fIbind interfaces only\fR is set then 
 unless the network address \fB127.0.0.1\fR is added 
-to the \fIinterfaces\fR parameter list \fBsmbpasswd(8)\fR
-and \fBswat(8)\fRmay 
+to the \fIinterfaces\fR parameter list \fBsmbpasswd(8)\fR 
+and \fBswat(8)\fR may 
 not work as expected due to the reasons covered below.
 
 To change a users SMB password, the \fBsmbpasswd\fR
@@ -1709,23 +1782,23 @@ by default connects to the \fBlocalhost - 127.0.0.1\fR
 address as an SMB client to issue the password change request. If 
 \fIbind interfaces only\fR is set then unless the 
 network address \fB127.0.0.1\fR is added to the
-\fIinterfaces\fR parameter list then \fB smbpasswd\fR will fail to connect in it's default mode. 
+\fIinterfaces\fR parameter list then \fB  smbpasswd\fR will fail to connect in it's default mode. 
 \fBsmbpasswd\fR can be forced to use the primary IP interface 
-of the local host by using its  \fI-r remote machine\fR
-parameter, with \fIremote machine\fR set 
+of the local host by using its   \fI-r remote machine\fR
+ parameter, with \fIremote machine\fR set 
 to the IP name of the primary interface of the local host.
 
 The \fBswat\fR status page tries to connect with
 \fBsmbd\fR and \fBnmbd\fR at the address 
-\fB127.0.0.1\fR to determine if they are running. 
-Not adding \fB127.0.0.1\fR will cause \fB smbd\fR and \fBnmbd\fR to always show
-"not running" even if they really are. This can prevent \fB swat\fR from starting/stopping/restarting \fBsmbd\fR
+\fB127.0.0.1\fR to determine if they are running.  
+Not adding \fB127.0.0.1\fR  will cause \fB  smbd\fR and \fBnmbd\fR to always show
+"not running" even if they really are.  This can prevent \fB  swat\fR from starting/stopping/restarting \fBsmbd\fR
 and \fBnmbd\fR.
 
 Default: \fBbind interfaces only = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBblocking locks (S)\fR
-This parameter controls the behavior of smbd(8)when given a request by a client 
+This parameter controls the behavior of smbd(8) when given a request by a client 
 to obtain a byte range lock on a region of an open file, and the 
 request has a time limit associated with it.
 
@@ -1741,11 +1814,30 @@ cannot be obtained.
 
 Default: \fBblocking locks = yes\fR
 .TP
+\fBblock size (S)\fR
+This parameter controls the behavior of 
+smbd(8) when reporting disk free 
+sizes. By default, this reports a disk block size of 1024 bytes.
+
+Changing this parameter may have some effect on the
+efficiency of client writes, this is not yet confirmed. This
+parameter was added to allow advanced administrators to change
+it (usually to a higher value) and test the effect it has on
+client write performance without re-compiling the code. As this
+is an experimental option it may be removed in a future release.
+
+Changing this option does not change the disk free reporting
+size, just the block size unit reported to the client.
+
+Default: \fBblock size = 1024\fR
+
+Example: \fBblock size = 65536\fR
+.TP
 \fBbrowsable (S)\fR
-See the \fI browseable\fR.
+See the \fI  browseable\fR.
 .TP
 \fBbrowse list (G)\fR
-This controls whether  \fBsmbd(8)\fRwill serve a browse list to 
+This controls whether   \fBsmbd(8)\fR will serve a browse list to 
 a client doing a \fBNetServerEnum\fR call. Normally 
 set to true. You should never need to change 
 this.
@@ -1771,7 +1863,7 @@ sensitive.
 This SMB allows a client to tell a server to 
 "watch" a particular directory for any changes and only reply to
 the SMB request when a change has occurred. Such constant scanning of
-a directory is expensive under UNIX, hence an  \fBsmbd(8)\fRdaemon only performs such a scan 
+a directory is expensive under UNIX, hence an   \fBsmbd(8)\fR daemon only performs such a scan 
 on each requested directory once every \fIchange notify 
 timeout\fR seconds.
 
@@ -1783,10 +1875,10 @@ Would change the scan time to every 5 minutes.
 .TP
 \fBchange share command (G)\fR
 Samba 2.2.0 introduced the ability to dynamically 
-add and delete shares via the Windows NT 4.0 Server Manager. The 
+add and delete shares via the Windows NT 4.0 Server Manager.  The 
 \fIchange share command\fR is used to define an 
 external program or script which will modify an existing service definition 
-in \fIsmb.conf\fR. In order to successfully 
+in \fIsmb.conf\fR.  In order to successfully 
 execute the \fIchange share command\fR, \fBsmbd\fR
 requires that the administrator be connected using a root account (i.e. 
 uid == 0).
@@ -1811,21 +1903,17 @@ directory on disk.
 \fIcomment\fR - comment string to associate 
 with the new share.
 .RE
-.PP
-This parameter is only used modify existing file shares definitions. To modify 
+
+This parameter is only used modify existing file shares definitions.  To modify 
 printer shares, use the "Printers..." folder as seen when browsing the Samba host.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 See also \fIadd share
 command\fR, \fIdelete 
 share command\fR.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Default: \fBnone\fR
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Example: \fBchange share command = /usr/local/bin/addshare\fR
-.PP
 .TP
 \fBcomment (S)\fR
 This is a text field that is seen next to a share 
@@ -1834,7 +1922,7 @@ neighborhood or via \fBnet view\fR to list what shares
 are available.
 
 If you want to set the string that is displayed next to the 
-machine name then see the \fI server string\fR parameter.
+machine name then see the \fI  server string\fR parameter.
 
 Default: \fBNo comment string\fR
 
@@ -1858,7 +1946,8 @@ If the config file doesn't exist then it won't be loaded
 clients).
 
 Example: \fBconfig file = /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf.%m
-\fR.TP
+\fR
+.TP
 \fBcopy (S)\fR
 This parameter allows you to "clone" service 
 entries. The specified service is simply duplicated under the 
@@ -1896,12 +1985,12 @@ parameter which is set to 000 by default.
 
 This parameter does not affect directory modes. See the 
 parameter \fIdirectory mode
-\fRfor details.
+\fR for details.
 
 See also the \fIforce 
 create mode\fR parameter for forcing particular mode 
-bits to be set on created files. See also the  \fIdirectory mode\fR parameter for masking 
-mode bits on created directories. See also the  \fIinherit permissions\fR parameter.
+bits to be set on created files. See also the   \fIdirectory mode\fR parameter for masking 
+mode bits on created directories.  See also the   \fIinherit permissions\fR parameter.
 
 Note that this parameter does not apply to permissions
 set by Windows NT/2000 ACL editors. If the administrator wishes to enforce
@@ -1912,7 +2001,7 @@ Default: \fBcreate mask = 0744\fR
 Example: \fBcreate mask = 0775\fR
 .TP
 \fBcreate mode (S)\fR
-This is a synonym for \fI create mask\fR.
+This is a synonym for \fI  create mask\fR.
 .TP
 \fBcsc policy (S)\fR
 This stands for \fBclient-side caching 
@@ -1925,7 +2014,7 @@ servers.
 
 For example, shares containing roaming profiles can have
 offline caching disabled using \fBcsc policy = disable
-\fR\&.
+\fR.
 
 Default: \fBcsc policy = manual\fR
 
@@ -1960,25 +2049,25 @@ are needed with a resolution of higher that seconds, this
 boolean parameter adds microsecond resolution to the timestamp 
 message header when turned on.
 
-Note that the parameter \fI debug timestamp\fR must be on for this to have an 
+Note that the parameter \fI  debug timestamp\fR must be on for this to have an 
 effect.
 
 Default: \fBdebug hires timestamp = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBdebug pid (G)\fR
 When using only one log file for more then one 
-forked smbd-process there may be hard to follow which process 
+forked smbdprocess there may be hard to follow which process 
 outputs which message. This boolean parameter is adds the process-id 
 to the timestamp message headers in the logfile when turned on.
 
-Note that the parameter \fI debug timestamp\fR must be on for this to have an 
+Note that the parameter \fI  debug timestamp\fR must be on for this to have an 
 effect.
 
 Default: \fBdebug pid = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBdebug timestamp (G)\fR
 Samba 2.2 debug log messages are timestamped 
-by default. If you are running at a high  \fIdebug level\fR these timestamps
+by default. If you are running at a high   \fIdebug level\fR these timestamps
 can be distracting. This boolean parameter allows timestamping 
 to be turned off.
 
@@ -1990,42 +2079,42 @@ run as the connected user, this boolean parameter inserts the
 current euid, egid, uid and gid to the timestamp message headers 
 in the log file if turned on.
 
-Note that the parameter \fI debug timestamp\fR must be on for this to have an 
+Note that the parameter \fI  debug timestamp\fR must be on for this to have an 
 effect.
 
 Default: \fBdebug uid = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBdebuglevel (G)\fR
-Synonym for \fI log level\fR.
+Synonym for \fI  log level\fR.
 .TP
 \fBdefault (G)\fR
-A synonym for \fI default service\fR.
+A synonym for \fI  default service\fR.
 .TP
 \fBdefault case (S)\fR
-See the section on  NAME MANGLING. Also note the  \fIshort preserve case\fR parameter.
+See the section on   NAME MANGLING. Also note the   \fIshort preserve case\fR parameter.
 
 Default: \fBdefault case = lower\fR
 .TP
 \fBdefault devmode (S)\fR
-This parameter is only applicable to printable services. When smbd is serving
+This parameter is only applicable to printable services.  When smbd is serving
 Printer Drivers to Windows NT/2k/XP clients, each printer on the Samba
 server has a Device Mode which defines things such as paper size and
-orientation and duplex settings. The device mode can only correctly be
+orientation and duplex settings.  The device mode can only correctly be
 generated by the printer driver itself (which can only be executed on a
-Win32 platform). Because smbd is unable to execute the driver code
+Win32 platform).  Because smbd is unable to execute the driver code
 to generate the device mode, the default behavior is to set this field
 to NULL.
 
 Most problems with serving printer drivers to Windows NT/2k/XP clients
-can be traced to a problem with the generated device mode. Certain drivers
+can be traced to a problem with the generated device mode.  Certain drivers
 will do things such as crashing the client's Explorer.exe with a NULL devmode.
 However, other printer drivers can cause the client's spooler service
 (spoolsv.exe) to die if the devmode was not created by the driver itself
 (i.e. smbd generates a default devmode).
 
 This parameter should be used with care and tested with the printer
-driver in question. It is better to leave the device mode to NULL
-and let the Windows client set the correct values. Because drivers do not
+driver in question.  It is better to leave the device mode to NULL
+and let the Windows client set the correct values.  Because drivers do not
 do this all the time, setting \fBdefault devmode = yes\fR
 will instruct smbd to generate a default one.
 
@@ -2044,7 +2133,7 @@ There is no default value for this parameter. If this
 parameter is not given, attempting to connect to a nonexistent 
 service results in an error.
 
-Typically the default service would be a  \fIguest ok\fR,  \fIread-only\fR service.
+Typically the default service would be a   \fIguest ok\fR,   \fIread-only\fR service.
 
 Also note that the apparent service name will be changed 
 to equal that of the requested service, this is very useful as it 
@@ -2057,7 +2146,7 @@ interesting things.
 
 Example:
 
-.sp
+
 .nf
 [global]
 	default service = pub
@@ -2065,38 +2154,42 @@ Example:
 [pub]
 	path = /%S
 		
-.sp
 .fi
 .TP
-\fBdelete printer command (G)\fR
+\fBdelete group script (G)\fR
+This is the full pathname to a script that will 
+be run \fBAS ROOT\fR by smbd(8) when a group is requested to be deleted. It will expand any \fI%g\fR to the group name passed.  This script is only useful for installations using the Windows NT domain administration tools.
+.TP
+\fBdeleteprinter command (G)\fR
 With the introduction of MS-RPC based printer
 support for Windows NT/2000 clients in Samba 2.2, it is now 
 possible to delete printer at run time by issuing the 
 DeletePrinter() RPC call.
 
 For a Samba host this means that the printer must be 
-physically deleted from underlying printing system. The \fI deleteprinter command\fR defines a script to be run which 
+physically deleted from underlying printing system.  The \fI  deleteprinter command\fR defines a script to be run which 
 will perform the necessary operations for removing the printer
 from the print system and from \fIsmb.conf\fR.
 
-The \fIdelete printer command\fR is 
-automatically called with only one parameter: \fI "printer name"\fR.
+The \fIdeleteprinter command\fR is 
+automatically called with only one parameter: \fI  "printer name"\fR.
 
-Once the \fIdelete printer command\fR has 
-been executed, \fBsmbd\fR will reparse the \fI smb.conf\fR to associated printer no longer exists. 
+Once the \fIdeleteprinter command\fR has 
+been executed, \fBsmbd\fR will reparse the \fI  smb.conf\fR to associated printer no longer exists.  
 If the sharename is still valid, then \fBsmbd
-\fRwill return an ACCESS_DENIED error to the client.
+\fR will return an ACCESS_DENIED error to the client.
 
-See also \fI add printer command\fR, \fIprinting\fR,
+See also \fI  addprinter command\fR, \fIprinting\fR,
 \fIshow add
 printer wizard\fR
 
 Default: \fBnone\fR
 
 Example: \fBdeleteprinter command = /usr/bin/removeprinter
-\fR.TP
+\fR
+.TP
 \fBdelete readonly (S)\fR
-This parameter allows readonly files to be deleted. 
+This parameter allows readonly files to be deleted.  
 This is not normal DOS semantics, but is allowed by UNIX.
 
 This option may be useful for running applications such 
@@ -2107,10 +2200,10 @@ Default: \fBdelete readonly = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBdelete share command (G)\fR
 Samba 2.2.0 introduced the ability to dynamically 
-add and delete shares via the Windows NT 4.0 Server Manager. The 
+add and delete shares via the Windows NT 4.0 Server Manager.  The 
 \fIdelete share command\fR is used to define an 
 external program or script which will remove an existing service 
-definition from \fIsmb.conf\fR. In order to successfully 
+definition from \fIsmb.conf\fR.  In order to successfully 
 execute the \fIdelete share command\fR, \fBsmbd\fR
 requires that the administrator be connected using a root account (i.e. 
 uid == 0).
@@ -2127,22 +2220,18 @@ of the global \fIsmb.conf\fR file.
 \fIshareName\fR - the name of 
 the existing service.
 .RE
-.PP
-This parameter is only used to remove file shares. To delete printer shares, 
-see the \fIdelete printer 
+
+This parameter is only used to remove file shares.  To delete printer shares, 
+see the \fIdeleteprinter 
 command\fR.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 See also \fIadd share
 command\fR, \fIchange 
 share command\fR.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Default: \fBnone\fR
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Example: \fBdelete share command = /usr/local/bin/delshare\fR
-.PP
 .TP
 \fBdelete user script (G)\fR
 This is the full pathname to a script that will 
@@ -2157,14 +2246,27 @@ This script should delete the given UNIX username.
 
 Default: \fBdelete user script = <empty string>
 \fR
+
 Example: \fBdelete user script = /usr/local/samba/bin/del_user 
 %u\fR
 .TP
+\fBdelete user from group script (G)\fR
+Full path to the script that will be called when 
+a user is removed from a group using the Windows NT domain administration 
+tools. It will be run by smbd(8) 
+\fBAS ROOT\fR. Any \fI%g\fR will be 
+replaced with the group name and any \fI%u\fR will 
+be replaced with the user name.
+
+Default: \fBdelete user from group script = \fR
+
+Example: \fBdelete user from group script = /usr/sbin/deluser %u %g\fR
+.TP
 \fBdelete veto files (S)\fR
 This option is used when Samba is attempting to 
 delete a directory that contains one or more vetoed directories 
 (see the \fIveto files\fR
-option). If this option is set to false (the default) then if a vetoed 
+option).  If this option is set to false (the default) then if a vetoed 
 directory contains any non-vetoed files or directories then the 
 directory delete will fail. This is usually what you want.
 
@@ -2176,7 +2278,7 @@ directories you might normally veto DOS/Windows users from seeing
 (e.g. \fI.AppleDouble\fR)
 
 Setting \fBdelete veto files = yes\fR allows these 
-directories to be transparently deleted when the parent directory 
+directories to be  transparently deleted when the parent directory 
 is deleted (so long as the user has permissions to do so).
 
 See also the \fIveto 
@@ -2215,28 +2317,28 @@ setgid and should be owned by (and writeable only by) root!
 Default: \fBBy default internal routines for 
 determining the disk capacity and remaining space will be used.
 \fR
+
 Example: \fBdfree command = /usr/local/samba/bin/dfree
 \fR
+
 Where the script dfree (which must be made executable) could be:
 
-.sp
+
 .nf
  
 		#!/bin/sh
 		df $1 | tail -1 | awk '{print $2" "$4}'
 		
-.sp
 .fi
 
 or perhaps (on Sys V based systems):
 
-.sp
+
 .nf
  
 		#!/bin/sh
 		/usr/bin/df -k $1 | tail -1 | awk '{print $3" "$5}'
 		
-.sp
 .fi
 
 Note that you may have to replace the command names 
@@ -2244,7 +2346,7 @@ with full path names on some systems.
 .TP
 \fBdirectory (S)\fR
 Synonym for \fIpath
-\fR\&.
+\fR.
 .TP
 \fBdirectory mask (S)\fR
 This parameter is the octal modes which are 
@@ -2265,7 +2367,7 @@ user who owns the directory to modify it.
 
 Following this Samba will bit-wise 'OR' the UNIX mode 
 created from this parameter with the value of the \fIforce directory mode
-\fRparameter. This parameter is set to 000 by 
+\fR parameter. This parameter is set to 000 by 
 default (i.e. no extra mode bits are added).
 
 Note that this parameter does not apply to permissions
@@ -2277,18 +2379,18 @@ directory mode\fR parameter to cause particular mode
 bits to always be set on created directories.
 
 See also the \fIcreate mode
-\fRparameter for masking mode bits on created files, 
+\fR parameter for masking mode bits on created files, 
 and the \fIdirectory 
 security mask\fR parameter.
 
-Also refer to the \fI inherit permissions\fR parameter.
+Also refer to the \fI  inherit permissions\fR parameter.
 
 Default: \fBdirectory mask = 0755\fR
 
 Example: \fBdirectory mask = 0775\fR
 .TP
 \fBdirectory mode (S)\fR
-Synonym for \fI directory mask\fR
+Synonym for \fI  directory mask\fR
 .TP
 \fBdirectory security mask (S)\fR
 This parameter controls what UNIX permission bits 
@@ -2308,26 +2410,38 @@ permissions on a directory.
 
 \fBNote\fR that users who can access the 
 Samba server through other means can easily bypass this restriction, 
-so it is primarily useful for standalone "appliance" systems. 
+so it is primarily useful for standalone "appliance" systems.  
 Administrators of most normal systems will probably want to leave
 it as the default of 0777.
 
-See also the \fI force directory security mode\fR, \fIsecurity mask\fR, 
+See also the \fI  force directory security mode\fR, \fIsecurity mask\fR, 
 \fIforce security mode
-\fRparameters.
+\fR parameters.
 
 Default: \fBdirectory security mask = 0777\fR
 
 Example: \fBdirectory security mask = 0700\fR
 .TP
+\fBdisable netbios (G)\fR
+Enabling this parameter will disable netbios support
+in Samba. Netbios is the only available form of browsing in 
+all windows versions except for 2000 and XP. 
+
+Note that clients that only support netbios won't be able to 
+see your samba server when netbios support is disabled.
+
+Default: \fBdisable netbios = no\fR
+
+Example: \fBdisable netbios = yes\fR
+.TP
 \fBdisable spoolss (G)\fR
-Enabling this parameter will disables Samba's support
+Enabling this parameter will disable Samba's support
 for the SPOOLSS set of MS-RPC's and will yield identical behavior
-as Samba 2.0.x. Windows NT/2000 clients will downgrade to using
+as Samba 2.0.x.  Windows NT/2000 clients will downgrade to using
 Lanman style printing commands. Windows 9x/ME will be uneffected by
 the parameter. However, this will also disable the ability to upload
 printer drivers to a Samba server via the Windows NT Add Printer
-Wizard or by using the NT printer properties dialog window. It will
+Wizard or by using the NT printer properties dialog window.  It will
 also disable the capability of Windows NT/2000 clients to download
 print drivers from the Samba host upon demand.
 \fBBe very careful about enabling this parameter.\fR
@@ -2336,8 +2450,17 @@ See also use client driver
 
 Default : \fBdisable spoolss = no\fR
 .TP
+\fBdisplay charset (G)\fR
+Specifies the charset that samba will use 
+to print messages to stdout and stderr and SWAT will use. 
+Should generally be the same as the \fBunix charset\fR.
+
+Default: \fBdisplay charset = ASCII\fR
+
+Example: \fBdisplay charset = UTF8\fR
+.TP
 \fBdns proxy (G)\fR
-Specifies that nmbd(8)
+Specifies that nmbd(8) 
 when acting as a WINS server and finding that a NetBIOS name has not 
 been registered, should treat the NetBIOS name word-for-word as a DNS 
 name and do a lookup with the DNS server for that name on behalf of 
@@ -2351,16 +2474,16 @@ characters, so the DNS name (or DNS alias) can likewise only be
 DNS name lookup requests, as doing a name lookup is a blocking 
 action.
 
-See also the parameter \fI wins support\fR.
+See also the parameter \fI  wins support\fR.
 
 Default: \fBdns proxy = yes\fR
 .TP
 \fBdomain admin group (G)\fR
 This parameter is intended as a temporary solution
 to enable users to be a member of the "Domain Admins" group when 
-a Samba host is acting as a PDC. A complete solution will be provided
+a Samba host is acting as a PDC.  A complete solution will be provided
 by a system for mapping Windows NT/2000 groups onto UNIX groups.
-Please note that this parameter has a somewhat confusing name. It 
+Please note that this parameter has a somewhat confusing name.  It 
 accepts a list of usernames and of group names in standard 
 \fIsmb.conf\fR notation.
 
@@ -2375,9 +2498,9 @@ Example: \fBdomain admin group = root @wheel\fR
 \fBdomain guest group (G)\fR
 This parameter is intended as a temporary solution
 to enable users to be a member of the "Domain Guests" group when 
-a Samba host is acting as a PDC. A complete solution will be provided
+a Samba host is acting as a PDC.  A complete solution will be provided
 by a system for mapping Windows NT/2000 groups onto UNIX groups.
-Please note that this parameter has a somewhat confusing name. It 
+Please note that this parameter has a somewhat confusing name.  It 
 accepts a list of usernames and of group names in standard 
 \fIsmb.conf\fR notation.
 
@@ -2391,24 +2514,24 @@ Example: \fBdomain guest group = nobody @guest\fR
 .TP
 \fBdomain logons (G)\fR
 If set to true, the Samba server will serve 
-Windows 95/98 Domain logons for the  \fIworkgroup\fR it is in. Samba 2.2 also 
+Windows 95/98 Domain logons for the   \fIworkgroup\fR it is in. Samba 2.2 also 
 has limited capability to act as a domain controller for Windows 
-NT 4 Domains. For more details on setting up this feature see 
+NT 4 Domains.  For more details on setting up this feature see 
 the Samba-PDC-HOWTO included in the \fIhtmldocs/\fR
 directory shipped with the source code.
 
 Default: \fBdomain logons = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBdomain master (G)\fR
-Tell \fB nmbd(8)\fRto enable WAN-wide browse list
+Tell \fB  nmbd(8)\fR to enable WAN-wide browse list
 collation. Setting this option causes \fBnmbd\fR to
 claim a special domain specific NetBIOS name that identifies 
-it as a domain master browser for its given  \fIworkgroup\fR. Local master browsers 
+it as a domain master browser for its given   \fIworkgroup\fR. Local master browsers 
 in the same \fIworkgroup\fR on broadcast-isolated 
 subnets will give this \fBnmbd\fR their local browse lists, 
-and then ask \fBsmbd(8)\fR
+and then ask \fBsmbd(8)\fR 
 for a complete copy of the browse list for the whole wide area 
-network. Browser clients will then contact their local master browser, 
+network.  Browser clients will then contact their local master browser, 
 and will receive the domain-wide browse list, instead of just the list 
 for their broadcast-isolated subnet.
 
@@ -2424,7 +2547,7 @@ strangely and may fail.
 
 If \fBdomain logons = yes\fR
 , then the default behavior is to enable the \fIdomain 
-master\fR parameter. If \fIdomain logons\fR is 
+master\fR parameter.  If \fIdomain logons\fR is 
 not enabled (the default setting), then neither will \fIdomain 
 master\fR be enabled by default.
 
@@ -2438,21 +2561,31 @@ parameter allows you to specify a comma-delimited list of directories
 that the server should always show as empty.
 
 Note that Samba can be very fussy about the exact format 
-of the "dont descend" entries. For example you may need \fI ./proc\fR instead of just \fI/proc\fR. 
-Experimentation is the best policy :-) 
+of the "dont descend" entries. For example you may need \fI  ./proc\fR instead of just \fI/proc\fR. 
+Experimentation is the best policy :-)  
 
 Default: \fBnone (i.e., all directories are OK 
 to descend)\fR
 
 Example: \fBdont descend = /proc,/dev\fR
 .TP
+\fBdos charset (G)\fR
+DOS SMB clients assume the server has 
+the same charset as they do. This option specifies which 
+charset Samba should talk to DOS clients.
+
+The default depends on which charsets you have instaled. 
+Samba tries to use charset 850 but falls back to ASCII in 
+case it is not available. Run testparm(1)
+ to check the default on your system.
+.TP
 \fBdos filemode (S)\fR
 The default behavior in Samba is to provide 
 UNIX-like behavior where only the owner of a file/directory is 
-able to change the permissions on it. However, this behavior
-is often confusing to DOS/Windows users. Enabling this parameter 
+able to change the permissions on it.  However, this behavior
+is often confusing to  DOS/Windows users.  Enabling this parameter 
 allows a user who has write access to the file (by whatever 
-means) to modify the permissions on it. Note that a user
+means) to modify the permissions on it.  Note that a user
 belonging to the group owning the file will not be allowed to
 change permissions if the group is only granted read access.
 Ownership of the file/directory is not changed, only the permissions 
@@ -2466,7 +2599,7 @@ granularity on time resolution is two seconds. Setting this parameter
 for a share causes Samba to round the reported time down to the 
 nearest two second boundary when a query call that requires one second 
 resolution is made to \fBsmbd(8)\fR
-.
+
 
 This option is mainly used as a compatibility option for Visual 
 C++ when used against Samba shares. If oplocks are enabled on a 
@@ -2487,7 +2620,7 @@ file they can change the timestamp on it. Under POSIX semantics,
 only the owner of the file or root may change the timestamp. By 
 default, Samba runs with POSIX semantics and refuses to change the 
 timestamp on a file if the user \fBsmbd\fR is acting 
-on behalf of is not the file owner. Setting this option to  true allows DOS semantics and smbdwill change the file 
+on behalf of is not the file owner. Setting this option to   true allows DOS semantics and smbd will change the file 
 timestamp as DOS requires.
 
 Default: \fBdos filetimes = no\fR
@@ -2501,9 +2634,9 @@ Samba see the file ENCRYPTION.txt in the Samba documentation
 directory \fIdocs/\fR shipped with the source code.
 
 In order for encrypted passwords to work correctly
-\fBsmbd(8)\fRmust either 
+\fBsmbd(8)\fR must either 
 have access to a local \fIsmbpasswd(5)
-\fRprogram for information on how to set up 
+\fR program for information on how to set up 
 and maintain this file), or set the security = [server|domain|ads] parameter which 
 causes \fBsmbd\fR to authenticate against another 
 server.
@@ -2513,7 +2646,7 @@ Default: \fBencrypt passwords = yes\fR
 \fBenhanced browsing (G)\fR
 This option enables a couple of enhancements to 
 cross-subnet browse propagation that have been added in Samba 
-but which are not standard in Microsoft implementations. 
+but which are not standard in Microsoft implementations.  
 
 The first enhancement to browse propagation consists of a regular
 wildcard query to a Samba WINS server for all Domain Master Browsers,
@@ -2533,26 +2666,27 @@ Default: \fBenhanced browsing = yes\fR
 .TP
 \fBenumports command (G)\fR
 The concept of a "port" is fairly foreign
-to UNIX hosts. Under Windows NT/2000 print servers, a port
+to UNIX hosts.  Under Windows NT/2000 print servers, a port
 is associated with a port monitor and generally takes the form of
 a local port (i.e. LPT1:, COM1:, FILE:) or a remote port
-(i.e. LPD Port Monitor, etc...). By default, Samba has only one
-port defined--"Samba Printer Port". Under 
-Windows NT/2000, all printers must have a valid port name. 
+(i.e. LPD Port Monitor, etc...).  By default, Samba has only one
+port defined--"Samba Printer Port".  Under 
+Windows NT/2000, all printers must have a valid port name.  
 If you wish to have a list of ports displayed (\fBsmbd
-\fRdoes not use a port name for anything) other than 
+\fR does not use a port name for anything) other than 
 the default "Samba Printer Port", you 
 can define \fIenumports command\fR to point to
 a program which should generate a list of ports, one per line,
-to standard output. This listing will then be used in response
+to standard output.  This listing will then be used in response
 to the level 1 and 2 EnumPorts() RPC.
 
 Default: \fBno enumports command\fR
 
 Example: \fBenumports command = /usr/bin/listports
-\fR.TP
+\fR
+.TP
 \fBexec (S)\fR
-This is a synonym for  \fIpreexec\fR.
+This is a synonym for   \fIpreexec\fR.
 .TP
 \fBfake directory create times (S)\fR
 NTFS and Windows VFAT file systems keep a create 
@@ -2573,11 +2707,11 @@ timestamp than the object files it contains.
 
 However, Unix time semantics mean that the create time 
 reported by Samba will be updated whenever a file is created or 
-or deleted in the directory. NMAKE finds all object files in 
-the object directory. The timestamp of the last one built is then 
-compared to the timestamp of the object directory. If the 
+or deleted in the directory.  NMAKE finds all object files in 
+the object directory.  The timestamp of the last one built is then 
+compared to the timestamp of the object directory.  If the 
 directory's timestamp if newer, then all object files
-will be rebuilt. Enabling this option 
+will be rebuilt.  Enabling this option 
 ensures directories always predate their contents and an NMAKE build 
 will proceed as expected.
 
@@ -2591,7 +2725,7 @@ that it is the only one accessing the file and it will aggressively
 cache file data. With some oplock types the client may even cache 
 file open/close operations. This can give enormous performance benefits.
 
-When you set \fBfake oplocks = yes\fR, \fBsmbd(8)\fRwill
+When you set \fBfake oplocks = yes\fR, \fBsmbd(8)\fR will
 always grant oplock requests no matter how many clients are using 
 the file.
 
@@ -2610,13 +2744,13 @@ Default: \fBfake oplocks = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBfollow symlinks (S)\fR
 This parameter allows the Samba administrator 
-to stop \fBsmbd(8)\fR
+to stop \fBsmbd(8)\fR 
 from following symbolic links in a particular share. Setting this 
 parameter to no prevents any file or directory 
 that is a symbolic link from being followed (the user will get an 
-error). This option is very useful to stop users from adding a 
+error).  This option is very useful to stop users from adding a 
 symbolic link to \fI/etc/passwd\fR in their home 
-directory for instance. However it will slow filename lookups 
+directory for instance.  However it will slow filename lookups 
 down slightly.
 
 This option is enabled (i.e. \fBsmbd\fR will 
@@ -2658,10 +2792,10 @@ bits to a created directory. This operation is done after the mode
 mask in the parameter \fIdirectory mask\fR is 
 applied.
 
-See also the parameter \fI directory mask\fR for details on masking mode bits 
+See also the parameter \fI  directory mask\fR for details on masking mode bits 
 on created directories.
 
-See also the \fI inherit permissions\fR parameter.
+See also the \fI  inherit permissions\fR parameter.
 
 Default: \fBforce directory mode = 000\fR
 
@@ -2671,7 +2805,7 @@ would force all created directories to have read and execute
 permissions set for 'group' and 'other' as well as the
 read/write/execute bits set for the 'user'.
 .TP
-\fBforce directory\fR
+\fBforce directory security mode (S)\fR
 This parameter controls what UNIX permission bits 
 can be modified when a Windows NT client is manipulating the UNIX 
 permission on a directory using the native NT security dialog box.
@@ -2688,13 +2822,13 @@ directory without restrictions.
 
 \fBNote\fR that users who can access the 
 Samba server through other means can easily bypass this restriction, 
-so it is primarily useful for standalone "appliance" systems. 
+so it is primarily useful for standalone "appliance" systems.  
 Administrators of most normal systems will probably want to leave
 it set as 0000.
 
-See also the \fI directory security mask\fR,  \fIsecurity mask\fR, 
+See also the \fI  directory security mask\fR,   \fIsecurity mask\fR, 
 \fIforce security mode
-\fRparameters.
+\fR parameters.
 
 Default: \fBforce directory security mode = 0\fR
 
@@ -2723,7 +2857,7 @@ primary group assigned to sys when accessing this Samba share. All
 other users will retain their ordinary primary group.
 
 If the \fIforce user
-\fRparameter is also set the group specified in 
+\fR parameter is also set the group specified in 
 \fIforce group\fR will override the primary group
 set in \fIforce user\fR.
 
@@ -2752,13 +2886,13 @@ with no restrictions.
 
 \fBNote\fR that users who can access 
 the Samba server through other means can easily bypass this restriction, 
-so it is primarily useful for standalone "appliance" systems. 
+so it is primarily useful for standalone "appliance" systems.  
 Administrators of most normal systems will probably want to leave
 this set to 0000.
 
-See also the \fI force directory security mode\fR,
+See also the \fI  force directory security mode\fR,
 \fIdirectory security
-mask\fR, \fI security mask\fR parameters.
+mask\fR, \fI  security mask\fR parameters.
 
 Default: \fBforce security mode = 0\fR
 
@@ -2774,7 +2908,7 @@ This user name only gets used once a connection is established.
 Thus clients still need to connect as a valid user and supply a 
 valid password. Once connected, all file operations will be performed 
 as the "forced user", no matter what username the client connected 
-as. This can be very useful.
+as.  This can be very useful.
 
 In Samba 2.0.5 and above this parameter also causes the 
 primary group of the forced user to be used as the primary group 
@@ -2783,6 +2917,7 @@ as the primary group of the connecting user (this was a bug).
 
 See also \fIforce group
 \fR
+
 Default: \fBno forced user\fR
 
 Example: \fBforce user = auser\fR
@@ -2791,7 +2926,7 @@ Example: \fBforce user = auser\fR
 This parameter allows the administrator to 
 configure the string that specifies the type of filesystem a share 
 is using that is reported by \fBsmbd(8)
-\fRwhen a client queries the filesystem type
+\fR when a client queries the filesystem type
 for a share. The default type is NTFS for 
 compatibility with Windows NT but this can be changed to other 
 strings such as Samba or FAT
@@ -2816,7 +2951,7 @@ group\fR.
 .TP
 \fBguest account (S)\fR
 This is a username which will be used for access 
-to services which are specified as \fI guest ok\fR (see below). Whatever privileges this 
+to services which are specified as \fI  guest ok\fR (see below). Whatever privileges this 
 user has will be available to any client connecting to the guest service. 
 Typically this user will exist in the password file, but will not
 have a valid login. The user account "ftp" is often a good choice 
@@ -2827,7 +2962,11 @@ One some systems the default guest account "nobody" may not
 be able to print. Use another account in this case. You should test 
 this by trying to log in as your guest user (perhaps by using the 
 \fBsu -\fR command) and trying to print using the 
-system print command such as \fBlpr(1)\fR or \fB lp(1)\fR.
+system print command such as \fBlpr(1)\fR or \fB  lp(1)\fR.
+
+This paramater does not accept % marcos, becouse
+many parts of the system require this value to be
+constant for correct operation
 
 Default: \fBspecified at compile time, usually 
 "nobody"\fR
@@ -2837,18 +2976,18 @@ Example: \fBguest account = ftp\fR
 \fBguest ok (S)\fR
 If this parameter is yes for 
 a service, then no password is required to connect to the service. 
-Privileges will be those of the \fI guest account\fR.
+Privileges will be those of the \fI  guest account\fR.
 
-See the section below on \fI security\fR for more information about this option.
+See the section below on \fI  security\fR for more information about this option.
 
 Default: \fBguest ok = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBguest only (S)\fR
 If this parameter is yes for 
 a service, then only guest connections to the service are permitted. 
-This parameter will have no effect if  \fIguest ok\fR is not set for the service.
+This parameter will have no effect if   \fIguest ok\fR is not set for the service.
 
-See the section below on \fI security\fR for more information about this option.
+See the section below on \fI  security\fR for more information about this option.
 
 Default: \fBguest only = no\fR
 .TP
@@ -2860,11 +2999,11 @@ Default: \fBhide dot files = yes\fR
 .TP
 \fBhide files(S)\fR
 This is a list of files or directories that are not 
-visible but are accessible. The DOS 'hidden' attribute is applied 
+visible but are accessible.  The DOS 'hidden' attribute is applied 
 to any files or directories that match.
 
 Each entry in the list must be separated by a '/', 
-which allows spaces to be included in the entry. '*'
+which allows spaces to be included in the entry.  '*'
 and '?' can be used to specify multiple files or directories 
 as in DOS wildcards.
 
@@ -2879,7 +3018,7 @@ as it will be forced to check all files and directories for a match
 as they are scanned.
 
 See also \fIhide 
-dot files\fR, \fI veto files\fR and  \fIcase sensitive\fR.
+dot files\fR, \fI  veto files\fR and   \fIcase sensitive\fR.
 
 Default: \fBno file are hidden\fR
 
@@ -2897,24 +3036,31 @@ users (root, wheel, floppy, etc) from remote clients.
 
 Default: \fBhide local users = no\fR
 .TP
-\fBhide unreadable (S)\fR
+\fBhide unreadable (G)\fR
 This parameter prevents clients from seeing the
 existance of files that cannot be read. Defaults to off.
 
 Default: \fBhide unreadable = no\fR
 .TP
+\fBhide unwriteable files (G)\fR
+This parameter prevents clients from seeing
+the existance of files that cannot be written to. Defaults to off.
+Note that unwriteable directories are shown as usual.
+
+Default: \fBhide unwriteable = no\fR
+.TP
 \fBhomedir map (G)\fR
 If\fInis homedir
-\fRis true, and \fBsmbd(8)\fRis also acting 
+\fR is true, and \fBsmbd(8)\fR is also acting 
 as a Win95/98 \fIlogon server\fR then this parameter 
 specifies the NIS (or YP) map from which the server for the user's 
-home directory should be extracted. At present, only the Sun 
+home directory should be extracted.  At present, only the Sun 
 auto.home map format is understood. The form of the map is:
 
 \fBusername server:/some/file/system\fR
 
 and the program will extract the servername from before 
-the first ':'. There should probably be a better parsing system 
+the first ':'.  There should probably be a better parsing system 
 that copes with different map formats and also Amd (another 
 automounter) maps.
 
@@ -2931,16 +3077,26 @@ Example: \fBhomedir map = amd.homedir\fR
 .TP
 \fBhost msdfs (G)\fR
 This boolean parameter is only available 
-if Samba has been configured and compiled with the \fB --with-msdfs\fR option. If set to yes, 
-Samba will act as a Dfs server, and allow Dfs-aware clients 
+if Samba has been configured and compiled with the \fB  --with-msdfs\fR option. If set to yes, 
+Samba will act as a Dfs server, and  allow Dfs-aware clients 
 to browse Dfs trees hosted on the server.
 
-See also the \fI msdfs root\fR share level parameter. For
-more information on setting up a Dfs tree on Samba,
-refer to msdfs_setup.html.
+See also the \fI  msdfs root\fR share  level  parameter.  For
+more  information  on  setting  up a Dfs tree on Samba,
+refer to msdfs_setup.html
 
 Default: \fBhost msdfs = no\fR
 .TP
+\fBhostname lookups (G)\fR
+Specifies whether samba should use (expensive)
+hostname lookups or use the ip addresses instead. An example place
+where hostname lookups are currently used is when checking 
+the \fBhosts deny\fR and \fBhosts allow\fR.
+
+Default: \fBhostname lookups = yes\fR
+
+Example: \fBhostname lookups = no\fR
+.TP
 \fBhosts allow (S)\fR
 A synonym for this parameter is \fIallow 
 hosts\fR.
@@ -2955,7 +3111,7 @@ service has a different setting.
 You can specify the hosts by name or IP number. For 
 example, you could restrict access to only the hosts on a 
 Class C subnet with something like \fBallow hosts = 150.203.5.
-\fR\&. The full syntax of the list is described in the man 
+\fR. The full syntax of the list is described in the man 
 page \fIhosts_access(5)\fR. Note that this man
 page may not be present on your system, so a brief description will
 be given here also.
@@ -2990,13 +3146,15 @@ deny access from one particular host
 Note that access still requires suitable user-level passwords.
 
 See \fBtestparm(1)\fR
-for a way of testing your host access to see if it does 
+ for a way of testing your host access to see if it does 
 what you expect.
 
 Default: \fBnone (i.e., all hosts permitted access)
 \fR
+
 Example: \fBallow hosts = 150.203.5. myhost.mynet.edu.au
-\fR.TP
+\fR
+.TP
 \fBhosts deny (S)\fR
 The opposite of \fIhosts allow\fR 
 - hosts listed here are \fBNOT\fR permitted access to 
@@ -3006,19 +3164,21 @@ list takes precedence.
 
 Default: \fBnone (i.e., no hosts specifically excluded)
 \fR
+
 Example: \fBhosts deny = 150.203.4. badhost.mynet.edu.au
-\fR.TP
+\fR
+.TP
 \fBhosts equiv (G)\fR
 If this global parameter is a non-null string, 
 it specifies the name of a file to read for the names of hosts 
 and users who will be allowed access without specifying a password.
 
-This is not be confused with  \fIhosts allow\fR which is about hosts 
-access to services and is more useful for guest services. \fI hosts equiv\fR may be useful for NT clients which will 
+This is not be confused with   \fIhosts allow\fR which is about hosts 
+access to services and is more useful for guest services. \fI  hosts equiv\fR may be useful for NT clients which will 
 not supply passwords to Samba.
 
 \fBNOTE :\fR The use of \fIhosts equiv
-\fRcan be a major security hole. This is because you are 
+\fR can be a major security hole. This is because you are 
 trusting the PC to supply the correct username. It is very easy to 
 get a PC to supply a false username. I recommend that the 
 \fIhosts equiv\fR option be only used if you really 
@@ -3032,7 +3192,7 @@ Example: \fBhosts equiv = /etc/hosts.equiv\fR
 .TP
 \fBinclude (G)\fR
 This allows you to include one config file 
-inside another. The file is included literally, as though typed 
+inside another.  The file is included literally, as though typed 
 in place.
 
 It takes the standard substitutions, except \fI%u
@@ -3041,13 +3201,14 @@ It takes the standard substitutions, except \fI%u
 Default: \fBno file included\fR
 
 Example: \fBinclude = /usr/local/samba/lib/admin_smb.conf
-\fR.TP
+\fR
+.TP
 \fBinherit acls (S)\fR
 This parameter can be used to ensure
 that if default acls exist on parent directories,
 they are always honored when creating a subdirectory.
 The default behavior is to use the mode specified
-when creating the directory. Enabling this option
+when creating the directory.  Enabling this option
 sets the mode to 0777, thus guaranteeing that 
 default directory acls are propagated.
 
@@ -3055,7 +3216,7 @@ Default: \fBinherit acls = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBinherit permissions (S)\fR
 The permissions on new files and directories 
-are normally governed by \fI create mask\fR,  \fIdirectory mask\fR, \fIforce create mode\fR
+are normally governed by \fI  create mask\fR,   \fIdirectory mask\fR, \fIforce create mode\fR
 and \fIforce 
 directory mode\fR but the boolean inherit 
 permissions parameter overrides this.
@@ -3064,7 +3225,7 @@ New directories inherit the mode of the parent directory,
 including bits such as setgid.
 
 New files inherit their read/write bits from the parent 
-directory. Their execute bits continue to be determined by
+directory.  Their execute bits continue to be determined by
 \fImap archive\fR
 , \fImap hidden\fR
 and \fImap system\fR
@@ -3078,7 +3239,7 @@ many users, perhaps several thousand, to allow a single [homes]
 share to be used flexibly by each user.
 
 See also \fIcreate mask
-\fR, \fI directory mask\fR,  \fIforce create mode\fR and \fIforce directory mode\fR
+\fR, \fI  directory mask\fR,   \fIforce create mode\fR and \fIforce directory mode\fR
 \&.
 
 Default: \fBinherit permissions = no\fR
@@ -3110,35 +3271,29 @@ an IP/mask pair.
 \(bu
 a broadcast/mask pair.
 .RE
-.PP
+
 The "mask" parameters can either be a bit length (such 
 as 24 for a C class network) or a full netmask in dotted 
 decimal form.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 The "IP" parameters above can either be a full dotted 
 decimal IP address or a hostname which will be looked up via 
 the OS's normal hostname resolution mechanisms.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 For example, the following line:
-.PP
-.PP
+
 \fBinterfaces = eth0 192.168.2.10/24 192.168.3.10/255.255.255.0
-\fR.PP
-.PP
+\fR
+
 would configure three network interfaces corresponding 
 to the eth0 device and IP addresses 192.168.2.10 and 192.168.3.10. 
 The netmasks of the latter two interfaces would be set to 255.255.255.0.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 See also \fIbind 
 interfaces only\fR.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Default: \fBall active interfaces except 127.0.0.1 
 that are broadcast capable\fR
-.PP
 .TP
 \fBinvalid users (S)\fR
 This is a list of users that should not be allowed 
@@ -3165,12 +3320,13 @@ The current servicename is substituted for \fI%S\fR.
 This is useful in the [homes] section.
 
 See also \fIvalid users
-\fR\&.
+\fR.
 
 Default: \fBno invalid users\fR
 
 Example: \fBinvalid users = root fred admin @wheel
-\fR.TP
+\fR
+.TP
 \fBkeepalive (G)\fR
 The value of the parameter (an integer) represents 
 the number of seconds between \fIkeepalive\fR 
@@ -3192,9 +3348,9 @@ For UNIXes that support kernel based \fIoplocks\fR
 allows the use of them to be turned on or off.
 
 Kernel oplocks support allows Samba \fIoplocks
-\fRto be broken whenever a local UNIX process or NFS operation 
+\fR to be broken whenever a local UNIX process or NFS operation 
 accesses a file that \fBsmbd(8)\fR
-has oplocked. This allows complete data consistency between 
+ has oplocked. This allows complete data consistency between 
 SMB/CIFS, NFS and local file access (and is a \fBvery\fR 
 cool feature :-).
 
@@ -3204,12 +3360,12 @@ You should never need to touch this parameter.
 
 See also the \fIoplocks\fR
 and \fIlevel2 oplocks
-\fRparameters.
+\fR parameters.
 
 Default: \fBkernel oplocks = yes\fR
 .TP
 \fBlanman auth (G)\fR
-This parameter determines whether or not smbdwill
+This parameter determines whether or not smbd will
 attempt to authenticate users using the LANMAN password hash.
 If disabled, only clients which support NT password hashes (e.g. Windows 
 NT/2000 clients, smbclient, etc... but not Windows 95/98 or the MS DOS 
@@ -3233,8 +3389,8 @@ The \fIldap admin dn\fR defines the Distinguished
 Name (DN) name used by Samba to contact the ldap server when retreiving 
 user account information. The \fIldap
 admin dn\fR is used in conjunction with the admin dn password
-stored in the \fIprivate/secrets.tdb\fR file. See the
-\fBsmbpasswd(8)\fRman
+stored in the \fIprivate/secrets.tdb\fR file.  See the
+\fBsmbpasswd(8)\fR man
 page for more information on how to accmplish this.
 
 Default : \fBnone\fR
@@ -3242,8 +3398,8 @@ Default : \fBnone\fR
 \fBldap filter (G)\fR
 This parameter specifies the RFC 2254 compliant LDAP search filter.
 The default is to match the login name with the uid 
-attribute for all entries matching the sambaAccount 
-objectclass. Note that this filter should only return one entry.
+attribute for all entries matching the sambaAccount  
+objectclass.  Note that this filter should only return one entry.
 
 Default : \fBldap filter = (&(uid=%u)(objectclass=sambaAccount))\fR
 .TP
@@ -3316,11 +3472,11 @@ parameters.
 Default: \fBlevel2 oplocks = yes\fR
 .TP
 \fBlm announce (G)\fR
-This parameter determines if  \fBnmbd(8)\fRwill produce Lanman announce 
+This parameter determines if   \fBnmbd(8)\fR will produce Lanman announce 
 broadcasts that are needed by OS/2 clients in order for them to see 
 the Samba server in their browse list. This parameter can have three 
 values, true, false, or
-auto. The default is auto. 
+auto. The default is auto.  
 If set to false Samba will never produce these 
 broadcasts. If set to true Samba will produce 
 Lanman announce broadcasts at a frequency set by the parameter 
@@ -3331,7 +3487,7 @@ then start sending them at a frequency set by the parameter
 \fIlm interval\fR.
 
 See also \fIlm interval
-\fR\&.
+\fR.
 
 Default: \fBlm announce = auto\fR
 
@@ -3339,9 +3495,9 @@ Example: \fBlm announce = yes\fR
 .TP
 \fBlm interval (G)\fR
 If Samba is set to produce Lanman announce 
-broadcasts needed by OS/2 clients (see the  \fIlm announce\fR parameter) then this 
+broadcasts needed by OS/2 clients (see the   \fIlm announce\fR parameter) then this 
 parameter defines the frequency in seconds with which they will be 
-made. If this is set to zero then no Lanman announcements will be 
+made.  If this is set to zero then no Lanman announcements will be 
 made despite the setting of the \fIlm announce\fR 
 parameter.
 
@@ -3361,12 +3517,12 @@ more details.
 Default: \fBload printers = yes\fR
 .TP
 \fBlocal master (G)\fR
-This option allows \fB nmbd(8)\fRto try and become a local master browser 
-on a subnet. If set to false then \fB nmbd\fR will not attempt to become a local master browser 
+This option allows \fB  nmbd(8)\fR to try and become a local master browser 
+on a subnet. If set to false then \fB  nmbd\fR will not attempt to become a local master browser 
 on a subnet and will also lose in all browsing elections. By
 default this value is set to true. Setting this value to true doesn't
 mean that Samba will \fBbecome\fR the local master 
-browser on a subnet, just that \fBnmbd\fR will \fB participate\fR in elections for local master browser.
+browser on a subnet, just that \fBnmbd\fR will \fB  participate\fR in elections for local master browser.
 
 Setting this value to false will cause \fBnmbd\fR
 \fBnever\fR to become a local master browser.
@@ -3374,11 +3530,11 @@ Setting this value to false will cause \fBnmbd\fR
 Default: \fBlocal master = yes\fR
 .TP
 \fBlock dir (G)\fR
-Synonym for \fI lock directory\fR.
+Synonym for \fI  lock directory\fR.
 .TP
 \fBlock directory (G)\fR
 This option specifies the directory where lock 
-files will be placed. The lock files are used to implement the 
+files will be placed.  The lock files are used to implement the 
 \fImax connections\fR
 option.
 
@@ -3389,10 +3545,10 @@ Example: \fBlock directory = /var/run/samba/locks\fR
 \fBlock spin count (G)\fR
 This parameter controls the number of times
 that smbd should attempt to gain a byte range lock on the 
-behalf of a client request. Experiments have shown that
+behalf of a client request.  Experiments have shown that
 Windows 2k servers do not reply with a failure if the lock
 could not be immediately granted, but try a few more times
-in case the lock could later be aquired. This behavior
+in case the lock could later be aquired.  This behavior
 is used to support PC database formats such as MS Access
 and FoxPro.
 
@@ -3400,7 +3556,7 @@ Default: \fBlock spin count = 2\fR
 .TP
 \fBlock spin time (G)\fR
 The time in microseconds that smbd should 
-pause before attempting to gain a failed lock. See
+pause before attempting to gain a failed lock.  See
 \fIlock spin 
 count\fR for more details.
 
@@ -3437,7 +3593,8 @@ This option takes the standard substitutions, allowing
 you to have separate log files for each user or machine.
 
 Example: \fBlog file = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
-\fR.TP
+\fR
+.TP
 \fBlog level (G)\fR
 The value of the parameter (a astring) allows 
 the debug level (logging level) to be specified in the 
@@ -3450,7 +3607,8 @@ The default will be the log level specified on
 the command line or level zero if none was specified.
 
 Example: \fBlog level = 3 passdb:5 auth:10 winbind:2
-\fR.TP
+\fR
+.TP
 \fBlogon drive (G)\fR
 This parameter specifies the local path to 
 which the home directory will be connected (see \fIlogon home\fR) 
@@ -3465,7 +3623,7 @@ Example: \fBlogon drive = h:\fR
 .TP
 \fBlogon home (G)\fR
 This parameter specifies the home directory 
-location when a Win95/98 or NT Workstation logs into a Samba PDC. 
+location when a Win95/98 or NT Workstation logs into a Samba PDC.  
 It allows you to do 
 
 C:\\> \fBNET USE H: /HOME\fR
@@ -3477,19 +3635,19 @@ you to have separate logon scripts for each user or machine.
 
 This parameter can be used with Win9X workstations to ensure 
 that roaming profiles are stored in a subdirectory of the user's 
-home directory. This is done in the following way:
+home directory.  This is done in the following way:
 
 \fBlogon home = \\\\%N\\%U\\profile\fR
 
 This tells Samba to return the above string, with 
 substitutions made when a client requests the info, generally 
-in a NetUserGetInfo request. Win9X clients truncate the info to
+in a NetUserGetInfo request.  Win9X clients truncate the info to
 \\\\server\\share when a user does \fBnet use /home\fR
 but use the whole string when dealing with profiles.
 
-Note that in prior versions of Samba, the  \fIlogon path\fR was returned rather than 
-\fIlogon home\fR. This broke \fBnet use 
-/home\fR but allowed profiles outside the home directory. 
+Note that in prior versions of Samba, the   \fIlogon path\fR was returned rather than 
+\fIlogon home\fR.  This broke \fBnet use 
+/home\fR but allowed profiles outside the home directory.  
 The current implementation is correct, and can be used for 
 profiles if you use the above trick.
 
@@ -3503,12 +3661,12 @@ Example: \fBlogon home = "\\\\remote_smb_server\\%U"\fR
 \fBlogon path (G)\fR
 This parameter specifies the home directory 
 where roaming profiles (NTuser.dat etc files for Windows NT) are 
-stored. Contrary to previous versions of these manual pages, it has 
-nothing to do with Win 9X roaming profiles. To find out how to 
-handle roaming profiles for Win 9X system, see the  \fIlogon home\fR parameter.
+stored.  Contrary to previous versions of these manual pages, it has 
+nothing to do with Win 9X roaming profiles.  To find out how to 
+handle roaming profiles for Win 9X system, see the   \fIlogon home\fR parameter.
 
 This option takes the standard substitutions, allowing you 
-to have separate logon scripts for each user or machine. It also 
+to have separate logon scripts for each user or machine.  It also 
 specifies the directory from which the "Application Data", 
 (\fIdesktop\fR, \fIstart menu\fR,
 \fInetwork neighborhood\fR, \fIprograms\fR 
@@ -3517,18 +3675,18 @@ your Windows NT client.
 
 The share and the path must be readable by the user for 
 the preferences and directories to be loaded onto the Windows NT
-client. The share must be writeable when the user logs in for the first
+client.  The share must be writeable when the user logs in for the first
 time, in order that the Windows NT client can create the NTuser.dat
 and other directories.
 
 Thereafter, the directories and any of the contents can, 
-if required, be made read-only. It is not advisable that the 
+if required, be made read-only.  It is not advisable that the 
 NTuser.dat file be made read-only - rename it to NTuser.man to 
 achieve the desired effect (a \fBMAN\fRdatory 
 profile). 
 
 Windows clients can sometimes maintain a connection to 
-the [homes] share, even though there is no user logged in. 
+the [homes] share, even though there is no user logged in.  
 Therefore, it is vital that the logon path does not include a 
 reference to the homes share (i.e. setting this parameter to
 \\%N\\%U\\profile_path will cause problems).
@@ -3546,22 +3704,22 @@ Example: \fBlogon path = \\\\PROFILESERVER\\PROFILE\\%U\fR
 \fBlogon script (G)\fR
 This parameter specifies the batch file (.bat) or 
 NT command file (.cmd) to be downloaded and run on a machine when 
-a user successfully logs in. The file must contain the DOS 
+a user successfully logs in.  The file must contain the DOS 
 style CR/LF line endings. Using a DOS-style editor to create the 
 file is recommended.
 
 The script must be a relative path to the [netlogon] 
-service. If the [netlogon] service specifies a  \fIpath\fR of \fI/usr/local/samba/netlogon
+service.  If the [netlogon] service specifies a   \fIpath\fR of \fI/usr/local/samba/netlogon
 \fR, and \fBlogon script = STARTUP.BAT\fR, then 
 the file that will be downloaded is:
 
 \fI/usr/local/samba/netlogon/STARTUP.BAT\fR
 
-The contents of the batch file are entirely your choice. A 
+The contents of the batch file are entirely your choice.  A 
 suggested command would be to add \fBNET TIME \\\\SERVER /SET 
 /YES\fR, to force every machine to synchronize clocks with 
-the same time server. Another use would be to add \fBNET USE 
-U: \\\\SERVER\\UTILS\fR for commonly used utilities, or \fB NET USE Q: \\\\SERVER\\ISO9001_QA\fR for example.
+the same time server.  Another use would be to add \fBNET USE 
+U: \\\\SERVER\\UTILS\fR for commonly used utilities, or \fB  NET USE Q: \\\\SERVER\\ISO9001_QA\fR for example.
 
 Note that it is particularly important not to allow write 
 access to the [netlogon] share, or to grant users write permission 
@@ -3591,18 +3749,18 @@ having a too low priority won't be sent to the printer.
 
 If a \fI%p\fR is given then the printer name 
 is put in its place. A \fI%j\fR is replaced with 
-the job number (an integer). On HPUX (see \fIprinting=hpux
+the job number (an integer).  On HPUX (see \fIprinting=hpux
 \fR), if the \fI-p%p\fR option is added 
 to the lpq command, the job will show up with the correct status, i.e. 
 if the job priority is lower than the set fence priority it will 
-have the PAUSED status, whereas if the priority is equal or higher it 
+have the PAUSED status, whereas if  the priority is equal or higher it 
 will have the SPOOLED or PRINTING status.
 
 Note that it is good practice to include the absolute path 
 in the lppause command as the PATH may not be available to the server.
 
 See also the \fIprinting
-\fRparameter.
+\fR parameter.
 
 Default: Currently no default value is given to 
 this string, unless the value of the \fIprinting\fR 
@@ -3615,13 +3773,13 @@ is SOFTQ, then the default is:
 
 \fBqstat -s -j%j -h\fR
 
-Example for HPUX: \fBlppause command = /usr/bin/lpalt 
+Example for HPUX: \fBlppause command = /usr/bin/lpalt  
 %p-%j -p0\fR
 .TP
 \fBlpq cache time (G)\fR
 This controls how long lpq info will be cached 
 for to prevent the \fBlpq\fR command being called too 
-often. A separate cache is kept for each variation of the \fB lpq\fR command used by the system, so if you use different 
+often. A separate cache is kept for each variation of the \fB  lpq\fR command used by the system, so if you use different 
 \fBlpq\fR commands for different users then they won't
 share cache information.
 
@@ -3636,7 +3794,7 @@ be advisable if your \fBlpq\fR command is very slow.
 A value of 0 will disable caching completely.
 
 See also the \fIprinting
-\fRparameter.
+\fR parameter.
 
 Default: \fBlpq cache time = 10\fR
 
@@ -3668,15 +3826,15 @@ command.
 
 Note that it is good practice to include the absolute path 
 in the \fIlpq command\fR as the \fB$PATH
-\fRmay not be available to the server. When compiled with
+\fR may not be available to the server.  When compiled with
 the CUPS libraries, no \fIlpq command\fR is
 needed because smbd will make a library call to obtain the 
 print queue listing.
 
 See also the \fIprinting
-\fRparameter.
+\fR parameter.
 
-Default: \fBdepends on the setting of \fI printing\fB\fR
+Default: \fBdepends on the setting of \fI  printing\fB\fR
 
 Example: \fBlpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -P%p\fR
 .TP
@@ -3688,7 +3846,7 @@ printing or spooling a specific print job.
 This command should be a program or script which takes 
 a printer name and job number to resume the print job. See 
 also the \fIlppause command
-\fRparameter.
+\fR parameter.
 
 If a \fI%p\fR is given then the printer name 
 is put in its place. A \fI%j\fR is replaced with 
@@ -3699,7 +3857,7 @@ in the \fIlpresume command\fR as the PATH may not
 be available to the server.
 
 See also the \fIprinting
-\fRparameter.
+\fR parameter.
 
 Default: Currently no default value is given 
 to this string, unless the value of the \fIprinting\fR 
@@ -3731,25 +3889,28 @@ path in the \fIlprm command\fR as the PATH may not be
 available to the server.
 
 See also the \fIprinting
-\fRparameter.
+\fR parameter.
 
 Default: \fBdepends on the setting of \fIprinting
 \fB\fR
+
 Example 1: \fBlprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -P%p %j
 \fR
+
 Example 2: \fBlprm command = /usr/bin/cancel %p-%j
-\fR.TP
+\fR
+.TP
 \fBmachine password timeout (G)\fR
 If a Samba server is a member of a Windows 
 NT Domain (see the security = domain) 
-parameter) then periodically a running  smbd(8)process will try and change the MACHINE ACCOUNT 
+parameter) then periodically a running   smbd(8) process will try and change the MACHINE ACCOUNT 
 PASSWORD stored in the TDB called \fIprivate/secrets.tdb
-\fR\&. This parameter specifies how often this password 
+\fR.  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.
 
 See also \fBsmbpasswd(8)
-\fR, and the  security = domain) parameter.
+\fR and the   security = domain) parameter.
 
 Default: \fBmachine password timeout = 604800\fR
 .TP
@@ -3760,11 +3921,12 @@ which will contain output created by a magic script (see the
 parameter below).
 
 Warning: If two clients use the same \fImagic script
-\fRin the same directory the output file content
+\fR in the same directory the output file content
 is undefined.
 
 Default: \fBmagic output = <magic script name>.out
 \fR
+
 Example: \fBmagic output = myfile.txt\fR
 .TP
 \fBmagic script (S)\fR
@@ -3778,7 +3940,7 @@ completion assuming that the user has the appropriate level
 of privilege and the file permissions allow the deletion.
 
 If the script generates output, output will be sent to 
-the file specified by the \fI magic output\fR parameter (see above).
+the file specified by the \fI  magic output\fR parameter (see above).
 
 Note that some shells are unable to interpret scripts 
 containing CR/LF instead of CR as 
@@ -3794,14 +3956,14 @@ Default: \fBNone. Magic scripts disabled.\fR
 Example: \fBmagic script = user.csh\fR
 .TP
 \fBmangle case (S)\fR
-See the section on  NAME MANGLING
+See the section on   NAME MANGLING
 
 Default: \fBmangle case = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBmangled map (S)\fR
 This is for those who want to directly map UNIX 
-file names which cannot be represented on Windows/DOS. The mangling 
-of names is not always what is needed. In particular you may have 
+file names which cannot be represented on Windows/DOS.  The mangling 
+of names is not always what is needed.  In particular you may have 
 documents with file extensions that differ between DOS and UNIX. 
 For example, under UNIX it is common to use \fI.html\fR 
 for HTML files, whereas under Windows/DOS \fI.htm\fR 
@@ -3813,7 +3975,7 @@ you would use:
 \fBmangled map = (*.html *.htm)\fR
 
 One very useful case is to remove the annoying \fI;1
-\fRoff the ends of filenames on some CDROMs (only visible 
+\fR off the ends of filenames on some CDROMs (only visible 
 under some UNIXes). To do this use a map of (*;1 *;).
 
 Default: \fBno mangled map\fR
@@ -3825,7 +3987,7 @@ This controls whether non-DOS names under UNIX
 should be mapped to DOS-compatible names ("mangled") and made visible, 
 or whether non-DOS names should simply be ignored.
 
-See the section on  NAME MANGLING for details on how to control the mangling process.
+See the section on   NAME MANGLING for details on how to control the mangling process.
 
 If mangling is used then the mangling algorithm is as follows:
 .RS
@@ -3863,29 +4025,40 @@ for other filenames, but with the leading dot removed and "___" as
 its extension regardless of actual original extension (that's three 
 underscores).
 .RE
-.PP
+
 The two-digit hash value consists of upper case 
 alphanumeric characters.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 This algorithm can cause name collisions only if files 
 in a directory share the same first five alphanumeric characters. 
 The probability of such a clash is 1/1300.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 The name mangling (if enabled) allows a file to be 
 copied between UNIX directories from Windows/DOS while retaining 
 the long UNIX filename. UNIX files can be renamed to a new extension 
 from Windows/DOS and will retain the same basename. Mangled names 
 do not change between sessions.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Default: \fBmangled names = yes\fR
-.PP
+.TP
+\fBmangling method (G)\fR
+controls the algorithm used for the generating
+the mangled names. Can take two different values, "hash" and
+"hash2". "hash" is  the default and is the algorithm that has been
+used in Samba for many years. "hash2" is a newer and considered
+a better algorithm (generates less collisions) in the names.
+However, many Win32 applications store the mangled names and so
+changing to the new algorithm must not be done
+lightly as these applications may break unless reinstalled.
+New installations of Samba may set the default to hash2.
+
+Default: \fBmangling method = hash\fR
+
+Example: \fBmangling method = hash2\fR
 .TP
 \fBmangled stack (G)\fR
 This parameter controls the number of mangled names 
-that should be cached in the Samba server  smbd(8).
+that should be cached in the Samba server   smbd(8)
 
 This stack is a list of recently mangled base names 
 (extensions are only maintained if they are longer than 3 characters 
@@ -3915,15 +4088,15 @@ Example: \fBmangling char = ^\fR
 .TP
 \fBmap archive (S)\fR
 This controls whether the DOS archive attribute 
-should be mapped to the UNIX owner execute bit. The DOS archive bit 
-is set when a file has been modified since its last backup. One 
+should be mapped to the UNIX owner execute bit.  The DOS archive bit 
+is set when a file has been modified since its last backup.  One 
 motivation for this option it to keep Samba/your PC from making 
-any file it touches from becoming executable under UNIX. This can 
+any file it touches from becoming executable under UNIX.  This can 
 be quite annoying for shared source code, documents, etc...
 
 Note that this requires the \fIcreate mask\fR
 parameter to be set such that owner execute bit is not masked out 
-(i.e. it must include 100). See the parameter  \fIcreate mask\fR for details.
+(i.e. it must include 100). See the parameter   \fIcreate mask\fR for details.
 
 Default: \fBmap archive = yes\fR
 .TP
@@ -3933,7 +4106,7 @@ should be mapped to the UNIX world execute bit.
 
 Note that this requires the \fIcreate mask\fR 
 to be set such that the world execute bit is not masked out (i.e. 
-it must include 001). See the parameter  \fIcreate mask\fR for details.
+it must include 001). See the parameter   \fIcreate mask\fR for details.
 
 Default: \fBmap hidden = no\fR
 .TP
@@ -3943,17 +4116,17 @@ should be mapped to the UNIX group execute bit.
 
 Note that this requires the \fIcreate mask\fR 
 to be set such that the group execute bit is not masked out (i.e. 
-it must include 010). See the parameter  \fIcreate mask\fR for details.
+it must include 010). See the parameter   \fIcreate mask\fR for details.
 
 Default: \fBmap system = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBmap to guest (G)\fR
-This parameter is only useful in  security modes other than \fIsecurity = share\fR 
+This parameter is only useful in   security modes other than \fIsecurity = share\fR 
 - i.e. user, server, 
 and domain.
 
 This parameter can take three different values, which tell
-smbd(8)what to do with user 
+smbd(8) what to do with user 
 login requests that don't match a valid UNIX user in some way.
 
 The three settings are :
@@ -3968,7 +4141,7 @@ default.
 Bad User - Means user
 logins with an invalid password are rejected, unless the username 
 does not exist, in which case it is treated as a guest login and 
-mapped into the \fI guest account\fR.
+mapped into the \fI   guest account\fR.
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 Bad Password - Means user logins 
@@ -3982,7 +4155,7 @@ that they got their password wrong. Helpdesk services will
 \fBhate\fR you if you set the \fImap to 
 guest\fR parameter this way :-).
 .RE
-.PP
+
 Note that this parameter is needed to set up "Guest" 
 share services when using \fIsecurity\fR modes other than 
 share. This is because in these modes the name of the resource being
@@ -3990,22 +4163,18 @@ requested is \fBnot\fR sent to the server until after
 the server has successfully authenticated the client so the server 
 cannot make authentication decisions at the correct time (connection 
 to the share) for "Guest" shares.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 For people familiar with the older Samba releases, this 
-parameter maps to the old compile-time setting of the  GUEST_SESSSETUP value in local.h.
-.PP
-.PP
+parameter maps to the old compile-time setting of the   GUEST_SESSSETUP value in local.h.
+
 Default: \fBmap to guest = Never\fR
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Example: \fBmap to guest = Bad User\fR
-.PP
 .TP
 \fBmax connections (S)\fR
 This option allows the number of simultaneous 
 connections to a service to be limited. If \fImax connections
-\fRis greater than 0 then connections will be refused if 
+\fR is greater than 0 then connections will be refused if 
 this number of connections to the service are already open. A value 
 of zero mean an unlimited number of connections may be made.
 
@@ -4061,7 +4230,7 @@ Default: \fBmax mux = 50\fR
 .TP
 \fBmax open files (G)\fR
 This parameter limits the maximum number of 
-open files that one smbd(8)file 
+open files that one smbd(8) file 
 serving process may have open for a client at any one time. The 
 default for this parameter is set very high (10,000) as Samba uses 
 only one bit per unopened file.
@@ -4075,7 +4244,7 @@ Default: \fBmax open files = 10000\fR
 \fBmax print jobs (S)\fR
 This parameter limits the maximum number of 
 jobs allowable in a Samba printer queue at any given moment.
-If this number is exceeded, \fB smbd(8)\fRwill remote "Out of Space" to the client.
+If this number is exceeded, \fB  smbd(8)\fR will remote "Out of Space" to the client.
 See all \fItotal
 print jobs\fR.
 
@@ -4099,7 +4268,7 @@ COREPLUS: Slight improvements on
 CORE for efficiency.
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
-LANMAN1: First \fB modern\fR version of the protocol. Long filename
+LANMAN1: First \fB   modern\fR version of the protocol. Long filename
 support.
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -4109,21 +4278,17 @@ LANMAN2: Updates to Lanman1 protocol.
 NT1: Current up to date version of 
 the protocol. Used by Windows NT. Known as CIFS.
 .RE
-.PP
+
 Normally this option should not be set as the automatic 
 negotiation phase in the SMB protocol takes care of choosing 
 the appropriate protocol.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 See also \fImin
 protocol\fR
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Default: \fBmax protocol = NT1\fR
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Example: \fBmax protocol = LANMAN1\fR
-.PP
 .TP
 \fBmax smbd processes (G)\fR
 This parameter limits the maximum number of 
@@ -4131,11 +4296,11 @@ This parameter limits the maximum number of
 processes concurrently running on a system and is intended
 as a stopgap to prevent degrading service to clients in the event
 that the server has insufficient resources to handle more than this
-number of connections. Remember that under normal operating
-conditions, each user will have an smbdassociated with him or her
+number of connections.  Remember that under normal operating
+conditions, each user will have an smbd associated with him or her
 to handle connections to all shares from a given host.
 
-Default: \fBmax smbd processes = 0\fR ## no limit
+Default: \fBmax smbd processes = 0\fR   ## no limit
 
 Example: \fBmax smbd processes = 1000\fR
 .TP
@@ -4150,10 +4315,10 @@ Default: \fBmax ttl = 259200\fR
 .TP
 \fBmax wins ttl (G)\fR
 This option tells nmbd(8)
-when acting as a WINS server ( \fIwins support = yes\fR) what the maximum
+ when acting as a WINS server (  \fIwins support = yes\fR) what the maximum
 \&'time to live' of NetBIOS names that \fBnmbd\fR 
 will grant will be (in seconds). You should never need to change this
-parameter. The default is 6 days (518400 seconds).
+parameter.  The default is 6 days (518400 seconds).
 
 See also the \fImin 
 wins ttl\fR parameter.
@@ -4190,7 +4355,7 @@ your PCs may freeze when sending messages (they should recover
 after 30 seconds, hopefully).
 
 All messages are delivered as the global guest user. 
-The command takes the standard substitutions, although \fI %u\fR won't work (\fI%U\fR may be better 
+The command takes the standard substitutions, although \fI  %u\fR won't work (\fI%U\fR may be better 
 in this case).
 
 Apart from the standard substitutions, some additional 
@@ -4209,40 +4374,32 @@ the message was sent to (probably the server name).
 \fI%f\fR = who the message 
 is from.
 .RE
-.PP
+
 You could make this command send mail, or whatever else 
 takes your fancy. Please let us know of any really interesting 
 ideas you have.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Here's a way of sending the messages as mail to root:
-.PP
-.PP
+
 \fBmessage command = /bin/mail -s 'message from %f on 
 %m' root < %s; rm %s\fR
-.PP
-.PP
+
 If you don't have a message command then the message 
 won't be delivered and Samba will tell the sender there was 
 an error. Unfortunately WfWg totally ignores the error code 
 and carries on regardless, saying that the message was delivered.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 If you want to silently delete it then try:
-.PP
-.PP
+
 \fBmessage command = rm %s\fR
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Default: \fBno message command\fR
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Example: \fBmessage command = csh -c 'xedit %s;
 rm %s' &\fR
-.PP
 .TP
 \fBmin passwd length (G)\fR
-Synonym for  \fImin password length\fR.
+Synonym for   \fImin password length\fR.
 .TP
 \fBmin password length (G)\fR
 This option sets the minimum length in characters 
@@ -4250,7 +4407,7 @@ of a plaintext password that \fBsmbd\fR will accept when performing
 UNIX password changing.
 
 See also \fIunix 
-password sync\fR,  \fIpasswd program\fR and \fIpasswd chat debug\fR
+password sync\fR,   \fIpasswd program\fR and \fIpasswd chat debug\fR
 \&.
 
 Default: \fBmin password length = 5\fR
@@ -4262,7 +4419,7 @@ a print job. It is specified in kilobytes. The default is 0, which
 means a user can always spool a print job.
 
 See also the \fIprinting
-\fRparameter.
+\fR parameter.
 
 Default: \fBmin print space = 0\fR
 
@@ -4270,47 +4427,57 @@ Example: \fBmin print space = 2000\fR
 .TP
 \fBmin protocol (G)\fR
 The value of the parameter (a string) is the 
-lowest SMB protocol dialect than Samba will support. Please refer
+lowest SMB protocol dialect than Samba will support.  Please refer
 to the \fImax protocol\fR
 parameter for a list of valid protocol names and a brief description
-of each. You may also wish to refer to the C source code in
+of each.  You may also wish to refer to the C source code in
 \fIsource/smbd/negprot.c\fR for a listing of known protocol
 dialects supported by clients.
 
 If you are viewing this parameter as a security measure, you should
 also refer to the \fIlanman 
-auth\fR parameter. Otherwise, you should never need 
+auth\fR parameter.  Otherwise, you should never need 
 to change this parameter.
 
 Default : \fBmin protocol = CORE\fR
 
-Example : \fBmin protocol = NT1\fR # disable DOS 
+Example : \fBmin protocol = NT1\fR  # disable DOS 
 clients
 .TP
 \fBmin wins ttl (G)\fR
 This option tells nmbd(8)
-when acting as a WINS server (\fI wins support = yes\fR) what the minimum 'time to live' 
+when acting as a WINS server (\fI  wins support = yes\fR) what the minimum 'time to live' 
 of NetBIOS names that \fBnmbd\fR will grant will be (in 
-seconds). You should never need to change this parameter. The default 
+seconds). You should never need to change this parameter.  The default 
 is 6 hours (21600 seconds).
 
 Default: \fBmin wins ttl = 21600\fR
 .TP
 \fBmsdfs root (S)\fR
 This boolean parameter is only available if 
-Samba is configured and compiled with the \fB --with-msdfs\fR option. If set to yes, 
-Samba treats the share as a Dfs root and allows clients to browse 
+Samba is configured  and  compiled with the \fB  --with-msdfs\fR option.  If set to yes, 
+Samba treats the share as a Dfs root and  allows clients to browse 
 the distributed file system tree rooted at the share directory. 
-Dfs links are specified in the share directory by symbolic 
+Dfs links are specified  in  the share directory by symbolic 
 links of the form \fImsdfs:serverA\\shareA,serverB\\shareB
-\fRand so on. For more information on setting up a Dfs tree 
-on Samba, refer to msdfs_setup.html
-.
+\fR and so on.  For more information on setting up a Dfs tree 
+on Samba,  refer to msdfs_setup.html
+
 
 See also \fIhost msdfs
 \fR
+
 Default: \fBmsdfs root = no\fR
 .TP
+\fBname cache timeout (G)\fR
+Specifies the number of seconds it takes before 
+entries in samba's hostname resolve cache time out. If 
+the timeout is set to 0. the caching is disabled.
+
+Default: \fBname cache timeout = 660\fR
+
+Example: \fBname cache timeout = 0\fR
+.TP
 \fBname resolve order (G)\fR
 This option is used by the programs in the Samba 
 suite to determine what naming services to use and in what order 
@@ -4324,7 +4491,7 @@ cause names to be resolved as follows :
 \(bu
 lmhosts : Lookup an IP 
 address in the Samba lmhosts file. If the line in lmhosts has 
-no name type attached to the NetBIOS name (see the lmhosts(5)for details) then
+no name type attached to the NetBIOS name (see the lmhosts(5) for details) then
 any name type matches for lookup.
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -4333,13 +4500,13 @@ name to IP address resolution, using the system \fI/etc/hosts
 \fR, NIS, or DNS lookups. This method of name resolution 
 is operating system depended for instance on IRIX or Solaris this 
 may be controlled by the \fI/etc/nsswitch.conf\fR 
-file. Note that this method is only used if the NetBIOS name 
+file.  Note that this method is only used if the NetBIOS name 
 type being queried is the 0x20 (server) name type, otherwise 
 it is ignored.
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 wins : Query a name with 
-the IP address listed in the \fI wins server\fR parameter. If no WINS server has
+the IP address listed in the \fI   wins server\fR parameter.  If no WINS server has
 been specified this method will be ignored.
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -4349,20 +4516,19 @@ parameter. This is the least reliable of the name resolution
 methods as it depends on the target host being on a locally 
 connected subnet.
 .RE
-.PP
+
 Default: \fBname resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast
-\fR.PP
-.PP
+\fR
+
 Example: \fBname resolve order = lmhosts bcast host
-\fR.PP
-.PP
+\fR
+
 This will cause the local lmhosts file to be examined 
 first, followed by a broadcast attempt, followed by a normal 
 system hostname lookup.
-.PP
 .TP
 \fBnetbios aliases (G)\fR
-This is a list of NetBIOS names that nmbd(8)will advertise as additional 
+This is a list of NetBIOS names that nmbd(8) will advertise as additional 
 names by which the Samba server is known. This allows one machine 
 to appear in browse lists under multiple names. If a machine is 
 acting as a browse server or logon server none 
@@ -4415,7 +4581,7 @@ being on a different server to the logon server and as
 long as a Samba daemon is running on the home directory server, 
 it will be mounted on the Samba client directly from the directory 
 server. When Samba is returning the home share to the client, it 
-will consult the NIS map specified in  \fIhomedir map\fR and return the server 
+will consult the NIS map specified in   \fIhomedir map\fR and return the server 
 listed there.
 
 Note that for this option to work there must be a working 
@@ -4427,8 +4593,8 @@ Default: \fBnis homedir = no\fR
 \fBnon unix account range (G)\fR
 The non unix account range parameter specifies 
 the range of 'user ids' that are allocated by the various 'non unix 
-account' passdb backends. These backends allow
-the storage of passwords for users who don't exist in /etc/passwd. 
+account' passdb backends.  These backends allow
+the storage of passwords for users who don't exist in /etc/passwd.  
 This is most often used for machine account creation. 
 This range of ids should have no existing local or NIS users within 
 it as strange conflicts can occur otherwise.
@@ -4439,11 +4605,12 @@ RID mapping does not conflict with normal users.
 
 Default: \fBnon unix account range = <empty string>
 \fR
+
 Example: \fBnon unix account range = 10000-20000\fR
 .TP
 \fBnt acl support (S)\fR
 This boolean parameter controls whether 
-smbd(8)will attempt to map 
+smbd(8) will attempt to map 
 UNIX permissions into Windows NT access control lists.
 This parameter was formally a global parameter in releases
 prior to 2.2.2.
@@ -4452,7 +4619,7 @@ Default: \fBnt acl support = yes\fR
 .TP
 \fBnt pipe support (G)\fR
 This boolean parameter controls whether 
-smbd(8)will allow Windows NT 
+smbd(8) will allow Windows NT 
 clients to connect to the NT SMB specific IPC$ 
 pipes. This is a developer debugging option and can be left
 alone.
@@ -4460,7 +4627,7 @@ 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
+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
@@ -4475,18 +4642,18 @@ Default: \fBnt status support = yes\fR
 Allow or disallow client access to accounts 
 that have null passwords. 
 
-See also smbpasswd (5).
+See also smbpasswd (5)
 
 Default: \fBnull passwords = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBobey pam restrictions (G)\fR
 When Samba 2.2 is configured to enable PAM support
 (i.e. --with-pam), this parameter will control whether or not Samba
-should obey PAM's account and session management directives. The 
+should obey PAM's account and session management directives.  The 
 default behavior is to use PAM for clear text authentication only
-and to ignore any account or session management. Note that Samba
+and to ignore any account or session management.  Note that Samba
 always ignores PAM for authentication in the case of \fIencrypt passwords = yes\fR
-\&. The reason is that PAM modules cannot support the challenge/response
+\&.  The reason is that PAM modules cannot support the challenge/response
 authentication mechanism needed in the presence of SMB password encryption.
 
 Default: \fBobey pam restrictions = no\fR
@@ -4495,7 +4662,7 @@ Default: \fBobey pam restrictions = no\fR
 This is a boolean option that controls whether 
 connections with usernames not in the \fIuser\fR 
 list will be allowed. By default this option is disabled so that a 
-client can supply a username to be used by the server. Enabling
+client can supply a username to be used by the server.  Enabling
 this parameter will force the server to only user the login 
 names from the \fIuser\fR list and is only really
 useful in shave level
@@ -4514,7 +4681,7 @@ parameter.
 Default: \fBonly user = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBonly guest (S)\fR
-A synonym for \fI guest only\fR.
+A synonym for \fI  guest only\fR.
 .TP
 \fBoplock break wait time (G)\fR
 This is a tuning parameter added due to bugs in 
@@ -4532,11 +4699,11 @@ Default: \fBoplock break wait time = 0\fR
 .TP
 \fBoplock contention limit (S)\fR
 This is a \fBvery\fR advanced 
-smbd(8)tuning option to 
+smbd(8) tuning option to 
 improve the efficiency of the granting of oplocks under multiple 
 client contention for the same file.
 
-In brief it specifies a number, which causes smbdnot to 
+In brief it specifies a number, which causes smbd not to 
 grant an oplock even when requested if the approximate number of 
 clients contending for an oplock on the same file goes over this 
 limit. This causes \fBsmbd\fR to behave in a similar 
@@ -4554,34 +4721,43 @@ share. The oplock code can dramatically (approx. 30% or more) improve
 the speed of access to files on Samba servers. It allows the clients 
 to aggressively cache files locally and you may want to disable this 
 option for unreliable network environments (it is turned on by 
-default in Windows NT Servers). For more information see the file 
+default in Windows NT Servers).  For more information see the file 
 \fISpeed.txt\fR in the Samba \fIdocs/\fR 
 directory.
 
 Oplocks may be selectively turned off on certain files with a 
-share. See the \fI veto oplock files\fR parameter. On some systems 
+share. See the \fI  veto oplock files\fR parameter. On some systems 
 oplocks are recognized by the underlying operating system. This 
 allows data synchronization between all access to oplocked files, 
 whether it be via Samba or NFS or a local UNIX process. See the 
 \fIkernel oplocks\fR parameter for details.
 
 See also the \fIkernel 
-oplocks\fR and \fI level2 oplocks\fR parameters.
+oplocks\fR and \fI  level2 oplocks\fR parameters.
 
 Default: \fBoplocks = yes\fR
 .TP
+\fBntlm auth (G)\fR
+This parameter determines whether or not smbd will
+attempt to authenticate users using the NTLM password hash.
+If disabled, only the lanman password hashes will be used. 
+
+Please note that at least this option or \fBlanman auth\fR should be enabled in order to be able to log in.
+
+Default : \fBntlm auth = yes\fR
+.TP
 \fBos level (G)\fR
 This integer value controls what level Samba 
 advertises itself as for browse elections. The value of this 
-parameter determines whether nmbd(8)
-has a chance of becoming a local master browser for the \fI WORKGROUP\fR in the local broadcast area.
+parameter determines whether nmbd(8) 
+has a chance of becoming a local master browser for the \fI  WORKGROUP\fR in the local broadcast area.
 
 \fBNote :\fRBy default, Samba will win 
 a local master browsing election over all Microsoft operating 
-systems except a Windows NT 4.0/2000 Domain Controller. This 
+systems except a Windows NT 4.0/2000 Domain Controller.  This 
 means that a misconfigured Samba host can effectively isolate 
-a subnet for browsing purposes. See \fIBROWSING.txt
-\fRin the Samba \fIdocs/\fR directory 
+a subnet for browsing purposes.  See \fIBROWSING.txt
+\fR in the Samba \fIdocs/\fR directory 
 for details.
 
 Default: \fBos level = 20\fR
@@ -4591,7 +4767,7 @@ Example: \fBos level = 65 \fR
 \fBos2 driver map (G)\fR
 The parameter is used to define the absolute
 path to a file containing a mapping of Windows NT printer driver
-names to OS/2 printer driver names. The format is:
+names to OS/2 printer driver names.  The format is:
 
 <nt driver name> = <os2 driver 
 name>.<device name>
@@ -4602,16 +4778,17 @@ LaserJet 5L\fR.
 
 The need for the file is due to the printer driver namespace 
 problem described in the Samba 
-Printing HOWTO. For more details on OS/2 clients, please 
+Printing HOWTO  For more details on OS/2 clients, please 
 refer to the OS2-Client-HOWTO
-containing in the Samba documentation.
+ containing in the Samba documentation.
 
 Default: \fBos2 driver map = <empty string>
-\fR.TP
+\fR
+.TP
 \fBpam password change (G)\fR
 With the addition of better PAM support in Samba 2.2, 
 this parameter, it is possible to use PAM's password change control 
-flag for Samba. If enabled, then PAM will be used for password
+flag for Samba.  If enabled, then PAM will be used for password
 changes when requested by an SMB client instead of the program listed in 
 \fIpasswd program\fR. 
 It should be possible to enable this without changing your 
@@ -4622,7 +4799,7 @@ Default: \fBpam password change = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBpanic action (G)\fR
 This is a Samba developer option that allows a 
-system command to be called when either  smbd(8)
+system command to be called when either   smbd(8) 
 crashes. This is usually used to draw attention to the fact that 
 a problem occurred.
 
@@ -4630,6 +4807,14 @@ Default: \fBpanic action = <empty string>\fR
 
 Example: \fBpanic action = "/bin/sleep 90000"\fR
 .TP
+\fBparanoid server security (G)\fR
+Some version of NT 4.x allow non-guest 
+users with a bad passowrd. When this option is enabled, samba will not 
+use a broken NT 4.x server as password server, but instead complain
+to the logs and exit.
+
+Default: \fBparanoid server security = yes\fR
+.TP
 \fBpassdb backend (G)\fR
 This option allows the administrator to chose which backends to retrieve and store passwords with. This allows (for example) both 
 smbpasswd and tdbsam to be used without a recompile. 
@@ -4637,8 +4822,8 @@ Multiple backends can be specified, seperated by spaces. The backends will be se
 Experimental backends must still be selected
 (eg --with-tdbsam) at configure time.
 
-This paramater is in two parts, the backend's name, and a 'location'
-string that has meaning only to that particular backed. These are separated
+This parameter is in two parts, the backend's name, and a 'location'
+string that has meaning only to that particular backed.  These are separated
 by a : character.
 
 Available backends can include:
@@ -4646,38 +4831,41 @@ Available backends can include:
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 \fBsmbpasswd\fR - The default smbpasswd
-backend. Takes a path to the smbpasswd file as an optional argument.
+backend.  Takes a path to the smbpasswd file as an optional argument.
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 \fBsmbpasswd_nua\fR - The smbpasswd
-backend, but with support for 'not unix accounts'. 
+backend, but with support for 'not unix accounts'.  
 Takes a path to the smbpasswd file as an optional argument.
 
-See also  \fInon unix account range\fR
+See also                         \fInon unix account range\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 \fBtdbsam\fR - The TDB based password storage
-backend. Takes a path to the TDB as an optional argument (defaults to passdb.tdb 
-in the  \fIprivate dir\fR directory.
+backend.  Takes a path to the TDB as an optional argument (defaults to passdb.tdb 
+in the                         \fIprivate dir\fR directory.
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 \fBtdbsam_nua\fR - The TDB based password storage
-backend, with non unix account support. Takes a path to the TDB as an optional argument (defaults to passdb.tdb 
-in the  \fIprivate dir\fR directory.
+backend, with non unix account support.  Takes a path to the TDB as an optional argument (defaults to passdb.tdb 
+in the                         \fIprivate dir\fR directory.
 
-See also  \fInon unix account range\fR
+See also                         \fInon unix account range\fR
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 \fBldapsam\fR - The LDAP based passdb 
-backend. Takes an LDAP URL as an optional argument (defaults to 
+backend.  Takes an LDAP URL as an optional argument (defaults to 
 \fBldap://localhost\fR)
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 \fBldapsam_nua\fR - The LDAP based passdb 
-backend, with non unix account support. Takes an LDAP URL as an optional argument (defaults to 
+backend, with non unix account support.  Takes an LDAP URL as an optional argument (defaults to 
 \fBldap://localhost\fR)
 
-See also  \fInon unix account range\fR
+See also                         \fInon unix account range\fR
+.TP 0.2i
+\(bu
+\fBnisplussam\fR - The NIS+ based passdb backend. Takes name NIS domain as an optional argument. Only works with sun NIS+ servers. 
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 \fBplugin\fR - Allows Samba to load an 
@@ -4699,7 +4887,6 @@ This backend should always be the last backend listed, since it contains all use
 the unix passdb and might 'override' mappings if specified earlier. It's meant to only return 
 accounts for users that aren't covered by the previous backends.
 .RE
-.PP
 
 Default: \fBpassdb backend = smbpasswd unixsam\fR
 
@@ -4711,9 +4898,9 @@ Example: \fBpassdb backend = plugin:/usr/local/samba/lib/my_passdb.so:my_plugin_
 .TP
 \fBpasswd chat (G)\fR
 This string controls the \fB"chat"\fR 
-conversation that takes places between smbdand the local password changing
+conversation that takes places between smbd and the local password changing
 program to change the user's password. The string describes a 
-sequence of response-receive pairs that  smbd(8)uses to determine what to send to the 
+sequence of response-receive pairs that   smbd(8) uses to determine what to send to the 
 \fIpasswd program\fR
 and what to expect back. If the expected output is not 
 received then the password is not changed.
@@ -4732,15 +4919,15 @@ this means that the passwd program must be
 executed on the NIS master.
 
 The string can contain the macro \fI%n\fR which is substituted 
-for the new password. The chat sequence can also contain the standard 
-macros \\n, \\r,  \\t and \\s to give line-feed, 
-carriage-return, tab and space. The chat sequence string can also contain 
+for the new password.  The chat sequence can also contain the standard 
+macros \\n, \\r,   \\t and \\s to give line-feed, 
+carriage-return, tab and space.  The chat sequence string can also contain 
 a '*' which matches any sequence of characters.
 Double quotes can be used to collect strings with spaces 
 in them into a single string.
 
 If the send string in any part of the chat sequence 
-is a full stop ".", then no string is sent. Similarly, 
+is a full stop ".",  then no string is sent. Similarly, 
 if the expect string is a full stop then no string is expected.
 
 If the \fIpam
@@ -4749,7 +4936,7 @@ may be matched in any order, and success is determined by the PAM result,
 not any particular output. The \\n macro is ignored for PAM conversions.
 
 See also \fIunix password 
-sync\fR, \fI passwd program\fR , \fIpasswd chat debug\fR and  \fIpam password change\fR.
+sync\fR, \fI  passwd program\fR ,  \fIpasswd chat debug\fR and   \fIpam password change\fR.
 
 Default: \fBpasswd chat = *new*password* %n\\n 
 *new*password* %n\\n *changed*\fR
@@ -4762,7 +4949,7 @@ changed*"\fR
 This boolean specifies if the passwd chat script 
 parameter is run in \fBdebug\fR mode. In this mode the 
 strings passed to and received from the passwd chat are printed 
-in the smbd(8)log with a 
+in the smbd(8) log with a 
 \fIdebug level\fR 
 of 100. This is a dangerous option as it will allow plaintext passwords 
 to be seen in the \fBsmbd\fR log. It is available to help 
@@ -4781,12 +4968,12 @@ Default: \fBpasswd chat debug = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBpasswd program (G)\fR
 The name of a program that can be used to set 
-UNIX user passwords. Any occurrences of \fI%u\fR 
+UNIX user passwords.  Any occurrences of \fI%u\fR 
 will be replaced with the user name. The user name is checked for 
 existence before calling the password changing program.
 
 Also note that many passwd programs insist in \fBreasonable
-\fRpasswords, such as a minimum length, or the inclusion 
+\fR passwords, such as a minimum length, or the inclusion 
 of mixed case chars and digits. This can pose a problem as some clients 
 (such as Windows for Workgroups) uppercase the password before sending 
 it.
@@ -4795,7 +4982,7 @@ it.
 password sync\fR parameter is set to true
 then this program is called \fBAS ROOT\fR 
 before the SMB password in the smbpasswd(5)
-file is changed. If this UNIX password change fails, then 
+ file is changed. If this UNIX password change fails, then 
 \fBsmbd\fR will fail to change the SMB password also 
 (this is by design).
 
@@ -4814,18 +5001,18 @@ Example: \fBpasswd program = /sbin/npasswd %u\fR
 .TP
 \fBpassword level (G)\fR
 Some client/server combinations have difficulty 
-with mixed-case passwords. One offending client is Windows for 
+with mixed-case passwords.  One offending client is Windows for 
 Workgroups, which for some reason forces passwords to upper 
 case when using the LANMAN1 protocol, but leaves them alone when 
-using COREPLUS! Another problem child is the Windows 95/98
-family of operating systems. These clients upper case clear
+using COREPLUS!  Another problem child is the Windows 95/98
+family of operating systems.  These clients upper case clear
 text passwords even when NT LM 0.12 selected by the protocol
 negotiation request/response.
 
 This parameter defines the maximum number of characters 
 that may be upper case in passwords.
 
-For example, say the password given was "FRED". If \fI password level\fR is set to 1, the following combinations 
+For example, say the password given was "FRED". If \fI  password level\fR is set to 1, the following combinations 
 would be tried if "FRED" failed:
 
 "Fred", "fred", "fRed", "frEd","freD"
@@ -4853,13 +5040,13 @@ Example: \fBpassword level = 4\fR
 \fBpassword server (G)\fR
 By specifying the name of another SMB server (such 
 as a WinNT box) with this option, and using \fBsecurity = domain
-\fRor \fBsecurity = server\fR you can get Samba 
+\fR or \fBsecurity = server\fR you can get Samba 
 to do all its username/password validation via a remote server.
 
 This option sets the name of the password server to use. 
 It must be a NetBIOS name, so if the machine's NetBIOS name is 
 different from its Internet name then you may have to add its NetBIOS 
-name to the lmhosts file which is stored in the same directory 
+name to the lmhosts  file which is stored in the same directory 
 as the \fIsmb.conf\fR file.
 
 The name of the password server is looked up using the 
@@ -4891,9 +5078,9 @@ domain, then the list of machines in this
 option must be a list of Primary or Backup Domain controllers for the
 Domain or the character '*', as the Samba server is effectively
 in that domain, and will use cryptographically authenticated RPC calls
-to authenticate the user logging on. The advantage of using \fB security = domain\fR is that if you list several hosts in the 
+to authenticate the user logging on. The advantage of using \fB  security = domain\fR is that if you list several hosts in the 
 \fIpassword server\fR option then \fBsmbd
-\fRwill try each in turn till it finds one that responds. This 
+\fR will try each in turn till it finds one that responds. This 
 is useful in case your primary server goes down.
 
 If the \fIpassword server\fR option is set 
@@ -4914,29 +5101,26 @@ You may list several password servers in
 the \fIpassword server\fR parameter, however if an 
 \fBsmbd\fR makes a connection to a password server, 
 and then the password server fails, no more users will be able 
-to be authenticated from this \fBsmbd\fR. This is a 
+to be authenticated from this \fBsmbd\fR.  This is a 
 restriction of the SMB/CIFS protocol when in \fBsecurity = server
-\fRmode and cannot be fixed in Samba.
+\fR mode and cannot be fixed in Samba.
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 If you are using a Windows NT server as your 
 password server then you will have to ensure that your users 
-are able to login from the Samba server, as when in \fB security = server\fR mode the network logon will appear to 
+are able to login from the Samba server, as when in \fB   security = server\fR  mode the network logon will appear to 
 come from there rather than from the users workstation.
 .RE
-.PP
+
 See also the \fIsecurity
-\fRparameter.
-.PP
-.PP
+\fR parameter.
+
 Default: \fBpassword server = <empty string>\fR
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Example: \fBpassword server = NT-PDC, NT-BDC1, NT-BDC2
-\fR.PP
-.PP
+\fR
+
 Example: \fBpassword server = *\fR
-.PP
 .TP
 \fBpath (S)\fR
 This parameter specifies a directory to which 
@@ -4957,7 +5141,7 @@ will be replaced by the NetBIOS name of the machine they are
 connecting from. These replacements are very useful for setting 
 up pseudo home directories for users.
 
-Note that this path will be based on  \fIroot dir\fR if one was specified.
+Note that this path will be based on   \fIroot dir\fR if one was specified.
 
 Default: \fBnone\fR
 
@@ -4965,7 +5149,7 @@ Example: \fBpath = /home/fred\fR
 .TP
 \fBpid directory (G)\fR
 This option specifies the directory where pid 
-files will be placed. 
+files will be placed.  
 
 Default: \fBpid directory = ${prefix}/var/locks\fR
 
@@ -4975,9 +5159,9 @@ Example: \fBpid directory = /var/run/\fR
 The \fBsmbd(8)\fR
 daemon maintains an database of file locks obtained by SMB clients.
 The default behavior is to map this internal database to POSIX
-locks. This means that file locks obtained by SMB clients are 
+locks.  This means that file locks obtained by SMB clients are 
 consistent with those seen by POSIX compliant applications accessing 
-the files via a non-SMB method (e.g. NFS or local file access). 
+the files via a non-SMB method (e.g. NFS or local file access).  
 You should never need to disable this parameter.
 
 Default: \fBposix locking = yes\fR
@@ -5026,8 +5210,8 @@ is an example:
 Of course, this could get annoying after a while :-)
 
 See also \fIpreexec close
-\fRand \fIpostexec
-\fR\&.
+\fR and \fIpostexec
+\fR.
 
 Default: \fBnone (no command executed)\fR
 
@@ -5037,23 +5221,23 @@ Example: \fBpreexec = echo \\"%u connected to %S from %m
 \fBpreexec close (S)\fR
 This boolean option controls whether a non-zero 
 return code from \fIpreexec
-\fRshould close the service being connected to.
+\fR should close the service being connected to.
 
 Default: \fBpreexec close = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBpreferred master (G)\fR
-This boolean parameter controls if nmbd(8)is a preferred master browser 
+This boolean parameter controls if nmbd(8) is a preferred master browser 
 for its workgroup.
 
 If this is set to true, on startup, \fBnmbd\fR 
 will force an election, and it will have a slight advantage in 
-winning the election. It is recommended that this parameter is 
-used in conjunction with \fB\fI domain master\fB = yes\fR, so that \fB nmbd\fR can guarantee becoming a domain master.
+winning the election.  It is recommended that this parameter is 
+used in conjunction with \fB\fI  domain master\fB = yes\fR, so that \fB  nmbd\fR can guarantee becoming a domain master.
 
 Use this option with caution, because if there are several 
 hosts (whether Samba servers, Windows 95 or NT) that are preferred 
 master browsers on the same subnet, they will each periodically 
-and continuously attempt to become the local master browser. 
+and continuously attempt to become the local master browser.  
 This will result in unnecessary broadcast traffic and reduced browsing
 capabilities.
 
@@ -5063,7 +5247,7 @@ See also \fIos level\fR
 Default: \fBpreferred master = auto\fR
 .TP
 \fBprefered master (G)\fR
-Synonym for \fI preferred master\fR for people who cannot spell :-).
+Synonym for \fI  preferred master\fR for people who cannot spell :-).
 .TP
 \fBpreload\fR
 This is a list of services that you want to be 
@@ -5072,7 +5256,7 @@ for homes and printers services that would otherwise not be
 visible.
 
 Note that if you just want all printers in your 
-printcap file loaded then the  \fIload printers\fR option is easier.
+printcap file loaded then the   \fIload printers\fR option is easier.
 
 Default: \fBno preloaded services\fR
 
@@ -5082,7 +5266,7 @@ Example: \fBpreload = fred lp colorlp\fR
 This controls if new filenames are created
 with the case that the client passes, or if they are forced to 
 be the \fIdefault case
-\fR\&.
+\fR.
 
 Default: \fBpreserve case = yes\fR
 
@@ -5119,9 +5303,9 @@ print job (in bytes)
 
 The print command \fBMUST\fR contain at least 
 one occurrence of \fI%s\fR or \fI%f
-\fR- the \fI%p\fR is optional. At the time 
+\fR - the \fI%p\fR is optional. At the time 
 a job is submitted, if no printer name is supplied the \fI%p
-\fRwill be silently removed from the printer command.
+\fR will be silently removed from the printer command.
 
 If specified in the [global] section, the print command given 
 will be used for any printable service that does not have its own 
@@ -5146,7 +5330,7 @@ will log a print job, print the file, then remove it. Note that
 
 You may have to vary this command considerably depending 
 on how you normally print files on your system. The default for 
-the parameter varies depending on the setting of the  \fIprinting\fR parameter.
+the parameter varies depending on the setting of the   \fIprinting\fR parameter.
 
 Default: For \fBprinting = BSD, AIX, QNX, LPRNG 
 or PLP :\fR
@@ -5161,12 +5345,12 @@ For \fBprinting = SOFTQ :\fR
 
 \fBprint command = lp -d%p -s %s; rm %s\fR
 
-For printing = CUPS : If SAMBA is compiled against
+For printing = CUPS :   If SAMBA is compiled against
 libcups, then printcap = cups 
 uses the CUPS API to
-submit jobs, etc. Otherwise it maps to the System V
+submit jobs, etc.  Otherwise it maps to the System V
 commands with the -oraw option for printing, i.e. it
-uses \fBlp -c -d%p -oraw; rm %s\fR. 
+uses \fBlp -c -d%p -oraw; rm %s\fR.   
 With \fBprinting = cups\fR,
 and if SAMBA is compiled against libcups, any manually 
 set print command will be ignored.
@@ -5175,7 +5359,7 @@ Example: \fBprint command = /usr/local/samba/bin/myprintscript
 %p %s\fR
 .TP
 \fBprint ok (S)\fR
-Synonym for  \fIprintable\fR.
+Synonym for   \fIprintable\fR.
 .TP
 \fBprintable (S)\fR
 If this parameter is yes, then 
@@ -5185,37 +5369,37 @@ specified for the service.
 Note that a printable service will ALWAYS allow writing 
 to the service path (user privileges permitting) via the spooling 
 of print data. The \fIwriteable
-\fRparameter controls only non-printing access to 
+\fR parameter controls only non-printing access to 
 the resource.
 
 Default: \fBprintable = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBprintcap (G)\fR
-Synonym for \fI printcap name\fR.
+Synonym for  \fI  printcap name\fR.
 .TP
 \fBprintcap name (G)\fR
 This parameter may be used to override the 
-compiled-in default printcap name used by the server (usually \fI /etc/printcap\fR). See the discussion of the [printers] section above for reasons 
+compiled-in default printcap name used by the server (usually \fI  /etc/printcap\fR). See the discussion of the [printers] section above for reasons 
 why you might want to do this.
 
 To use the CUPS printing interface set \fBprintcap name = cups
-\fR\&. This should be supplemented by an addtional setting 
+\fR. This should be supplemented by an addtional setting 
 printing = cups in the [global] 
-section. \fBprintcap name = cups\fR will use the 
+section.  \fBprintcap name = cups\fR will use the  
 "dummy" printcap created by CUPS, as specified in your CUPS
 configuration file.
 
 On System V systems that use \fBlpstat\fR to 
 list available printers you can use \fBprintcap name = lpstat
-\fRto automatically obtain lists of available printers. This 
+\fR to automatically obtain lists of available printers. This 
 is the default for systems that define SYSV at configure time in 
-Samba (this includes most System V based systems). If \fI printcap name\fR is set to \fBlpstat\fR on 
+Samba (this includes most System V based systems). If \fI  printcap name\fR is set to \fBlpstat\fR on 
 these systems then Samba will launch \fBlpstat -v\fR and 
 attempt to parse the output to obtain a printer list.
 
 A minimal printcap file would look something like this:
 
-.sp
+
 .nf
 		print1|My Printer 1
 		print2|My Printer 2
@@ -5223,7 +5407,6 @@ A minimal printcap file would look something like this:
 		print4|My Printer 4
 		print5|My Printer 5
 		
-.sp
 .fi
 
 where the '|' separates aliases of a printer. The fact 
@@ -5252,9 +5435,9 @@ Example: \fBprinter admin = admin, @staff\fR
 \fBprinter driver (S)\fR
 \fBNote :\fRThis is a deprecated 
 parameter and will be removed in the next major release
-following version 2.2. Please see the instructions in
+following version 2.2.  Please see the instructions in
 the Samba 2.2. Printing
-HOWTOfor more information
+HOWTO for more information
 on the new method of loading printer drivers onto a Samba server.
 
 This option allows you to control the string 
@@ -5266,7 +5449,7 @@ system.
 You need to set this parameter to the exact string (case 
 sensitive) that describes the appropriate printer driver for your 
 system. If you don't know the exact string to use then you should 
-first try with no \fI printer driver\fR option set and the client will 
+first try with no \fI  printer driver\fR option set and the client will 
 give you a list of printer drivers. The appropriate strings are 
 shown in a scroll box after you have chosen the printer manufacturer.
 
@@ -5278,9 +5461,9 @@ Example: \fBprinter driver = HP LaserJet 4L\fR
 \fBprinter driver file (G)\fR
 \fBNote :\fRThis is a deprecated 
 parameter and will be removed in the next major release
-following version 2.2. Please see the instructions in
+following version 2.2.  Please see the instructions in
 the Samba 2.2. Printing
-HOWTOfor more information
+HOWTO for more information
 on the new method of loading printer drivers onto a Samba server.
 
 This parameter tells Samba where the printer driver 
@@ -5291,12 +5474,12 @@ to be found. If this is not set, the default is :
 /lib/printers.def\fR
 
 This file is created from Windows 95 \fImsprint.inf
-\fRfiles found on the Windows 95 client system. For more 
+\fR files found on the Windows 95 client system. For more 
 details on setting up serving of printer drivers to Windows 95 
 clients, see the outdated documentation file in the \fIdocs/\fR 
 directory, \fIPRINTER_DRIVER.txt\fR.
 
-See also \fI printer driver location\fR.
+See also \fI  printer driver location\fR.
 
 Default: \fBNone (set in compile).\fR
 
@@ -5306,9 +5489,9 @@ Example: \fBprinter driver file =
 \fBprinter driver location (S)\fR
 \fBNote :\fRThis is a deprecated 
 parameter and will be removed in the next major release
-following version 2.2. Please see the instructions in
+following version 2.2.  Please see the instructions in
 the Samba 2.2. Printing
-HOWTOfor more information
+HOWTO for more information
 on the new method of loading printer drivers onto a Samba server.
 
 This parameter tells clients of a particular printer 
@@ -5321,14 +5504,15 @@ to serve printer drivers to Windows 95 machines, this should be set to
 Where MACHINE is the NetBIOS name of your Samba server, 
 and PRINTER$ is a share you set up for serving printer driver 
 files. For more details on setting this up see the outdated documentation 
-file in the \fIdocs/\fR directory, \fI PRINTER_DRIVER.txt\fR.
+file in the \fIdocs/\fR directory, \fI  PRINTER_DRIVER.txt\fR.
 
-See also \fI printer driver file\fR.
+See also \fI  printer driver file\fR.
 
 Default: \fBnone\fR
 
 Example: \fBprinter driver location = \\\\MACHINE\\PRINTER$
-\fR.TP
+\fR
+.TP
 \fBprinter name (S)\fR
 This parameter specifies the name of the printer 
 to which print jobs spooled through a printable service will be sent.
@@ -5343,7 +5527,7 @@ on many systems)\fR
 Example: \fBprinter name = laserwriter\fR
 .TP
 \fBprinter (S)\fR
-Synonym for \fI printer name\fR.
+Synonym for \fI  printer name\fR.
 .TP
 \fBprinting (S)\fR
 This parameters controls how printer status 
@@ -5362,11 +5546,11 @@ QNX, SOFTQ,
 and CUPS.
 
 To see what the defaults are for the other print 
-commands when using the various options use the testparm(1)program.
+commands when using the various options use the testparm(1) program.
 
 This option can be set on a per printer basis
 
-See also the discussion in the  [printers] section.
+See also the discussion in the   [printers] section.
 .TP
 \fBprivate dir (G)\fR
 This parameters defines the directory
@@ -5376,7 +5560,7 @@ and \fIsecrets.tdb\fR.
 Default :\fBprivate dir = ${prefix}/private\fR
 .TP
 \fBprotocol (G)\fR
-Synonym for  \fImax protocol\fR.
+Synonym for   \fImax protocol\fR.
 .TP
 \fBpublic (S)\fR
 Synonym for \fIguest 
@@ -5403,13 +5587,14 @@ server.
 
 Default: \fBdepends on the setting of \fIprinting
 \fB\fR
+
 Example: \fBqueuepause command = disable %p\fR
 .TP
 \fBqueueresume command (S)\fR
 This parameter specifies the command to be 
 executed on the server host in order to resume the printer queue. It 
 is the command to undo the behavior that is caused by the 
-previous parameter (\fI queuepause command\fR).
+previous parameter (\fI  queuepause command\fR).
 
 This command should be a program or script which takes 
 a printer name as its only parameter and resumes the printer queue, 
@@ -5430,9 +5615,10 @@ server.
 Default: \fBdepends on the setting of \fIprinting\fB\fR
 
 Example: \fBqueuepause command = enable %p
-\fR.TP
+\fR
+.TP
 \fBread bmpx (G)\fR
-This boolean parameter controls whether smbd(8)will support the "Read 
+This boolean parameter controls whether smbd(8) will support the "Read 
 Block Multiplex" SMB. This is now rarely used and defaults to 
 no. You should never need to set this 
 parameter.
@@ -5444,9 +5630,9 @@ This is a list of users that are given read-only
 access to a service. If the connecting user is in this list then 
 they will not be given write access, no matter what the \fIwriteable\fR
 option is set to. The list can include group names using the 
-syntax described in the \fI invalid users\fR parameter.
+syntax described in the \fI  invalid users\fR parameter.
 
-See also the \fI write list\fR parameter and the \fIinvalid users\fR
+See also the \fI  write list\fR parameter and the \fIinvalid users\fR
 parameter.
 
 Default: \fBread list = <empty string>\fR
@@ -5469,7 +5655,7 @@ block size incorrectly or are incapable of supporting larger block
 sizes, and for these clients you may need to disable raw reads.
 
 In general this parameter should be viewed as a system tuning 
-tool and left severely alone. See also  \fIwrite raw\fR.
+tool and left severely alone. See also   \fIwrite raw\fR.
 
 Default: \fBread raw = yes\fR
 .TP
@@ -5497,8 +5683,17 @@ Default: \fBread size = 16384\fR
 
 Example: \fBread size = 8192\fR
 .TP
+\fBrealm (G)\fR
+This option specifies the kerberos realm to use. The realm is 
+used as the ADS equivalent of the NT4\fBdomain\fR. It
+is usually set to the DNS name of the kerberos server.
+
+Default: \fBrealm = \fR
+
+Example: \fBrealm = mysambabox.mycompany.com\fR
+.TP
 \fBremote announce (G)\fR
-This option allows you to setup nmbd(8)to periodically announce itself 
+This option allows you to setup nmbd(8) to periodically announce itself 
 to arbitrary IP addresses with an arbitrary workgroup name.
 
 This is useful if you want your Samba server to appear 
@@ -5525,9 +5720,10 @@ See the documentation file \fIBROWSING.txt\fR
 in the \fIdocs/\fR directory.
 
 Default: \fBremote announce = <empty string>
-\fR.TP
+\fR
+.TP
 \fBremote browse sync (G)\fR
-This option allows you to setup nmbd(8)to periodically request 
+This option allows you to setup nmbd(8) to periodically request 
 synchronization of browse lists with the master browser of a Samba 
 server that is on a remote segment. This option will allow you to 
 gain browse lists for multiple workgroups across routed networks. This 
@@ -5542,6 +5738,7 @@ For example:
 
 \fBremote browse sync = 192.168.2.255 192.168.4.255
 \fR
+
 the above line would cause \fBnmbd\fR to request 
 the master browser on the specified subnets or addresses to 
 synchronize their browse lists with the local server.
@@ -5554,38 +5751,39 @@ that the remote machine is available, is listening, nor that it
 is in fact the browse master on its segment.
 
 Default: \fBremote browse sync = <empty string>
-\fR.TP
+\fR
+.TP
 \fBrestrict anonymous (G)\fR
-This is a boolean parameter. If it is true, then 
+This is a boolean parameter.  If it is true, then 
 anonymous access to the server will be restricted, namely in the 
 case where the server is expecting the client to send a username, 
-but it doesn't. Setting it to true will force these anonymous 
+but it doesn't.  Setting it to true will force these anonymous 
 connections to be denied, and the client will be required to always 
 supply a username and password when connecting. Use of this parameter 
 is only recommended for homogeneous NT client environments.
 
 This parameter makes the use of macro expansions that rely
-on the username (%U, %G, etc) consistent. NT 4.0 
+on the username (%U, %G, etc) consistent.  NT 4.0 
 likes to use anonymous connections when refreshing the share list, 
 and this is a way to work around that.
 
 When restrict anonymous is true, all anonymous connections 
-are denied no matter what they are for. This can effect the ability 
+are denied no matter what they are for.  This can effect the ability 
 of a machine to access the Samba Primary Domain Controller to revalidate 
 its machine account after someone else has logged on the client 
-interactively. The NT client will display a message saying that 
-the machine's account in the domain doesn't exist or the password is 
-bad. The best way to deal with this is to reboot NT client machines 
-between interactive logons, using "Shutdown and Restart", rather 
+interactively.  The NT client will display a message saying that 
+the machine's account in  the domain doesn't exist or the password is 
+bad.  The best way to deal  with this is to reboot NT client machines 
+between interactive logons,  using "Shutdown and Restart", rather 
 than "Close all programs and logon as a different user".
 
 Default: \fBrestrict anonymous = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBroot (G)\fR
-Synonym for  \fIroot directory"\fR.
+Synonym for   \fIroot directory"\fR.
 .TP
 \fBroot dir (G)\fR
-Synonym for  \fIroot directory"\fR.
+Synonym for   \fIroot directory"\fR.
 .TP
 \fBroot directory (G)\fR
 The server will \fBchroot()\fR (i.e. 
@@ -5620,35 +5818,37 @@ parameter except that the command is run as root. This
 is useful for unmounting filesystems 
 (such as CDROMs) after a connection is closed.
 
-See also \fI postexec\fR.
+See also \fI  postexec\fR.
 
 Default: \fBroot postexec = <empty string>
-\fR.TP
+\fR
+.TP
 \fBroot preexec (S)\fR
 This is the same as the \fIpreexec\fR
 parameter except that the command is run as root. This 
 is useful for mounting filesystems (such as CDROMs) when a 
 connection is opened.
 
-See also \fI preexec\fR and  \fIpreexec close\fR.
+See also \fI  preexec\fR and   \fIpreexec close\fR.
 
 Default: \fBroot preexec = <empty string>
-\fR.TP
+\fR
+.TP
 \fBroot preexec close (S)\fR
 This is the same as the \fIpreexec close
-\fRparameter except that the command is run as root.
+\fR parameter except that the command is run as root.
 
-See also \fI preexec\fR and  \fIpreexec close\fR.
+See also \fI  preexec\fR and   \fIpreexec close\fR.
 
 Default: \fBroot preexec close = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBsecurity (G)\fR
 This option affects how clients respond to 
-Samba and is one of the most important settings in the \fI smb.conf\fR file.
+Samba and is one of the most important settings in the \fI  smb.conf\fR file.
 
 The option sets the "security mode bit" in replies to 
 protocol negotiations with smbd(8)
-to turn share level security on or off. Clients decide 
+ to turn share level security on or off. Clients decide 
 based on this bit whether (and how) to transfer user and password 
 information to the server.
 
@@ -5658,7 +5858,7 @@ Windows NT.
 
 The alternatives are \fBsecurity = share\fR,
 \fBsecurity = server\fR or \fBsecurity = domain
-\fR\&.
+\fR.
 
 In versions of Samba prior to 2.0.0, the default was 
 \fBsecurity = share\fR mainly because that was
@@ -5684,19 +5884,20 @@ to setup guest shares with \fBsecurity = user\fR, see
 the \fImap to guest\fR
 parameter for details.
 
-It is possible to use \fBsmbd\fR in a \fB hybrid mode\fR where it is offers both user and share 
-level security under different  \fINetBIOS aliases\fR. 
+It is possible to use \fBsmbd\fR in a \fB  hybrid mode\fR where it is offers both user and share 
+level security under different   \fINetBIOS aliases\fR. 
 
 The different settings will now be explained.
 
 \fBSECURITY = SHARE
 \fR
+
 When clients connect to a share level security server they 
 need not log onto the server with a valid username and password before 
 attempting to connect to a shared resource (although modern clients 
 such as Windows 95/98 and Windows NT will send a logon request with 
 a username but no password when talking to a \fBsecurity = share
-\fRserver). Instead, the clients send authentication information 
+\fR server). Instead, the clients send authentication information 
 (passwords) on a per-share basis, at the time they attempt to connect 
 to that share.
 
@@ -5716,7 +5917,7 @@ client password is constructed using the following methods :
 \(bu
 If the \fIguest 
 only\fR parameter is set, then all the other 
-stages are missed and only the  \fIguest account\fR username is checked.
+stages are missed and only the    \fIguest account\fR username is checked.
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 Is a username is sent with the share connection 
@@ -5725,7 +5926,7 @@ is added as a potential username.
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 If the client did a previous \fBlogon
-\fRrequest (the SessionSetup SMB call) then the 
+\fR request (the SessionSetup SMB call) then the 
 username sent in this SMB will be added as a potential username.
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -5737,41 +5938,36 @@ The NetBIOS name of the client is added to
 the list as a potential username.
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
-Any users on the \fI user\fR list are added as potential usernames.
+Any users on the \fI   user\fR list are added as potential usernames.
 .RE
-.PP
+
 If the \fIguest only\fR parameter is 
 not set, then this list is then tried with the supplied password. 
 The first user for whom the password matches will be used as the 
 UNIX user.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 If the \fIguest only\fR parameter is 
 set, or no username can be determined then if the share is marked 
 as available to the \fIguest account\fR, then this 
 guest user will be used, otherwise access is denied.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Note that it can be \fBvery\fR confusing 
 in share-level security as to which UNIX username will eventually
 be used in granting access.
-.PP
-.PP
-See also the section  NOTE ABOUT USERNAME/PASSWORD VALIDATION.
-.PP
-.PP
+
+See also the section   NOTE ABOUT USERNAME/PASSWORD VALIDATION.
+
 \fBSECURITY = USER
-\fR.PP
-.PP
+\fR
+
 This is the default security setting in Samba 2.2. 
 With user-level security a client must first "log-on" with a 
 valid username and password (which can be mapped using the \fIusername map\fR 
-parameter). Encrypted passwords (see the  \fIencrypted passwords\fR parameter) can also
-be used in this security mode. Parameters such as  \fIuser\fR and  \fIguest only\fR if set are then applied and 
+parameter). Encrypted passwords (see the   \fIencrypted passwords\fR parameter) can also
+be used in this security mode. Parameters such as   \fIuser\fR and   \fIguest only\fR if set are then applied and 
 may change the UNIX user to use on this connection, but only after 
 the user has been successfully authenticated.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 \fBNote\fR that the name of the resource being 
 requested is \fBnot\fR sent to the server until after 
 the server has successfully authenticated the client. This is why 
@@ -5779,14 +5975,12 @@ guest shares don't work in user level security without allowing
 the server to automatically map unknown users into the \fIguest account\fR. 
 See the \fImap to guest\fR
 parameter for details on doing this.
-.PP
-.PP
-See also the section  NOTE ABOUT USERNAME/PASSWORD VALIDATION.
-.PP
-.PP
+
+See also the section   NOTE ABOUT USERNAME/PASSWORD VALIDATION.
+
 \fBSECURITY = SERVER
-\fR.PP
-.PP
+\fR
+
 In this mode Samba will try to validate the username/password 
 by passing it to another SMB server, such as an NT box. If this 
 fails it will revert to \fBsecurity = user\fR, but note 
@@ -5796,14 +5990,12 @@ revert back to checking the UNIX password file, it must have a valid
 documentation file in the \fIdocs/\fR directory 
 \fIENCRYPTION.txt\fR for details on how to set this 
 up.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 \fBNote\fR that from the client's point of 
-view \fBsecurity = server\fR is the same as \fB security = user\fR. It only affects how the server deals 
+view \fBsecurity = server\fR is the same as \fB  security = user\fR.  It only affects how the server deals 
 with the authentication, it does not in any way affect what the 
 client sees.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 \fBNote\fR that the name of the resource being 
 requested is \fBnot\fR sent to the server until after 
 the server has successfully authenticated the client. This is why 
@@ -5811,38 +6003,32 @@ guest shares don't work in user level security without allowing
 the server to automatically map unknown users into the \fIguest account\fR. 
 See the \fImap to guest\fR
 parameter for details on doing this.
-.PP
-.PP
-See also the section  NOTE ABOUT USERNAME/PASSWORD VALIDATION.
-.PP
-.PP
+
+See also the section   NOTE ABOUT USERNAME/PASSWORD VALIDATION.
+
 See also the \fIpassword 
 server\fR parameter and the \fIencrypted passwords\fR
 parameter.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 \fBSECURITY = DOMAIN
-\fR.PP
-.PP
-This mode will only work correctly if smbpasswd(8)has been used to add this 
+\fR
+
+This mode will only work correctly if smbpasswd(8) has been used to add this 
 machine into a Windows NT Domain. It expects the \fIencrypted passwords\fR
 parameter to be set to true. In this 
 mode Samba will try to validate the username/password by passing
 it to a Windows NT Primary or Backup Domain Controller, in exactly 
 the same way that a Windows NT Server would do.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 \fBNote\fR that a valid UNIX user must still 
 exist as well as the account on the Domain Controller to allow 
 Samba to have a valid UNIX account to map file access to.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 \fBNote\fR that from the client's point 
 of view \fBsecurity = domain\fR is the same as \fBsecurity = user
-\fR\&. It only affects how the server deals with the authentication, 
+\fR. It only affects how the server deals with the authentication, 
 it does not in any way affect what the client sees.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 \fBNote\fR that the name of the resource being 
 requested is \fBnot\fR sent to the server until after 
 the server has successfully authenticated the client. This is why 
@@ -5850,8 +6036,7 @@ guest shares don't work in user level security without allowing
 the server to automatically map unknown users into the \fIguest account\fR. 
 See the \fImap to guest\fR
 parameter for details on doing this.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 \fBBUG:\fR There is currently a bug in the 
 implementation of \fBsecurity = domain\fR with respect 
 to multi-byte character set usernames. The communication with a 
@@ -5859,21 +6044,16 @@ Domain Controller must be done in UNICODE and Samba currently
 does not widen multi-byte user names to UNICODE correctly, thus 
 a multi-byte username will not be recognized correctly at the 
 Domain Controller. This issue will be addressed in a future release.
-.PP
-.PP
-See also the section  NOTE ABOUT USERNAME/PASSWORD VALIDATION.
-.PP
-.PP
+
+See also the section   NOTE ABOUT USERNAME/PASSWORD VALIDATION.
+
 See also the \fIpassword 
 server\fR parameter and the \fIencrypted passwords\fR
 parameter.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Default: \fBsecurity = USER\fR
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Example: \fBsecurity = DOMAIN\fR
-.PP
 .TP
 \fBsecurity mask (S)\fR
 This parameter controls what UNIX permission 
@@ -5893,12 +6073,12 @@ a user to modify all the user/group/world permissions on a file.
 \fBNote\fR that users who can access the 
 Samba server through other means can easily bypass this 
 restriction, so it is primarily useful for standalone 
-"appliance" systems. Administrators of most normal systems will 
+"appliance" systems.  Administrators of most normal systems will 
 probably want to leave it set to 0777.
 
-See also the  \fIforce directory security mode\fR, 
+See also the   \fIforce directory security mode\fR, 
 \fIdirectory 
-security mask\fR,  \fIforce security mode\fR parameters.
+security mask\fR,   \fIforce security mode\fR parameters.
 
 Default: \fBsecurity mask = 0777\fR
 
@@ -5963,45 +6143,45 @@ This boolean parameter 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 \fIdefault case
-\fR\&. This option can be use with \fBpreserve case = yes\fR
+\fR. This  option can be use with \fBpreserve case = yes\fR
 to permit long filenames to retain their case, while short 
 names are lowered. 
 
-See the section on  NAME MANGLING.
+See the section on   NAME MANGLING.
 
 Default: \fBshort preserve case = yes\fR
 .TP
 \fBshow add printer wizard (G)\fR
 With the introduction of MS-RPC based printing support
 for Windows NT/2000 client in Samba 2.2, a "Printers..." folder will 
-appear on Samba hosts in the share listing. Normally this folder will 
-contain an icon for the MS Add Printer Wizard (APW). However, it is 
+appear on Samba hosts in the share listing.  Normally this folder will 
+contain an icon for the MS Add Printer Wizard (APW).  However, it is 
 possible to disable this feature regardless of the level of privilege 
 of the connected user.
 
 Under normal circumstances, the Windows NT/2000 client will 
 open a handle on the printer server with OpenPrinterEx() asking for
-Administrator privileges. If the user does not have administrative
+Administrator privileges.  If the user does not have administrative
 access on the print server (i.e is not root or a member of the 
 \fIprinter admin\fR group), the OpenPrinterEx() 
 call fails and the client makes another open call with a request for 
-a lower privilege level. This should succeed, however the APW 
+a lower privilege level.  This should succeed, however the APW 
 icon will not be displayed.
 
 Disabling the \fIshow add printer wizard\fR
 parameter will always cause the OpenPrinterEx() on the server
-to fail. Thus the APW icon will never be displayed. \fB Note :\fRThis does not prevent the same user from having 
+to fail.  Thus the APW icon will never be displayed. \fB  Note :\fRThis does not prevent the same user from having 
 administrative privilege on an individual printer.
 
 See also \fIaddprinter
-command\fR,  \fIdeleteprinter command\fR, \fIprinter admin\fR
+command\fR,   \fIdeleteprinter command\fR, \fIprinter admin\fR
 
 Default :\fBshow add printer wizard = yes\fR
 .TP
 \fBshutdown script (G)\fR
 \fBThis parameter only exists in the HEAD cvs branch\fR
 This a full path name to a script called by
-\fBsmbd(8)\fRthat
+\fBsmbd(8)\fR that
 should start a shutdown procedure.
 
 This command will be run as the user connected to the
@@ -6029,7 +6209,7 @@ Default: \fBNone\fR.
 Example: \fBabort shutdown script = /usr/local/samba/sbin/shutdown %m %t %r %f\fR
 
 Shutdown script example:
-.sp
+
 .nf
 		#!/bin/bash
 		
@@ -6039,7 +6219,6 @@ Shutdown script example:
 
 		/sbin/shutdown $3 $4 +$time $1 &
 		
-.sp
 .fi
 Shutdown does not return so we need to launch it in background.
 
@@ -6047,13 +6226,21 @@ See also \fIabort shutdown script\fR.
 .TP
 \fBsmb passwd file (G)\fR
 This option sets the path to the encrypted 
-smbpasswd file. By default the path to the smbpasswd file 
+smbpasswd file.  By default the path to the smbpasswd file 
 is compiled into Samba.
 
 Default: \fBsmb passwd file = ${prefix}/private/smbpasswd
 \fR
+
 Example: \fBsmb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
-\fR.TP
+\fR
+.TP
+\fBsmb ports (G)\fR
+Specifies which ports the server should listen on
+for SMB traffic.
+
+Default: \fBsmb ports = 445 139\fR
+.TP
 \fBsocket address (G)\fR
 This option allows you to control what 
 address Samba will listen for connections on. This is used to 
@@ -6083,9 +6270,9 @@ will help).
 
 You may find that on some systems Samba will say 
 "Unknown socket option" when you supply an option. This means you 
-either incorrectly typed it or you need to add an include file 
-to includes.h for your OS. If the latter is the case please 
-send the patch to  samba@samba.org <URL:mailto:samba@samba.org>.
+either incorrectly  typed it or you need to add an include file 
+to includes.h for your OS.  If the latter is the case please 
+send the patch to   samba@samba.org <URL:mailto:samba@samba.org>.
 
 Any of the supported socket options may be combined 
 in any way you like, as long as your OS allows it.
@@ -6124,44 +6311,34 @@ SO_SNDLOWAT *
 \(bu
 SO_RCVLOWAT *
 .RE
-.PP
+
 Those marked with a \fB'*'\fR take an integer 
 argument. The others can optionally take a 1 or 0 argument to enable 
 or disable the option, by default they will be enabled if you 
 don't specify 1 or 0.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 To specify an argument use the syntax SOME_OPTION = VALUE 
 for example \fBSO_SNDBUF = 8192\fR. Note that you must 
 not have any spaces before or after the = sign.
-.PP
-.PP
+
 If you are on a local network then a sensible option 
 might be
-.PP
-.PP
+
 \fBsocket options = IPTOS_LOWDELAY\fR
-.PP
-.PP
+
 If you have a local network then you could try:
-.PP
-.PP
+
 \fBsocket options = IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY\fR
-.PP
-.PP
+
 If you are on a wide area network then perhaps try 
 setting IPTOS_THROUGHPUT. 
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Note that several of the options may cause your Samba 
 server to fail completely. Use these options with caution!
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Default: \fBsocket options = TCP_NODELAY\fR
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Example: \fBsocket options = IPTOS_LOWDELAY\fR
-.PP
 .TP
 \fBsource environment (G)\fR
 This parameter causes Samba to set environment 
@@ -6173,7 +6350,7 @@ will set the environment variables from the output of the pipe.
 
 The contents of the file or the output of the pipe should 
 be formatted as the output of the standard Unix \fBenv(1)
-\fRcommand. This is of the form :
+\fR command. This is of the form :
 
 Example environment entry:
 
@@ -6183,16 +6360,17 @@ Default: \fBNo default value\fR
 
 Examples: \fBsource environment = |/etc/smb.conf.sh
 \fR
+
 Example: \fBsource environment = 
 /usr/local/smb_env_vars\fR
 .TP
 \fBuse spnego (G)\fR
-This variable controls controls whether samba will try to use Simple and Protected NEGOciation (as specified by rfc2478) with WindowsXP and Windows2000sp2 clients to agree upon an authentication mechanism. As of samba 3.0alpha it must be set to "no" for these clients to join a samba domain controller. It can be set to "yes" to allow samba to participate in an AD domain controlled by a Windows2000 domain controller.
+This variable controls controls whether samba will try to use Simple and Protected NEGOciation (as specified by rfc2478) with WindowsXP and Windows2000sp2 clients to agree upon an authentication mechanism.  As of samba 3.0alpha it must be set to "no" for these clients to join a samba domain controller.  It can be set to "yes" to allow samba to participate in an AD domain controlled by a Windows2000 domain controller.
 
-Default: \fBuse spnego = yes\fR
+Default:  \fBuse spnego = yes\fR
 .TP
 \fBstat cache (G)\fR
-This parameter determines if smbd(8)will use a cache in order to 
+This parameter determines if smbd(8) will use a cache in order to 
 speed up case insensitive name mappings. You should never need 
 to change this parameter.
 
@@ -6200,7 +6378,7 @@ Default: \fBstat cache = yes\fR
 .TP
 \fBstat cache size (G)\fR
 This parameter determines the number of 
-entries in the \fIstat cache\fR. You should 
+entries in the \fIstat cache\fR.  You should 
 never need to change this parameter.
 
 Default: \fBstat cache size = 50\fR
@@ -6258,7 +6436,7 @@ the process to be suspended until the kernel has ensured that
 all outstanding data in kernel disk buffers has been safely stored 
 onto stable storage. This is very slow and should only be done 
 rarely. Setting this parameter to no (the 
-default) means that smbdignores the Windows applications requests for
+default) means that smbd ignores the Windows applications requests for
 a sync call. There is only a possibility of losing data if the
 operating system itself that Samba is running on crashes, so there is
 little danger in this default setting. In addition, this fixes many
@@ -6284,7 +6462,7 @@ the write call returns. If this is false then the server will be
 guided by the client's request in each write call (clients can 
 set a bit indicating that a particular write should be synchronous). 
 If this is true then every write will be followed by a \fBfsync()
-\fRcall to ensure the data is written to disk. Note that 
+\fR call to ensure the data is written to disk. Note that 
 the \fIstrict sync\fR parameter must be set to
 yes in order for this parameter to have 
 any affect.
@@ -6300,10 +6478,10 @@ are logged onto the system syslog logging levels. Samba debug
 level zero maps onto syslog LOG_ERR, debug 
 level one maps onto LOG_WARNING, debug level 
 two maps onto LOG_NOTICE, debug level three 
-maps onto LOG_INFO. All higher levels are mapped to  LOG_DEBUG.
+maps onto LOG_INFO. All higher levels are mapped to   LOG_DEBUG.
 
 This parameter sets the threshold for sending messages 
-to syslog. Only messages with debug level less than this value 
+to syslog.  Only messages with debug level less than this value 
 will be sent to syslog.
 
 Default: \fBsyslog = 1\fR
@@ -6317,18 +6495,18 @@ Default: \fBsyslog only = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBtemplate homedir (G)\fR
 When filling out the user information for a Windows NT 
-user, the winbindd(8)daemon 
-uses this parameter to fill in the home directory for that user. 
+user, the winbindd(8) daemon 
+uses this parameter to fill in the home directory for that user.  
 If the string \fI%D\fR is present it is substituted 
-with the user's Windows NT domain name. If the string \fI%U
-\fRis present it is substituted with the user's Windows 
+with the user's Windows NT domain name.  If the string \fI%U
+\fR is present it is substituted with the user's Windows 
 NT user name.
 
 Default: \fBtemplate homedir = /home/%D/%U\fR
 .TP
 \fBtemplate shell (G)\fR
 When filling out the user information for a Windows NT 
-user, the winbindd(8)daemon 
+user, the winbindd(8) daemon 
 uses this parameter to fill in the login shell for that user.
 
 Default: \fBtemplate shell = /bin/false\fR
@@ -6344,30 +6522,43 @@ Default: \fBtime offset = 0\fR
 Example: \fBtime offset = 60\fR
 .TP
 \fBtime server (G)\fR
-This parameter determines if  
-nmbd(8)advertises itself as a time server to Windows 
+This parameter determines if     
+nmbd(8) advertises itself as a time server to Windows 
 clients.
 
 Default: \fBtime server = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBtimestamp logs (G)\fR
-Synonym for \fI debug timestamp\fR.
+Synonym for \fI  debug timestamp\fR.
 .TP
 \fBtotal print jobs (G)\fR
 This parameter accepts an integer value which defines
 a limit on the maximum number of print jobs that will be accepted 
-system wide at any given time. If a print job is submitted
-by a client which will exceed this number, then smbdwill return an 
-error indicating that no space is available on the server. The 
-default value of 0 means that no such limit exists. This parameter
+system wide at any given time.  If a print job is submitted
+by a client which will exceed this number, then smbd will return an 
+error indicating that no space is available on the server.  The 
+default value of 0 means that no such limit exists.  This parameter
 can be used to prevent a server from exceeding its capacity and is
-designed as a printing throttle. See also 
+designed as a printing throttle.  See also 
 \fImax print jobs\fR.
 
 Default: \fBtotal print jobs = 0\fR
 
 Example: \fBtotal print jobs = 5000\fR
 .TP
+\fBunicode (G)\fR
+Specifies whether Samba should try 
+to use unicode on the wire by default. 
+
+Default: \fBunicode = yes\fR
+.TP
+\fBunix charset (G)\fR
+Specifies the charset the unix machine 
+Samba runs on uses. Samba needs to know this in order to be able to 
+convert text to the charsets other SMB clients use.
+
+Default: \fBunix charset = ASCII\fR
+.TP
 \fBunix extensions(G)\fR
 This boolean parameter controls whether Samba 
 implments the CIFS UNIX extensions, as defined by HP. 
@@ -6389,7 +6580,7 @@ old UNIX password (as the SMB password change code has no
 access to the old password cleartext, only the new).
 
 See also \fIpasswd 
-program\fR, \fI passwd chat\fR.
+program\fR, \fI  passwd chat\fR.
 
 Default: \fBunix password sync = no\fR
 .TP
@@ -6421,29 +6612,29 @@ Default: \fBupdate encrypted = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBuse client driver (S)\fR
 This parameter applies only to Windows NT/2000
-clients. It has no affect on Windows 95/98/ME clients. When 
+clients.  It has no affect on Windows 95/98/ME clients.  When 
 serving a printer to Windows NT/2000 clients without first installing
 a valid printer driver on the Samba host, the client will be required
-to install a local printer driver. From this point on, the client
+to install a local printer driver.  From this point on, the client
 will treat the print as a local printer and not a network printer 
-connection. This is much the same behavior that will occur
-when \fBdisable spoolss = yes\fR. 
+connection.  This is much the same behavior that will occur
+when \fBdisable spoolss = yes\fR.  
 
 The differentiating 
 factor is that under normal circumstances, the NT/2000 client will 
-attempt to open the network printer using MS-RPC. The problem is that
+attempt to open the network printer using MS-RPC.  The problem is that
 because the client considers the printer to be local, it will attempt
 to issue the OpenPrinterEx() call requesting access rights associated 
 with the logged on user. If the user possesses local administator rights
 but not root privilegde on the Samba host (often the case), the OpenPrinterEx()
-call will fail. The result is that the client will now display an "Access
+call will fail.  The result is that the client will now display an "Access
 Denied; Unable to connect" message in the printer queue window (even though
-jobs may successfully be printed). 
+jobs may successfully be printed).  
 
 If this parameter is enabled for a printer, then any attempt
 to open the printer with the PRINTER_ACCESS_ADMINISTER right is mapped
-to PRINTER_ACCESS_USE instead. Thus allowing the OpenPrinterEx()
-call to succeed. \fBThis parameter MUST not be able enabled
+to PRINTER_ACCESS_USE instead.  Thus allowing the OpenPrinterEx()
+call to succeed.  \fBThis parameter MUST not be able enabled
 on a print share which has valid print driver installed on the Samba 
 server.\fR
 
@@ -6469,18 +6660,18 @@ will be read to find the names of hosts and users who will be allowed
 access without specifying a password.
 
 \fBNOTE:\fR The use of \fIuse rhosts
-\fRcan be a major security hole. This is because you are 
+\fR can be a major security hole. This is because you are 
 trusting the PC to supply the correct username. It is very easy to 
-get a PC to supply a false username. I recommend that the \fI use rhosts\fR option be only used if you really know what 
+get a PC to supply a false username. I recommend that the \fI  use rhosts\fR option be only used if you really know what 
 you are doing.
 
 Default: \fBuse rhosts = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBuser (S)\fR
-Synonym for \fI username\fR.
+Synonym for \fI  username\fR.
 .TP
 \fBusers (S)\fR
-Synonym for \fI username\fR.
+Synonym for \fI  username\fR.
 .TP
 \fBusername (S)\fR
 Multiple users may be specified in a comma-delimited 
@@ -6511,7 +6702,7 @@ so they cannot do anything that user cannot do.
 
 To restrict a service to a particular set of users you 
 can use the \fIvalid users
-\fRparameter.
+\fR parameter.
 
 If any of the usernames begin with a '@' then the name 
 will be looked up first in the NIS netgroups list (if Samba 
@@ -6593,7 +6784,7 @@ Using '!' is most useful when you have a wildcard mapping line
 later in the file.
 
 For example to map from the name admin 
-or administrator to the UNIX name  root you would use:
+or administrator to the UNIX name   root you would use:
 
 \fBroot = admin administrator\fR
 
@@ -6607,7 +6798,7 @@ map file.
 
 If your system supports the NIS NETGROUP option then 
 the netgroup database is checked before the \fI/etc/group
-\fRdatabase for matching groups.
+\fR database for matching groups.
 
 You can map Windows usernames that have spaces in them
 by using double quotes around the name. For example:
@@ -6622,20 +6813,19 @@ unix user sys, and map the rest to guest. Note the use of the
 \&'!' to tell Samba to stop processing if it gets a match on 
 that line.
 
-.sp
+
 .nf
 		!sys = mary fred
 		guest = *
 		
-.sp
 .fi
 
 Note that the remapping is applied to all occurrences 
-of usernames. Thus if you connect to \\\\server\\fred and  fred is remapped to mary then you 
+of usernames. Thus if you connect to \\\\server\\fred and   fred is remapped to mary then you 
 will actually be connecting to \\\\server\\mary and will need to 
 supply a password suitable for mary not 
 fred. The only exception to this is the 
-username passed to the \fI password server\fR (if you have one). The password 
+username passed to the \fI  password server\fR (if you have one). The password 
 server will receive whatever username the client supplies without 
 modification.
 
@@ -6647,38 +6837,57 @@ they don't own the print job.
 Default: \fBno username map\fR
 
 Example: \fBusername map = /usr/local/samba/lib/users.map
-\fR.TP
+\fR
+.TP
 \fButmp (G)\fR
 This boolean parameter is only available if 
-Samba has been configured and compiled with the option \fB --with-utmp\fR. If set to true then Samba will attempt
+Samba has been configured and compiled  with the option \fB  --with-utmp\fR. If set to true then Samba will attempt
 to add utmp or utmpx records (depending on the UNIX system) whenever a
 connection is made to a Samba server. Sites may use this to record the
 user connecting to a Samba share.
 
 Due to the requirements of the utmp record, we
 are required to create a unique identifier for the
-incoming user. Enabling this option creates an n^2
-algorithm to find this number. This may impede
+incoming user.  Enabling this option creates an n^2
+algorithm to find this number.  This may impede
 performance on large installations. 
 
-See also the \fI utmp directory\fR parameter.
+See also the \fI  utmp directory\fR parameter.
 
 Default: \fButmp = no\fR
 .TP
 \fButmp directory(G)\fR
 This parameter is only available if Samba has 
-been configured and compiled with the option \fB --with-utmp\fR. It specifies a directory pathname that is
+been configured and compiled with the option \fB  --with-utmp\fR. It specifies a directory pathname that is
 used to store the utmp or utmpx files (depending on the UNIX system) that
-record user connections to a Samba server. See also the  \fIutmp\fR parameter. By default this is 
+record user connections to a Samba server. See also the   \fIutmp\fR parameter. By default this is 
 not set, meaning the system will use whatever utmp file the 
 native system is set to use (usually 
 \fI/var/run/utmp\fR on Linux).
 
 Default: \fBno utmp directory\fR
+
+Example: \fButmp directory = /var/run/utmp\fR
+.TP
+\fBwtmp directory(G)\fR
+This parameter is only available if Samba has 
+been configured and compiled with the option \fB  --with-utmp\fR. It specifies a directory pathname that is
+used to store the wtmp or wtmpx files (depending on the UNIX system) that
+record user connections to a Samba server. The difference with
+the utmp directory is the fact that user info is kept after a user 
+has logged out.
+See also the   \fIutmp\fR parameter. By default this is 
+not set, meaning the system will use whatever utmp file the 
+native system is set to use (usually 
+\fI/var/run/wtmp\fR on Linux).
+
+Default: \fBno wtmp directory\fR
+
+Example: \fBwtmp directory = /var/log/wtmp\fR
 .TP
 \fBvalid users (S)\fR
 This is a list of users that should be allowed 
-to login to this service. Names starting with '@', '+' and '&'
+to login to this service. Names starting with '@', '+' and  '&'
 are interpreted using the same rules as described in the 
 \fIinvalid users\fR parameter.
 
@@ -6687,23 +6896,25 @@ If a username is in both this list and the \fIinvalid
 users\fR list then access is denied for that user.
 
 The current servicename is substituted for \fI%S
-\fR\&. This is useful in the [homes] section.
+\fR. This is useful in the [homes] section.
 
 See also \fIinvalid users
 \fR
+
 Default: \fBNo valid users list (anyone can login)
 \fR
+
 Example: \fBvalid users = greg, @pcusers\fR
 .TP
 \fBveto files(S)\fR
 This is a list of files and directories that 
-are neither visible nor accessible. Each entry in the list must 
+are neither visible nor accessible.  Each entry in the list must 
 be separated by a '/', which allows spaces to be included 
 in the entry. '*' and '?' can be used to specify multiple files 
 or directories as in DOS wildcards.
 
 Each entry must be a unix path, not a DOS path and 
-must \fBnot\fR include the unix directory 
+must \fBnot\fR include the  unix directory 
 separator '/'.
 
 Note that the \fIcase sensitive\fR option 
@@ -6722,12 +6933,13 @@ of Samba, as it will be forced to check all files and directories
 for a match as they are scanned.
 
 See also \fIhide files
-\fRand \fI case sensitive\fR.
+\fR and \fI  case sensitive\fR.
 
 Default: \fBNo files or directories are vetoed.
 \fR
+
 Examples:
-.sp
+
 .nf
 ; Veto any files containing the word Security, 
 ; any ending in .tmp, and any directory containing the
@@ -6737,7 +6949,6 @@ veto files = /*Security*/*.tmp/*root*/
 ; Veto the Apple specific files that a NetAtalk server
 ; creates.
 veto files = /.AppleDouble/.bin/.AppleDesktop/Network Trash Folder/
-.sp
 .fi
 .TP
 \fBveto oplock files (S)\fR
@@ -6760,21 +6971,31 @@ the line (either in the [global] section or in the section for
 the particular NetBench share :
 
 Example: \fBveto oplock files = /*.SEM/
-\fR.TP
+\fR
+.TP
+\fBvfs path (S)\fR
+This parameter specifies the directory
+to look in for vfs modules. The name of every \fBvfs object
+\fR will be prepended by this directory
+
+Default: \fBvfs path = \fR
+
+Example: \fBvfs path = /usr/lib/samba/vfs\fR
+.TP
 \fBvfs object (S)\fR
 This parameter specifies a shared object file that 
-is used for Samba VFS I/O operations. By default, normal 
+is used for Samba VFS I/O operations.  By default, normal 
 disk I/O operations are used but these can be overloaded 
-with a VFS object. The Samba VFS layer is new to Samba 2.2 and 
+with a VFS object.  The Samba VFS layer is new to Samba 2.2 and 
 must be enabled at compile time with --with-vfs.
 
 Default : \fBno value\fR
 .TP
 \fBvfs options (S)\fR
 This parameter allows parameters to be passed 
-to the vfs layer at initialization time. The Samba VFS layer 
+to the vfs layer at initialization time.  The Samba VFS layer 
 is new to Samba 2.2 and must be enabled at compile time 
-with --with-vfs. See also \fI vfs object\fR.
+with --with-vfs.  See also \fI  vfs object\fR.
 
 Default : \fBno value\fR
 .TP
@@ -6794,13 +7015,13 @@ to areas that are outside the directory tree being exported.
 
 Note that setting this parameter can have a negative 
 effect on your server performance due to the extra system calls 
-that Samba has to do in order to perform the link checks.
+that Samba has to  do in order to perform the link checks.
 
 Default: \fBwide links = yes\fR
 .TP
 \fBwinbind cache time (G)\fR
 This parameter specifies the number of seconds the
-winbindd(8)daemon will cache 
+winbindd(8) daemon will cache 
 user and group information before querying a Windows NT server 
 again.
 
@@ -6808,17 +7029,17 @@ Default: \fBwinbind cache type = 15\fR
 .TP
 \fBwinbind enum users (G)\fR
 On large installations using
-winbindd(8)it may be
+winbindd(8) it may be
 necessary to suppress the enumeration of users through the
-\fBsetpwent()\fR,
+\fB setpwent()\fR,
 \fBgetpwent()\fR and
-\fBendpwent()\fR group of system calls. If
+\fBendpwent()\fR group of system calls.  If
 the \fIwinbind enum users\fR parameter is
 false, calls to the \fBgetpwent\fR system call
 will not return any data. 
 
 \fBWarning:\fR Turning off user
-enumeration may cause some programs to behave oddly. For
+enumeration may cause some programs to behave oddly.  For
 example, the finger program relies on having access to the
 full user list when searching for matching
 usernames. 
@@ -6827,11 +7048,11 @@ Default: \fBwinbind enum users = yes \fR
 .TP
 \fBwinbind enum groups (G)\fR
 On large installations using
-winbindd(8)it may be
+winbindd(8) it may be
 necessary to suppress the enumeration of groups through the
-\fBsetgrent()\fR,
+\fB setgrent()\fR,
 \fBgetgrent()\fR and
-\fBendgrent()\fR group of system calls. If
+\fBendgrent()\fR group of system calls.  If
 the \fIwinbind enum groups\fR parameter is
 false, calls to the \fBgetgrent()\fR system
 call will not return any data. 
@@ -6843,18 +7064,19 @@ Default: \fBwinbind enum groups = yes \fR
 .TP
 \fBwinbind gid (G)\fR
 The winbind gid parameter specifies the range of group 
-ids that are allocated by the  winbindd(8)daemon. This range of group ids should have no 
+ids that are allocated by the   winbindd(8) daemon.  This range of group ids should have no 
 existing local or NIS groups within it as strange conflicts can 
 occur otherwise.
 
 Default: \fBwinbind gid = <empty string>
 \fR
+
 Example: \fBwinbind gid = 10000-20000\fR
 .TP
 \fBwinbind separator (G)\fR
 This parameter allows an admin to define the character 
 used when listing a username of the form of \fIDOMAIN
-\fR\\\fIuser\fR. This parameter 
+\fR\\\fIuser\fR.  This parameter 
 is only applicable when using the \fIpam_winbind.so\fR
 and \fInss_winbind.so\fR modules for UNIX services.
 
@@ -6868,25 +7090,27 @@ Example: \fBwinbind separator = +\fR
 .TP
 \fBwinbind uid (G)\fR
 The winbind gid parameter specifies the range of group 
-ids that are allocated by the  winbindd(8)daemon. This range of ids should have no 
+ids that are allocated by the   winbindd(8) daemon.  This range of ids should have no 
 existing local or NIS users within it as strange conflicts can 
 occur otherwise.
 
 Default: \fBwinbind uid = <empty string>
 \fR
+
 Example: \fBwinbind uid = 10000-20000\fR
 .TP
 \fBwinbind use default domain\fR
 .TP
 \fBwinbind use default domain\fR
-This parameter specifies whether the  winbindd(8)
-daemon should operate on users without domain component in their username. 
+This parameter specifies whether the   winbindd(8)
+daemon should operate on users without domain component in their username.  
 Users without a domain component are treated as is part of the winbindd server's 
-own domain. While this does not benifit Windows users, it makes SSH, FTP and e-mail 
+own domain.  While this does not benifit Windows users, it makes SSH, FTP and e-mail 
 function in a way much closer to the way they would in a native unix system.
 
 Default: \fBwinbind use default domain = <falseg> 
 \fR
+
 Example: \fBwinbind use default domain = true\fR
 .TP
 \fBwins hook (G)\fR
@@ -6900,7 +7124,8 @@ The wins hook parameter specifies the name of a script
 or executable that will be called as follows:
 
 \fBwins_hook operation name nametype ttl IP_list
-\fR.RS
+\fR
+.RS
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 The first argument is the operation and is one 
@@ -6913,7 +7138,7 @@ as an add.
 \(bu
 The second argument is the NetBIOS name. If the 
 name is not a legal name then the wins hook is not called. 
-Legal names contain only letters, digits, hyphens, underscores 
+Legal names contain only  letters, digits, hyphens, underscores 
 and periods.
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -6929,22 +7154,21 @@ The fifth and subsequent arguments are the IP
 addresses currently registered for that name. If this list is 
 empty then the name should be deleted.
 .RE
-.PP
+
 An example script that calls the BIND dynamic DNS update 
 program \fBnsupdate\fR is provided in the examples 
 directory of the Samba source code. 
-.PP
 .TP
 \fBwins proxy (G)\fR
-This is a boolean that controls if nmbd(8)will respond to broadcast name 
-queries on behalf of other hosts. You may need to set this 
+This is a boolean that controls if nmbd(8) will respond to broadcast name 
+queries on behalf of  other hosts. You may need to set this 
 to yes for some older clients.
 
 Default: \fBwins proxy = no\fR
 .TP
 \fBwins server (G)\fR
 This specifies the IP address (or DNS name: IP 
-address for preference) of the WINS server that  nmbd(8)should register with. If you have a WINS server on 
+address for preference) of the WINS server that   nmbd(8) should register with. If you have a WINS server on 
 your network then you should set this to the WINS server's IP.
 
 You should point this at your WINS server if you have a
@@ -6962,8 +7186,8 @@ Default: \fBnot enabled\fR
 Example: \fBwins server = 192.9.200.1\fR
 .TP
 \fBwins support (G)\fR
-This boolean controls if the  
-nmbd(8)process in Samba will act as a WINS server. You should 
+This boolean controls if the    
+nmbd(8) process in Samba will act as a WINS server. You should 
 not set this to true unless you have a multi-subnetted network and 
 you wish a particular \fBnmbd\fR to be your WINS server. 
 Note that you should \fBNEVER\fR set this to true
@@ -6982,7 +7206,7 @@ Default: \fBset at compile time to WORKGROUP\fR
 Example: \fBworkgroup = MYGROUP\fR
 .TP
 \fBwritable (S)\fR
-Synonym for \fI writeable\fR for people who can't spell :-).
+Synonym for \fI  writeable\fR for people who can't spell :-).
 .TP
 \fBwrite cache size (S)\fR
 If this integer parameter is set to non-zero value,
@@ -7021,14 +7245,27 @@ Note that if a user is in both the read list and the
 write list then they will be given write access.
 
 See also the \fIread list
-\fRoption.
+\fR option.
 
 Default: \fBwrite list = <empty string>
 \fR
+
 Example: \fBwrite list = admin, root, @staff
-\fR.TP
+\fR
+.TP
+\fBwins partners (G)\fR
+A space separated list of partners' IP addresses for 
+WINS replication. WINS partners are always defined as push/pull 
+partners as defining only one way WINS replication is unreliable. 
+WINS replication is currently experimental and unreliable between 
+samba servers.
+
+Default: \fBwins partners = \fR
+
+Example: \fBwins partners = 192.168.0.1 172.16.1.2\fR
+.TP
 \fBwrite ok (S)\fR
-Synonym for \fI writeable\fR.
+Synonym for \fI  writeable\fR.
 .TP
 \fBwrite raw (G)\fR
 This parameter controls whether or not the server 
@@ -7038,7 +7275,7 @@ You should never need to change this parameter.
 Default: \fBwrite raw = yes\fR
 .TP
 \fBwriteable (S)\fR
-An inverted synonym is  \fIread only\fR.
+An inverted synonym is   \fIread only\fR.
 
 If this parameter is no, then users 
 of a service may not create or modify files in the service's 
@@ -7058,8 +7295,8 @@ problem - but be aware of the possibility.
 .PP
 On a similar note, many clients - especially DOS clients - 
 limit service names to eight characters. smbd(8)
-has no such limitation, but attempts to connect from such 
-clients will fail if they truncate the service names. For this reason 
+ has no such limitation, but attempts to connect from such 
+clients will fail if they truncate the service names.  For this reason 
 you should probably keep your service names down to eight characters 
 in length.
 .PP
@@ -7074,14 +7311,14 @@ This man page is correct for version 2.2 of
 the Samba suite.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .PP
-samba(7),
-\fBsmbpasswd(8)\fR,
-\fBswat(8)\fR,
-\fBsmbd(8)\fR, 
-\fBnmbd(8)\fR, 
-\fBsmbclient(1)\fR, 
-\fBnmblookup(1)\fR,
-\fBtestparm(1)\fR, 
+samba(7)
+\fBsmbpasswd(8)\fR
+\fBswat(8)\fR
+\fBsmbd(8)\fR 
+\fBnmbd(8)\fR 
+\fBsmbclient(1)\fR 
+\fBnmblookup(1)\fR
+\fBtestparm(1)\fR 
 \fBtestprns(1)\fR
 .SH "AUTHOR"
 .PP
@@ -7094,5 +7331,5 @@ The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer.
 The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another 
 excellent piece of Open Source software, available at
 ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/ <URL:ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 
-release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for 
+release by Jeremy Allison.  The conversion to DocBook for 
 Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter
diff --git a/docs/manpages/smbclient.1 b/docs/manpages/smbclient.1
index 641f2d4a9f..765c9e5273 100644
--- a/docs/manpages/smbclient.1
+++ b/docs/manpages/smbclient.1
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
-.\" This manpage has been automatically generated by docbook2man-spec
-.\" from a DocBook document.  docbook2man-spec can be found at:
-.\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/hacks/docbook2X/> 
+.\" This manpage has been automatically generated by docbook2man 
+.\" from a DocBook document.  This tool can be found at:
+.\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/comp/docbook2X/> 
 .\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches, 
 .\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>.
-.TH "SMBCLIENT" "1" "08 May 2002" "" ""
+.TH "SMBCLIENT" "1" "20 augustus 2002" "" ""
 .SH NAME
 smbclient \- ftp-like client to access SMB/CIFS resources  on servers
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-.sp
-\fBsmbclient\fR \fBservicename\fR [ \fBpassword\fR ]  [ \fB-b <buffer size>\fR ]  [ \fB-d debuglevel\fR ]  [ \fB-D Directory\fR ]  [ \fB-U username\fR ]  [ \fB-W workgroup\fR ]  [ \fB-M <netbios name>\fR ]  [ \fB-m maxprotocol\fR ]  [ \fB-A authfile\fR ]  [ \fB-N\fR ]  [ \fB-l logfile\fR ]  [ \fB-L <netbios name>\fR ]  [ \fB-I destinationIP\fR ]  [ \fB-E <terminal code>\fR ]  [ \fB-c <command string>\fR ]  [ \fB-i scope\fR ]  [ \fB-O <socket options>\fR ]  [ \fB-p port\fR ]  [ \fB-R <name resolve order>\fR ]  [ \fB-s <smb config file>\fR ]  [ \fB-T<c|x>IXFqgbNan\fR ] 
+
+\fBsmbclient\fR \fBservicename\fR [ \fBpassword\fR ] [ \fB-b <buffer size>\fR ] [ \fB-d debuglevel\fR ] [ \fB-D Directory\fR ] [ \fB-U username\fR ] [ \fB-W workgroup\fR ] [ \fB-M <netbios name>\fR ] [ \fB-m maxprotocol\fR ] [ \fB-A authfile\fR ] [ \fB-N\fR ] [ \fB-l logfile\fR ] [ \fB-L <netbios name>\fR ] [ \fB-I destinationIP\fR ] [ \fB-E <terminal code>\fR ] [ \fB-c <command string>\fR ] [ \fB-i scope\fR ] [ \fB-O <socket options>\fR ] [ \fB-p port\fR ] [ \fB-R <name resolve order>\fR ] [ \fB-s <smb config file>\fR ] [ \fB-T<c|x>IXFqgbNan\fR ]
+
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 .PP
-This tool is part of the  Sambasuite.
+This tool is part of the  Samba <URL:samba.7.html> suite.
 .PP
 \fBsmbclient\fR is a client that can 
 \&'talk' to an SMB/CIFS server. It offers an interface
-similar to that of the ftp program (see \fBftp(1)\fR). 
+similar to that of the ftp program (see \fBftp(1)\fR).  
 Operations include things like getting files from the server 
 to the local machine, putting files from the local machine to 
 the server, retrieving directory information from the server 
@@ -26,14 +27,15 @@ and so on.
 servicename is the name of the service 
 you want to use on the server. A service name takes the form
 \fI//server/service\fR where \fIserver
-\fRis the NetBIOS name of the SMB/CIFS server 
+\fR is the NetBIOS name of the SMB/CIFS server 
 offering the desired service and \fIservice\fR 
-is the name of the service offered. Thus to connect to 
+is the name of the service offered.  Thus to connect to 
 the service "printer" on the SMB/CIFS server "smbserver",
 you would use the servicename \fI//smbserver/printer
 \fR
+
 Note that the server name required is NOT necessarily 
-the IP (DNS) host name of the server ! The name required is 
+the IP (DNS) host name of the server !  The name required is 
 a NetBIOS server name, which may or may not be the
 same as the IP hostname of the machine running the server.
 
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ required, simply press ENTER to provide a null password.)
 
 Note: Some servers (including OS/2 and Windows for 
 Workgroups) insist on an uppercase password. Lowercase 
-or mixed case passwords may be rejected by these servers. 
+or mixed case passwords may be rejected by these servers.   
 
 Be cautious about including passwords in scripts.
 .TP
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ Specifies the location of the all important
 .TP
 \fB-O socket options\fR
 TCP socket options to set on the client 
-socket. See the socket options parameter in the \fI smb.conf (5)\fR manpage for the list of valid 
+socket. See the socket options parameter in the \fI  smb.conf (5)\fR manpage for the list of valid 
 options. 
 .TP
 \fB-R <name resolve order>\fR
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ cause names to be resolved as follows :
 \(bu
 lmhosts : Lookup an IP 
 address in the Samba lmhosts file. If the line in lmhosts has 
-no name type attached to the NetBIOS name (see the lmhosts(5)for details) then
+no name type attached to the NetBIOS name (see the lmhosts(5) <URL:lmhosts.5.html> for details) then
 any name type matches for lookup.
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -94,14 +96,14 @@ name to IP address resolution, using the system \fI/etc/hosts
 \fR, NIS, or DNS lookups. This method of name resolution 
 is operating system dependent, for instance on IRIX or Solaris this 
 may be controlled by the \fI/etc/nsswitch.conf\fR 
-file). Note that this method is only used if the NetBIOS name 
+file).  Note that this method is only used if the NetBIOS name 
 type being queried is the 0x20 (server) name type, otherwise 
 it is ignored.
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 wins : Query a name with 
 the IP address listed in the \fIwins server\fR
-parameter. If no WINS server has
+parameter.  If no WINS server has
 been specified this method will be ignored.
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -112,17 +114,15 @@ parameter. This is the least reliable of the name resolution
 methods as it depends on the target host being on a locally 
 connected subnet.
 .RE
-.PP
+
 If this parameter is not set then the name resolve order 
-defined in the \fIsmb.conf\fR file parameter 
+defined in the \fIsmb.conf\fR file parameter  
 (name resolve order) will be used. 
-.PP
-.PP
+
 The default order is lmhosts, host, wins, bcast and without 
 this parameter or any entry in the \fIname resolve order
-\fRparameter of the \fIsmb.conf\fR file the name resolution
+\fR parameter of the \fIsmb.conf\fR file the name resolution
 methods will be attempted in this order. 
-.PP
 .TP
 \fB-M NetBIOS name\fR
 This options allows you to send messages, using 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ The message is also automatically truncated if the message
 is over 1600 bytes, as this is the limit of the protocol. 
 
 One useful trick is to cat the message through
-\fBsmbclient\fR. For example: \fB cat mymessage.txt | smbclient -M FRED \fR will 
+\fBsmbclient\fR. For example: \fB  cat mymessage.txt | smbclient -M FRED \fR will 
 send the message in the file \fImymessage.txt\fR 
 to the machine FRED. 
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ You may also find the \fI-U\fR and
 \fI-I\fR options useful, as they allow you to 
 control the FROM and TO parts of the message. 
 
-See the message command parameter in the \fI smb.conf(5)\fR for a description of how to handle incoming 
+See the message command parameter in the \fI  smb.conf(5)\fR for a description of how to handle incoming 
 WinPopup messages in Samba. 
 
 \fBNote\fR: Copy WinPopup into the startup group 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ data, and should only be used when investigating a problem.
 Levels above 3 are designed for use only by developers and 
 generate HUGE amounts of log data, most of which is extremely 
 cryptic. If \fIdebuglevel\fR is set to the letter 'A', then \fBall
-\fRdebug messages will be printed. This setting
+\fR  debug messages will be printed. This setting
 is for developers only (and people who \fBreally\fR want 
 to know how the code works internally). 
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ The base name is used to generate actual log file names.
 For example, if the name specified was "log", the debug file 
 would be \fIlog.client\fR.
 
-The log file generated is never removed by the client. 
+The log file generated is never removed by the client.   
 .TP
 \fB-h\fR
 Print the usage message for the client. 
@@ -267,11 +267,11 @@ a \fBPASSWD\fR environment variable from which
 to read the password. 
 
 A third option is to use a credentials file which 
-contains the plaintext of the domain name, username and password. This 
+contains the plaintext of the domain name, username and password.  This 
 option is mainly provided for scripts where the admin doesn't 
 wish to pass the credentials on the command line or via environment 
 variables. If this method is used, make certain that the permissions 
-on the file restrict access from unwanted users. See the 
+on the file restrict access from unwanted users.  See the 
 \fI-A\fR for more details. 
 
 Be cautious about including passwords in scripts or in 
@@ -284,15 +284,14 @@ it in directly.
 \fB-A filename\fR
 This option allows 
 you to specify a file from which to read the username, domain name, and 
-password used in the connection. The format of the file is 
+password used in the connection.  The format of the file is 
+
 
-.sp
 .nf
 username = <value> 
 password = <value>
 domain = <value>
 		
-.sp
 .fi
 
 If the domain parameter is missing the current workgroup name
@@ -302,8 +301,8 @@ access from unwanted users.
 \fB-L\fR
 This option allows you to look at what services 
 are available on a server. You use it as \fBsmbclient -L 
-host\fR and a list should appear. The \fI-I
-\fRoption may be useful if your NetBIOS names don't 
+host\fR and a list should appear.  The \fI-I
+\fR option may be useful if your NetBIOS names don't 
 match your TCP/IP DNS host names or if you are trying to reach a 
 host on another network. 
 .TP
@@ -311,7 +310,7 @@ host on another network.
 This option tells \fBsmbclient\fR how to interpret 
 filenames coming from the remote server. Usually Asian language 
 multibyte UNIX implementations use different character sets than 
-SMB/CIFS servers (\fBEUC\fR instead of \fB SJIS\fR for example). Setting this parameter will let 
+SMB/CIFS servers (\fBEUC\fR instead of \fB  SJIS\fR for example). Setting this parameter will let 
 \fBsmbclient\fR convert between the UNIX filenames and 
 the SMB filenames correctly. This option has not been seriously tested 
 and may have some problems. 
@@ -334,7 +333,7 @@ servers.
 .TP
 \fB-T tar options\fR
 smbclient may be used to create \fBtar(1)
-\fRcompatible backups of all the files on an SMB/CIFS
+\fR compatible backups of all the files on an SMB/CIFS
 share. The secondary tar flags that can be given to this option 
 are : 
 .RS
@@ -361,18 +360,18 @@ their creation dates restored properly.
 \fII\fR - Include files and directories. 
 Is the default behavior when filenames are specified above. Causes 
 tar files to be included in an extract or create (and therefore 
-everything else to be excluded). See example below. Filename globbing 
-works in one of two ways. See r below. 
+everything else to be excluded). See example below.  Filename globbing 
+works  in one of two ways.  See r below. 
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 \fIX\fR - Exclude files and directories. 
 Causes tar files to be excluded from an extract or create. See 
-example below. Filename globbing works in one of two ways now. 
+example below.  Filename globbing works in one of two ways now. 
 See \fIr\fR below. 
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 \fIb\fR - Blocksize. Must be followed 
-by a valid (greater than zero) blocksize. Causes tar file to be 
+by a valid (greater than zero) blocksize.  Causes tar file to be 
 written out in blocksize*TBLOCK (usually 512 byte) blocks. 
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
@@ -382,14 +381,14 @@ files that have the archive bit set. Useful only with the
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 \fIq\fR - Quiet. Keeps tar from printing 
-diagnostics as it works. This is the same as tarmode quiet. 
+diagnostics as it works.  This is the same as tarmode quiet. 
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 \fIr\fR - Regular expression include
-or exclude. Uses regular expression matching for 
-excluding or excluding files if compiled with HAVE_REGEX_H. 
-However this mode can be very slow. If not compiled with 
-HAVE_REGEX_H, does a limited wildcard match on '*' and '?'. 
+or exclude.  Uses regular  expression matching for 
+excluding or excluding files if  compiled with HAVE_REGEX_H. 
+However this mode can be very slow. If  not compiled with 
+HAVE_REGEX_H, does a limited wildcard match on '*' and  '?'. 
 .TP 0.2i
 \(bu
 \fIN\fR - Newer than. Must be followed 
@@ -403,63 +402,50 @@ specified are backed up to the tar file. Useful only with the
 archive bit to be reset when a file is backed up. Useful with the 
 \fIg\fR and \fIc\fR flags. 
 .RE
-.PP
+
 \fBTar Long File Names\fR
-.PP
-.PP
+
 \fBsmbclient\fR's tar option now supports long 
 file names both on backup and restore. However, the full path 
-name of the file must be less than 1024 bytes. Also, when
+name of the file must be less than 1024 bytes.  Also, when
 a tar archive is created, \fBsmbclient\fR's tar option places all 
 files in the archive with relative names, not absolute names. 
-.PP
-.PP
+
 \fBTar Filenames\fR
-.PP
-.PP
+
 All file names can be given as DOS path names (with '\\' 
 as the component separator) or as UNIX path names (with '/' as 
 the component separator). 
-.PP
-.PP
+
 \fBExamples\fR
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Restore from tar file \fIbackup.tar\fR into myshare on mypc 
 (no password on share). 
-.PP
-.PP
+
 \fBsmbclient //mypc/yshare "" -N -Tx backup.tar
-\fR.PP
-.PP
+\fR
+
 Restore everything except \fIusers/docs\fR
-.PP
-.PP
+
 \fBsmbclient //mypc/myshare "" -N -TXx backup.tar 
 users/docs\fR
-.PP
-.PP
-Create a tar file of the files beneath \fI users/docs\fR. 
-.PP
-.PP
+
+Create a tar file of the files beneath \fI  users/docs\fR. 
+
 \fBsmbclient //mypc/myshare "" -N -Tc
 backup.tar users/docs \fR
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Create the same tar file as above, but now use 
 a DOS path name. 
-.PP
-.PP
+
 \fBsmbclient //mypc/myshare "" -N -tc backup.tar 
 users\\edocs \fR
-.PP
-.PP
+
 Create a tar file of all the files and directories in 
 the share. 
-.PP
-.PP
+
 \fBsmbclient //mypc/myshare "" -N -Tc backup.tar *
-\fR.PP
+\fR
 .TP
 \fB-D initial directory\fR
 Change to initial directory before starting. Probably 
@@ -467,7 +453,7 @@ only of any use with the tar -T option.
 .TP
 \fB-c command string\fR
 command string is a semicolon-separated list of 
-commands to be executed instead of prompting from stdin. \fI -N\fR is implied by \fI-c\fR.
+commands to be executed instead of prompting from stdin. \fI  -N\fR is implied by \fI-c\fR.
 
 This is particularly useful in scripts and for printing stdin 
 to the server, e.g. \fB-c 'print -'\fR. 
@@ -486,14 +472,14 @@ The prompt indicates that the client is ready and waiting to
 carry out a user command. Each command is a single word, optionally 
 followed by parameters specific to that command. Command and parameters 
 are space-delimited unless these notes specifically
-state otherwise. All commands are case-insensitive. Parameters to 
+state otherwise. All commands are case-insensitive.  Parameters to 
 commands may or may not be case sensitive, depending on the command. 
 .PP
 You can specify file names which have spaces in them by quoting 
 the name with double quotes, for example "a long file name". 
 .PP
 Parameters shown in square brackets (e.g., "[parameter]") are 
-optional. If not given, the command will use suitable defaults. Parameters 
+optional.  If not given, the command will use suitable defaults. Parameters 
 shown in angle brackets (e.g., "<parameter>") are required.
 .PP
 Note that all commands operating on the server are actually 
@@ -504,12 +490,12 @@ The commands available are given here in alphabetical order.
 .TP
 \fB? [command]\fR
 If \fIcommand\fR is specified, the ? command will display 
-a brief informative message about the specified command. If no 
+a brief informative message about the specified command.  If no 
 command is specified, a list of available commands will
 be displayed. 
 .TP
 \fB! [shell command]\fR
-If \fIshell command\fR is specified, the ! 
+If \fIshell command\fR is specified, the !  
 command will execute a shell locally and run the specified shell 
 command. If no command is specified, a local shell will be run. 
 .TP
@@ -559,7 +545,7 @@ from the program.
 \fBget <remote file name> [local file name]\fR
 Copy the file called \fIremote file name\fR from 
 the server to the machine running the client. If specified, name 
-the local copy \fIlocal file name\fR. Note that all transfers in 
+the local copy \fIlocal file name\fR.  Note that all transfers in 
 \fBsmbclient\fR are binary. See also the 
 lowercase command. 
 .TP
@@ -717,7 +703,7 @@ outside the currently connected share. This is enforced by the Samba server.
 .TP
 \fBtar <c|x>[IXbgNa]\fR
 Performs a tar operation - see the \fI-T
-\fRcommand line option above. Behavior may be affected 
+\fR command line option above. Behavior may be affected 
 by the tarmode command (see below). Using g (incremental) and N 
 (newer) will affect tarmode settings. Note that using the "-" option 
 with tar x may not work - use the command line option instead. 
@@ -750,18 +736,18 @@ supports the LANMAN2 protocol or above.
 .SH "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES"
 .PP
 The variable \fBUSER\fR may contain the 
-username of the person using the client. This information is 
-used only if the protocol level is high enough to support 
+username of the person  using the client. This information is 
+used only if the protocol  level is high enough to support 
 session-level passwords.
 .PP
 The variable \fBPASSWD\fR may contain 
-the password of the person using the client. This information is 
+the password of the person using the client.  This information is 
 used only if the protocol level is high enough to support 
 session-level passwords. 
 .PP
 The variable \fBLIBSMB_PROG\fR may contain 
 the path, executed with system(), which the client should connect 
-to instead of connecting to a server. This functionality is primarily
+to instead of connecting to a server.  This functionality is primarily
 intended as a development aid, and works best when using a LMHOSTS 
 file
 .SH "INSTALLATION"
@@ -781,7 +767,7 @@ and writeable only by the user.
 .PP
 To test the client, you will need to know the name of a 
 running SMB/CIFS server. It is possible to run \fBsmbd(8)
-\fRas an ordinary user - running that server as a daemon 
+\fR as an ordinary user - running that server as a daemon 
 on a user-accessible port (typically any port number over 1024)
 would provide a suitable test server. 
 .SH "DIAGNOSTICS"
@@ -808,5 +794,5 @@ The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer.
 The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another 
 excellent piece of Open Source software, available at
 ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/ <URL:ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 
-release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for 
+release by Jeremy Allison.  The conversion to DocBook for 
 Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter
diff --git a/docs/manpages/testparm.1 b/docs/manpages/testparm.1
index 21b6666133..d463db78b1 100644
--- a/docs/manpages/testparm.1
+++ b/docs/manpages/testparm.1
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-.\" This manpage has been automatically generated by docbook2man-spec
-.\" from a DocBook document.  docbook2man-spec can be found at:
-.\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/hacks/docbook2X/> 
+.\" This manpage has been automatically generated by docbook2man 
+.\" from a DocBook document.  This tool can be found at:
+.\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/comp/docbook2X/> 
 .\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches, 
 .\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>.
-.TH "TESTPARM" "1" "28 January 2002" "" ""
+.TH "TESTPARM" "1" "21 August 2002" "" ""
 .SH NAME
 testparm \- check an smb.conf configuration file for  internal correctness
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-.sp
-\fBtestparm\fR [ \fB-s\fR ]  [ \fB-h\fR ]  [ \fB-L <servername>\fR ]  \fBconfig filename\fR [ \fBhostname hostIP\fR ] 
+
+\fBtestparm\fR [ \fB-s\fR ] [ \fB-h\fR ] [ \fB-v\fR ] [ \fB-L <servername>\fR ] \fBconfig filename\fR [ \fBhostname  hostIP\fR ]
+
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 .PP
 This tool is part of the  Sambasuite.
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ This tool is part of the  Sambasuite.
 to check an \fBsmbd\fR configuration file for 
 internal correctness. If this program reports no problems, you 
 can use the configuration file with confidence that \fBsmbd
-\fRwill successfully load the configuration file.
+\fR will successfully load the configuration file.
 .PP
 Note that this is \fBNOT\fR a guarantee that 
 the services specified in the configuration file will be 
@@ -46,10 +47,16 @@ Sets the value of the %L macro to \fIservername\fR.
 This is useful for testing include files specified with the 
 %L macro. 
 .TP
+\fB-v\fR
+If this option is specified, testparm 
+will also output all options that were not used in 
+\fIsmb.conf\fR and are thus set to
+their defaults.
+.TP
 \fBconfigfilename\fR
 This is the name of the configuration file 
 to check. If this parameter is not present then the 
-default \fIsmb.conf\fR file will be checked. 
+default \fIsmb.conf\fR file will be checked.  
 .TP
 \fBhostname\fR
 If this parameter and the following are 
@@ -57,13 +64,13 @@ specified, then \fBtestparm\fR will examine the \fIhosts
 allow\fR and \fIhosts deny\fR 
 parameters in the \fIsmb.conf\fR file to 
 determine if the hostname with this IP address would be
-allowed access to the \fBsmbd\fR server. If 
+allowed access to the \fBsmbd\fR server.  If 
 this parameter is supplied, the hostIP parameter must also
 be supplied.
 .TP
 \fBhostIP\fR
 This is the IP address of the host specified 
-in the previous parameter. This address must be supplied 
+in the previous parameter.  This address must be supplied 
 if the hostname parameter is supplied. 
 .SH "FILES"
 .TP
@@ -95,6 +102,6 @@ to the way the Linux kernel is developed.
 The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. 
 The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another 
 excellent piece of Open Source software, available at
-ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/ <URL:ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 
-release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for 
+ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/) and updated for the Samba 2.0 
+release by Jeremy Allison.  The conversion to DocBook for 
 Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter