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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/manpages-3/libsmbclient.8.xml | 19 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/docs/manpages-3/libsmbclient.8.xml b/docs/manpages-3/libsmbclient.8.xml index ed72f30515..e55fd71b33 100644 --- a/docs/manpages-3/libsmbclient.8.xml +++ b/docs/manpages-3/libsmbclient.8.xml @@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ <para> <command>libsmbclient</command> is a library toolset that permits applications - to benefit from code that is used in the <command>smbclient</command> utility, - so that the resulting application will be able to browse CIFS/SMB network resources. + to browse CIFS/SMB network resources. </para> <para> @@ -62,14 +61,14 @@ <para> The method of locating the list of workgroups (domains also) varies depending on the setting of - the context variable <literal>(context->options.browse_max_lmb_count)</literal> within the - library source code. This is a compile-time option. This value determines the maximum number of - local master browsers to query for the list of workgroups. In order to ensure that the list is - complete for those present on the network, all master browsers must be querried. If there are a - large number of workgroups on the network, the time spent querying will be significant. For small - networks (just a few workgroups), it is suggested to set this value to 0, instructing libsmbclient - to query all local master browsers. In an environment that has many workgroups a more reasonable - setting may be around 3. + the context variable <literal>(context->options.browse_max_lmb_count)</literal>. It is the + responsibility of the application that calls this library to set this to a sensible value. This + is a compile-time option. This value determines the maximum number of local master browsers to + query for the list of workgroups. In order to ensure that the list is complete for those present + on the network, all master browsers must be querried. If there are a large number of workgroups + on the network, the time spent querying will be significant. For small networks (just a few + workgroups), it is suggested to set this value to 0, instructing libsmbclient to query all local + master browsers. In an environment that has many workgroups a more reasonable setting may be around 3. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> |