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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/docbook/projdoc/NetworkBrowsing.xml | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/docbook/projdoc/Samba-PDC-HOWTO.xml | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/docbook/projdoc/ServerType.xml | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/docbook/projdoc/passdb.xml | 12 |
4 files changed, 20 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/docs/docbook/projdoc/NetworkBrowsing.xml b/docs/docbook/projdoc/NetworkBrowsing.xml index 2ca6182b78..27c711edaa 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/projdoc/NetworkBrowsing.xml +++ b/docs/docbook/projdoc/NetworkBrowsing.xml @@ -801,10 +801,10 @@ remote LMB or else is the network broadcast address of the remote segment. <para> Use of WINS (either Samba WINS _or_ MS Windows NT Server WINS) is highly -recommended. Every NetBIOS machine registers it's name together with a +recommended. Every NetBIOS machine registers its name together with a name_type value for each of of several types of service it has available. -eg: It registers it's name directly as a unique (the type 0x03) name. -It also registers it's name if it is running the lanmanager compatible +eg: It registers its name directly as a unique (the type 0x03) name. +It also registers its name if it is running the lanmanager compatible server service (used to make shares and printers available to other users) by registering the server (the type 0x20) name. </para> @@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ Consisting of 3 subnets (1, 2, 3) connected by two routers (R1, R2) - these do not pass broadcasts. Subnet 1 has 5 machines on it, subnet 2 has 4 machines, subnet 3 has 4 machines. Assume for the moment that all these machines are configured to be in the -same workgroup (for simplicities sake). Machine N1_C on subnet 1 +same workgroup (for simplicity's sake). Machine N1_C on subnet 1 is configured as Domain Master Browser (ie. it will collate the browse lists for the workgroup). Machine N2_D is configured as WINS server and all the other machines are configured to register @@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ Now examine subnet 2. As soon as N2_B has become the local master browser it looks for a Domain master browser to synchronize its browse list with. It does this by querying the WINS server (N2_D) for the IP address associated with the NetBIOS name -WORKGROUP<1B>. This name was registerd by the Domain master +WORKGROUP<1B>. This name was registered by the Domain master browser (N1_C) with the WINS server as soon as it was booted. </para> @@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ particular note. <title>How can one flush the Samba NetBIOS name cache without restarting samba?</title> <para> -Sambas' nmbd process controls all browse list handling. Under normal circumstances it is +Samba's nmbd process controls all browse list handling. Under normal circumstances it is safe to restart nmbd. This will effectively flush the samba NetBIOS name cache and cause it to be rebuilt. Note that this does NOT make certain that a rogue machine name will not re-appear in the browse list. When nmbd is taken out of service another machine on the network will diff --git a/docs/docbook/projdoc/Samba-PDC-HOWTO.xml b/docs/docbook/projdoc/Samba-PDC-HOWTO.xml index af05b32e4a..f64343e2bf 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/projdoc/Samba-PDC-HOWTO.xml +++ b/docs/docbook/projdoc/Samba-PDC-HOWTO.xml @@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ MS Windows 200x domain control protcols also. At this time any appearance that Samba-3 is capable of acting as an <emphasis>ADS Domain Controller</emphasis> is limited and experimental in nature. This functionality should not be used until the samba-team offers formal support for it. -At such a time, the documentation will be revised to duely reflect all configuration and +At such a time, the documentation will be revised to duly reflect all configuration and management requirements. </para> @@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ other than the machine being configured so that the network configuration has a for it's workgroup entry. It is not uncommon for the name WORKGROUP to be used for this. With this mode of configuration there are NO machine trust accounts and any concept of membership as such is limited to the fact that all machines appear in the network neighbourhood to be logically -groupped together. Again, just to be clear: <strong>workgroup mode does not involve any security machine +grouped together. Again, just to be clear: <strong>workgroup mode does not involve any security machine accounts</strong>. </para> @@ -535,9 +535,9 @@ There are a couple of points to emphasize in the above configuration. <title>Samba ADS Domain Control</title> <para> -Samba-3 is not and can not act as an Active Directory Server. It can not truely function as +Samba-3 is not and can not act as an Active Directory Server. It can not truly function as an Active Directory Primary Domain Controller. The protocols for some of the functionality -the Active Directory Domain Controllers is have been partially implemented on an experiemental +the Active Directory Domain Controllers is have been partially implemented on an experimental only basis. Please do NOT expect Samba-3 to support these protocols - nor should you depend on any such functionality either now or in the future. The Samba-Team may well remove such experiemental features or may change their behaviour. diff --git a/docs/docbook/projdoc/ServerType.xml b/docs/docbook/projdoc/ServerType.xml index a1a52b2545..e93d5b7c57 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/projdoc/ServerType.xml +++ b/docs/docbook/projdoc/ServerType.xml @@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ the later natively capable of encrypted password support. When Samba is running in <emphasis>server level</emphasis> security it is essential that the parameter <emphasis>password server</emphasis> is set to the precise netbios machine name of the target authentication server. Samba can NOT determine this from NetBIOS name -lookups because the choice of the target authentication server arbitrary and can not +lookups because the choice of the target authentication server is arbitrary and can not be determined from a domain name. In essence a samba server that is in <emphasis>server level</emphasis> security is operating in what used to be known as workgroup mode. @@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ for the user, this account can be blocked to prevent logons by other than MS Win <title>Seamless Windows Network Integration</title> <para> -MS Windows clients may use encrypted passwords as part of a challenege/response +MS Windows clients may use encrypted passwords as part of a challenge/response authentication model (a.k.a. NTLMv1 and NTLMv2) or alone, or clear text strings for simple password based authentication. It should be realized that with the SMB protocol the password is passed over the network either in plain text or encrypted, but @@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ passwords will eventually lead to user complaints and unhappiness. <para> We all make mistakes. It is Ok to make mistakes, so long as they are made in the right places -and at the right time. A mistake that causes lost productivity is seldom tollerated. A mistake +and at the right time. A mistake that causes lost productivity is seldom tolerated. A mistake made in a developmental test lab is expected. </para> @@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ made in a developmental test lab is expected. Here we look at common mistakes and misapprehensions that have been the subject of discussions on the samba mailing lists. Many of these are avoidable by doing you homework before attempting a Samba implementation. Some are the result of misundertanding of the English language. The -English language has many terms of phrase that are potentially vague and may be highly confusing +English language has many turns of phrase that are potentially vague and may be highly confusing to those for whom English is not their native tongue. </para> diff --git a/docs/docbook/projdoc/passdb.xml b/docs/docbook/projdoc/passdb.xml index 8173852ffd..d9c9c39ffb 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/projdoc/passdb.xml +++ b/docs/docbook/projdoc/passdb.xml @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ In the course of development of Samba-3 a number of requests were received to pr ability to migrate MS Windows NT4 SAM accounts to Samba-3 without the need to provide matching Unix/Linux accounts. We called this the <emphasis>Non Unix Accounts (NUA)</emphasis> capability. The intent was that an administrator could decide to use the <emphasis>tdbsam</emphasis> -backend and by simply specifying <emphasis>"passdb backedn = tdbsam_nua, guest"</emphasis> +backend and by simply specifying <emphasis>"passdb backend = tdbsam_nua, guest"</emphasis> this would allow Samba-3 to implement a solution that did not use Unix accounts per se. Late in the development cycle the team doing this work hit upon some obstacles that prevents this solution from being used. Given the delays with Samba-3 release a decision was made to NOT @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Samba-3 introduces the following new password backend capabilities: </para> <para> - The inclusion of the <emphasis>tdbssam</emphasis> capability is a direct + The inclusion of the <emphasis>tdbsam</emphasis> capability is a direct response to user requests to allow simple site operation without the overhead of the complexities of running OpenLDAP. It is recommended to use this only for sites that have fewer than 250 users. For larger sites or implementations @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ Samba-3 introduces the following new password backend capabilities: </para> <para> - The new LDAP implmentation significantly expands the control abilities that + The new LDAP implementation significantly expands the control abilities that were possible with prior versions of Samba. It is now possible to specify "per user" profile settings, home directories, account access controls, and much more. Corporate sites will see that the Samba-Team has listened to their @@ -597,12 +597,12 @@ backends of the same type. For example, to use two different tdbsam databases: <listitem><para> And finally, the amount of information which is stored in an smbpasswd entry leaves no room for additional attributes such as a home directory, password expiration time, - or even a Relative Identified (RID). + or even a Relative Identifier (RID). </para></listitem> </itemizedlist> <para> - As a result of these defeciencies, a more robust means of storing user attributes + As a result of these deficiencies, a more robust means of storing user attributes used by smbd was developed. The API which defines access to user accounts is commonly referred to as the samdb interface (previously this was called the passdb API, and is still so named in the Samba CVS trees). @@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ backends of the same type. For example, to use two different tdbsam databases: System Administration; Gerald Carter, O'Reilly; Chapter 6: Replacing NIS". Refer to <ulink url="http://safari.oreilly.com/?XmlId=1-56592-491-6"> http://safari.oreilly.com/?XmlId=1-56592-491-6</ulink> for those who might wish to know - more about configuration and adminstration of an OpenLDAP server. + more about configuration and administration of an OpenLDAP server. </para> <para> |