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-rw-r--r--docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/Group-Mapping.xml8
-rw-r--r--docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/ServerType.xml5
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/Group-Mapping.xml b/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/Group-Mapping.xml
index eb8a68aa13..278886092f 100644
--- a/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/Group-Mapping.xml
+++ b/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/Group-Mapping.xml
@@ -477,8 +477,14 @@ Domain Guests (S-1-5-21-2547222302-1596225915-2414751004-514) -> domguest
<title>Sample &smb.conf; Add Group Script</title>
<para>
+ <indexterm><primary>smbgrpadd.sh</primary></indexterm>
+ <indexterm><primary>groupadd limitations</primary></indexterm>
A script to create complying group names for use by the Samba group interfaces
- is provided in <link linkend="smbgrpadd.sh">smbgrpadd.sh</link>.
+ is provided in <link linkend="smbgrpadd.sh">smbgrpadd.sh</link>. This script will
+ add a temporary entry in the <filename>/etc/group</filename> file and then rename
+ it to to the desired name. This is an example of a method to get around operating
+ system maintenance tool limititations such as that present in some version of the
+ <command>groupadd</command> tool.
</para>
<indexterm><primary>smbgrpadd.sh</primary></indexterm>
diff --git a/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/ServerType.xml b/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/ServerType.xml
index 8efebcb6c9..042303a337 100644
--- a/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/ServerType.xml
+++ b/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/ServerType.xml
@@ -260,11 +260,6 @@ The &smb.conf; parameter that sets Share Level security is:
<smbconfoption><name>security</name><value>share</value></smbconfoption>
</smbconfblock></para>
-<para>
-There are reports that recent MS Windows clients do not like to work
-with share mode security servers. You are strongly discouraged from using Share Level security.
-</para>
-
</sect3>
</sect2>