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diff --git a/docs/docbook/manpages/smbd.8.sgml b/docs/docbook/manpages/smbd.8.sgml
index 05958b83de..cdb3d51fa8 100644
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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
<arg choice="opt">-h</arg>
<arg choice="opt">-V</arg>
<arg choice="opt">-d &lt;debug level&gt;</arg>
- <arg choice="opt">-l &lt;log file&gt;</arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-l &lt;log directory&gt;</arg>
<arg choice="opt">-p &lt;port number&gt;</arg>
<arg choice="opt">-O &lt;socket option&gt;</arg>
<arg choice="opt">-s &lt;configuration file&gt;</arg>
@@ -148,16 +148,21 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term>-l &lt;log file&gt;</term>
- <listitem><para>If specified, <replaceable>log file</replaceable>
- specifies a log filename into which informational and debug
- messages from the running server will be logged. The log
+ <term>-l &lt;log directory&gt;</term>
+ <listitem><para>If specified,
+ <replaceable>log directory</replaceable>
+ specifies a log directory into which the "log.smbd" log
+ file will be created for informational and debug
+ messages from the running server. The log
file generated is never removed by the server although
its size may be controlled by the <ulink
url="smb.conf.5.html#maxlogsize">max log size</ulink>
option in the <ulink url="smb.conf.5.html"><filename>
- smb.conf(5)</filename></ulink> file. The default log
- file name is specified at compile time.</para></listitem>
+ smb.conf(5)</filename></ulink> file.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>The default log directory is specified at
+ compile time.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>