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diff --git a/docs/docbook/manpages/smb.conf.5.sgml b/docs/docbook/manpages/smb.conf.5.sgml index 79b7afda49..5ce8691076 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/manpages/smb.conf.5.sgml +++ b/docs/docbook/manpages/smb.conf.5.sgml @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ <computeroutput> [foo] path = /home/bar - writeable = true + read only = no </computeroutput> </screen> @@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ <computeroutput> [aprinter] path = /usr/spool/public - writeable = false - printable = true - guest ok = true + read only = yes + printable = yes + guest ok = yes </computeroutput> </screen> </refsect1> @@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ <screen> <computeroutput> [homes] - writeable = yes + read only = no </computeroutput> </screen> @@ -761,6 +761,8 @@ <listitem><para><link linkend="UNIXPASSWORDSYNC"><parameter>unix password sync</parameter></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="UPDATEENCRYPTED"><parameter>update encrypted</parameter></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="USEMMAP"><parameter>use mmap</parameter></link></para></listitem> + <listitem><para><link linkend="USERHOSTS"><parameter>use rhosts</parameter></link></para></listitem> + <listitem><para><link linkend="USESENDFILE"><parameter>use sendfile</parameter></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="USERNAMELEVEL"><parameter>username level</parameter></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="USERNAMEMAP"><parameter>username map</parameter></link></para></listitem> <listitem><para><link linkend="UTMP"><parameter>utmp</parameter></link></para></listitem> @@ -1395,7 +1397,7 @@ queue the lock request, and periodically attempt to obtain the lock until the timeout period expires.</para> - <para>If this parameter is set to <constant>false</constant>, then + <para>If this parameter is set to <constant>no</constant>, then Samba 2.2 will behave as previous versions of Samba would and will fail the lock request immediately if the lock range cannot be obtained.</para> @@ -1444,7 +1446,7 @@ <listitem><para>This controls whether <ulink url="smbd.8.html"> <command>smbd(8)</command></ulink> will serve a browse list to a client doing a <command>NetServerEnum</command> call. Normally - set to <constant>true</constant>. You should never need to change + set to <constant>yes</constant>. You should never need to change this.</para> <para>Default: <command>browse list = yes</command></para></listitem> @@ -2028,11 +2030,11 @@ <listitem><para>This option is used when Samba is attempting to delete a directory that contains one or more vetoed directories (see the <link linkend="VETOFILES"><parameter>veto files</parameter></link> - option). If this option is set to <constant>false</constant> (the default) then if a vetoed + option). If this option is set to <constant>no</constant> (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.</para> - <para>If this option is set to <constant>true</constant>, then Samba + <para>If this option is set to <constant>yes</constant>, then Samba will attempt to recursively delete any files and directories within the vetoed directory. This can be useful for integration with file serving systems such as NetAtalk which create meta-files within @@ -2290,7 +2292,7 @@ <varlistentry> <term><anchor id="DOMAINLOGONS">domain logons (G)</term> - <listitem><para>If set to <constant>true</constant>, the Samba server will serve + <listitem><para>If set to <constant>yes</constant>, the Samba server will serve Windows 95/98 Domain logons for the <link linkend="WORKGROUP"> <parameter>workgroup</parameter></link> it is in. Samba 2.2 also has limited capability to act as a domain controller for Windows @@ -2428,7 +2430,7 @@ default, Samba runs with POSIX semantics and refuses to change the timestamp on a file if the user <command>smbd</command> is acting on behalf of is not the file owner. Setting this option to <constant> - true</constant> allows DOS semantics and <ulink url="smbd.8.html">smbd</ulink> will change the file + yes</constant> allows DOS semantics and <ulink url="smbd.8.html">smbd</ulink> will change the file timestamp as DOS requires.</para> <para>Default: <command>dos filetimes = no</command></para></listitem> @@ -2820,7 +2822,7 @@ caching algorithm will be used to reduce the time taken for getwd() calls. This can have a significant impact on performance, especially when the <link linkend="WIDELINKS"><parameter>wide links</parameter> - </link>parameter is set to <constant>false</constant>.</para> + </link>parameter is set to <constant>no</constant>.</para> <para>Default: <command>getwd cache = yes</command></para> </listitem> @@ -2977,7 +2979,7 @@ </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><anchor id="HIDESPECIALFILS">hide special files (G)</term> + <term><anchor id="HIDESPECIALFILES">hide special files (G)</term> <listitem><para>This parameter prevents clients from seeing special files such as sockets, devices and fifo's in directory listings. @@ -2990,7 +2992,7 @@ <varlistentry> <term><anchor id="HOMEDIRMAP">homedir map (G)</term> <listitem><para>If<link linkend="NISHOMEDIR"><parameter>nis homedir - </parameter></link> is <constant>true</constant>, and <ulink + </parameter></link> is <constant>yes</constant>, and <ulink url="smbd.8.html"><command>smbd(8)</command></ulink> is also acting as a Win95/98 <parameter>logon server</parameter> then this parameter specifies the NIS (or YP) map from which the server for the user's @@ -3564,7 +3566,7 @@ oplocks</parameter></link> are supported then level2 oplocks are not granted (even if this parameter is set to <constant>yes</constant>). Note also, the <link linkend="OPLOCKS"><parameter>oplocks</parameter> - </link> parameter must be set to <constant>true</constant> on this share in order for + </link> parameter must be set to <constant>yes</constant> on this share in order for this parameter to have any effect.</para> <para>See also the <link linkend="OPLOCKS"><parameter>oplocks</parameter> @@ -3585,10 +3587,10 @@ <command>nmbd(8)</command></ulink> 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, <constant>true</constant>, <constant>false</constant>, or + values, <constant>yes</constant>, <constant>no</constant>, or <constant>auto</constant>. The default is <constant>auto</constant>. - If set to <constant>false</constant> Samba will never produce these - broadcasts. If set to <constant>true</constant> Samba will produce + If set to <constant>no</constant> Samba will never produce these + broadcasts. If set to <constant>yes</constant> Samba will produce Lanman announce broadcasts at a frequency set by the parameter <parameter>lm interval</parameter>. If set to <constant>auto</constant> Samba will not send Lanman announce broadcasts by default but will @@ -3643,15 +3645,15 @@ <term><anchor id="LOCALMASTER">local master (G)</term> <listitem><para>This option allows <ulink url="nmbd.8.html"><command> nmbd(8)</command></ulink> to try and become a local master browser - on a subnet. If set to <constant>false</constant> then <command> + on a subnet. If set to <constant>no</constant> then <command> nmbd</command> 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 <constant>true</constant>. Setting this value to <constant>true</constant> doesn't + default this value is set to <constant>yes</constant>. Setting this value to <constant>yes</constant> doesn't mean that Samba will <emphasis>become</emphasis> the local master browser on a subnet, just that <command>nmbd</command> will <emphasis> participate</emphasis> in elections for local master browser.</para> - <para>Setting this value to <constant>false</constant> will cause <command>nmbd</command> + <para>Setting this value to <constant>no</constant> will cause <command>nmbd</command> <emphasis>never</emphasis> to become a local master browser.</para> <para>Default: <command>local master = yes</command></para> @@ -5415,7 +5417,7 @@ if the expect string is a full stop then no string is expected.</para> <para>If the <link linkend="PAMPASSWORDCHANGE"><parameter>pam - password change</parameter></link> parameter is set to true, the chat pairs + password change</parameter></link> parameter is set to <constant>yes</constant>, the chat pairs 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. </para> @@ -5477,7 +5479,7 @@ it.</para> <para><emphasis>Note</emphasis> that if the <parameter>unix - password sync</parameter> parameter is set to <constant>true + password sync</parameter> parameter is set to <constant>yes </constant> then this program is called <emphasis>AS ROOT</emphasis> before the SMB password in the <ulink url="smbpasswd.5.html">smbpasswd(5) </ulink> file is changed. If this UNIX password change fails, then @@ -5488,7 +5490,7 @@ is set this parameter <emphasis>MUST USE ABSOLUTE PATHS</emphasis> for <emphasis>ALL</emphasis> programs called, and must be examined for security implications. Note that by default <parameter>unix - password sync</parameter> is set to <constant>false</constant>.</para> + password sync</parameter> is set to <constant>no</constant>.</para> <para>See also <link linkend="UNIXPASSWORDSYNC"><parameter>unix password sync</parameter></link>.</para> @@ -5777,7 +5779,7 @@ url="nmbd.8.html">nmbd(8)</ulink> is a preferred master browser for its workgroup.</para> - <para>If this is set to <constant>true</constant>, on startup, <command>nmbd</command> + <para>If this is set to <constant>yes</constant>, on startup, <command>nmbd</command> 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 <command><link linkend="DOMAINMASTER"><parameter> @@ -5951,7 +5953,7 @@ <para>Note that a printable service will ALWAYS allow writing to the service path (user privileges permitting) via the spooling - of print data. The <link linkend="WRITEABLE"><parameter>writeable + of print data. The <link linkend="READONLY"><parameter>read only </parameter></link> parameter controls only non-printing access to the resource.</para> @@ -6317,7 +6319,7 @@ <listitem><para>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 <link - linkend="WRITEABLE"><parameter>writeable</parameter></link> + linkend="READONLY"><parameter>read only</parameter></link> option is set to. The list can include group names using the syntax described in the <link linkend="INVALIDUSERS"><parameter> invalid users</parameter></link> parameter.</para> @@ -6336,8 +6338,18 @@ <varlistentry> <term><anchor id="READONLY">read only (S)</term> - <listitem><para>Note that this is an inverted synonym for <link - linkend="WRITEABLE"><parameter>writeable</parameter></link>.</para> + <listitem><para>An inverted synonym is <link linkend="WRITEABLE"> + <parameter>writeable</parameter></link>.</para> + + <para>If this parameter is <constant>yes</constant>, then users + of a service may not create or modify files in the service's + directory.</para> + + <para>Note that a printable service (<command>printable = yes</command>) + will <emphasis>ALWAYS</emphasis> allow writing to the directory + (user privileges permitting), but only via spooling operations.</para> + + <para>Default: <command>read only = yes</command></para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -6482,10 +6494,10 @@ <varlistentry> <term><anchor id="RESTRICTANONYMOUS">restrict anonymous (G)</term> - <listitem><para>This is a boolean parameter. If it is <constant>true</constant>, then + <listitem><para>This is a boolean parameter. If it is <constant>yes</constant>, 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 <constant>true</constant> will force these anonymous + but it doesn't. Setting it to <constant>yes</constant> 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.</para> @@ -6495,7 +6507,7 @@ likes to use anonymous connections when refreshing the share list, and this is a way to work around that.</para> - <para>When restrict anonymous is <constant>true</constant>, all anonymous connections + <para>When restrict anonymous is <constant>yes</constant>, all anonymous connections 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 @@ -6799,7 +6811,7 @@ url="smbpasswd.8.html">smbpasswd(8)</ulink> has been used to add this machine into a Windows NT Domain. It expects the <link linkend="ENCRYPTPASSWORDS"><parameter>encrypted passwords</parameter> - </link> parameter to be set to <constant>true</constant>. In this + </link> parameter to be set to <constant>yes</constant>. 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.</para> @@ -7302,10 +7314,10 @@ <term><anchor id="SYNCALWAYS">sync always (S)</term> <listitem><para>This is a boolean parameter that controls whether writes will always be written to stable storage before - the write call returns. If this is <constant>false</constant> then the server will be + the write call returns. If this is <constant>no</constant> 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 <constant>true</constant> then every write will be followed by a <command>fsync() + If this is <constant>yes</constant> then every write will be followed by a <command>fsync() </command> call to ensure the data is written to disk. Note that the <parameter>strict sync</parameter> parameter must be set to <constant>yes</constant> in order for this parameter to have @@ -7477,7 +7489,7 @@ <listitem><para>This boolean parameter controls whether Samba attempts to synchronize the UNIX password with the SMB password when the encrypted SMB password in the smbpasswd file is changed. - If this is set to <constant>true</constant> the program specified in the <parameter>passwd + If this is set to <constant>yes</constant> the program specified in the <parameter>passwd program</parameter>parameter is called <emphasis>AS ROOT</emphasis> - to allow the new UNIX password to be set without access to the old UNIX password (as the SMB password change code has no @@ -7567,7 +7579,7 @@ <listitem><para>This global parameter determines if the tdb internals of Samba can depend on mmap working correctly on the running system. Samba requires a coherent mmap/read-write system memory cache. Currently only HPUX does not have such a - coherent cache, and so this parameter is set to <constant>false</constant> by + coherent cache, and so this parameter is set to <constant>no</constant> by default on HPUX. On all other systems this parameter should be left alone. This parameter is provided to help the Samba developers track down problems with the tdb internal code. @@ -7581,6 +7593,26 @@ <varlistentry> + <term><anchor id="USERHOSTS">use rhosts (G)</term> + <listitem><para>If this global parameter is <constant>yes</constant>, it specifies + that the UNIX user's <filename>.rhosts</filename> file in their home directory + will be read to find the names of hosts and users who will be allowed + access without specifying a password.</para> + + <para><emphasis>NOTE:</emphasis> The use of <parameter>use rhosts + </parameter> 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 <parameter> + use rhosts</parameter> option be only used if you really know what + you are doing.</para> + + <para>Default: <command>use rhosts = no</command></para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + + + <varlistentry> <term><anchor id="USER">user (S)</term> <listitem><para>Synonym for <link linkend="USERNAME"><parameter> username</parameter></link>.</para> @@ -7711,28 +7743,28 @@ <para>If any line begins with a '#' or a ';' then it is ignored</para> - <para>If any line begins with an '!' then the processing - will stop after that line if a mapping was done by the line. - Otherwise mapping continues with every line being processed. - Using '!' is most useful when you have a wildcard mapping line + <para>If any line begins with an '!' then the processing + will stop after that line if a mapping was done by the line. + Otherwise mapping continues with every line being processed. + Using '!' is most useful when you have a wildcard mapping line later in the file.</para> - - <para>For example to map from the name <constant>admin</constant> + + <para>For example to map from the name <constant>admin</constant> or <constant>administrator</constant> to the UNIX name <constant> root</constant> you would use:</para> <para><command>root = admin administrator</command></para> - <para>Or to map anyone in the UNIX group <constant>system</constant> + <para>Or to map anyone in the UNIX group <constant>system</constant> to the UNIX name <constant>sys</constant> you would use:</para> <para><command>sys = @system</command></para> - <para>You can have as many mappings as you like in a username + <para>You can have as many mappings as you like in a username map file.</para> - - - <para>If your system supports the NIS NETGROUP option then + + + <para>If your system supports the NIS NETGROUP option then the netgroup database is checked before the <filename>/etc/group </filename> database for matching groups.</para> @@ -7741,12 +7773,12 @@ <para><command>tridge = "Andrew Tridgell"</command></para> - <para>would map the windows username "Andrew Tridgell" to the + <para>would map the windows username "Andrew Tridgell" to the unix username "tridge".</para> - <para>The following example would map mary and fred to the - 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 + <para>The following example would map mary and fred to the + 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.</para> <para><programlisting> @@ -7754,20 +7786,20 @@ guest = * </programlisting></para> - <para>Note that the remapping is applied to all occurrences + <para>Note that the remapping is applied to all occurrences of usernames. Thus if you connect to \\server\fred and <constant> - fred</constant> is remapped to <constant>mary</constant> then you - will actually be connecting to \\server\mary and will need to - supply a password suitable for <constant>mary</constant> not - <constant>fred</constant>. The only exception to this is the + fred</constant> is remapped to <constant>mary</constant> then you + will actually be connecting to \\server\mary and will need to + supply a password suitable for <constant>mary</constant> not + <constant>fred</constant>. The only exception to this is the username passed to the <link linkend="PASSWORDSERVER"><parameter> - password server</parameter></link> (if you have one). The password - server will receive whatever username the client supplies without + password server</parameter></link> (if you have one). The password + server will receive whatever username the client supplies without modification.</para> - <para>Also note that no reverse mapping is done. The main effect - this has is with printing. Users who have been mapped may have - trouble deleting print jobs as PrintManager under WfWg will think + <para>Also note that no reverse mapping is done. The main effect + this has is with printing. Users who have been mapped may have + trouble deleting print jobs as PrintManager under WfWg will think they don't own the print job.</para> <para>Default: <emphasis>no username map</emphasis></para> @@ -7776,13 +7808,29 @@ </listitem> </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><anchor id="USESENDFILE">use sendfile (S)</term> + <listitem><para>If this parameter is <constant>yes</constant>, and Samba + was built with the --with-sendfile-support option, and the underlying operating + system supports sendfile system call, then some SMB read calls (mainly ReadAndX + and ReadRaw) will use the more efficient sendfile system call for files that + are exclusively oplocked. This may make more efficient use of the system CPU's + and cause Samba to be faster. This is off by default as it's effects are unknown + as yet. + </para> + + <para>Default: <command>use sendfile = no</command></para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> <term><anchor id="UTMP">utmp (G)</term> - <listitem><para>This boolean parameter is only available if + <listitem><para>This boolean parameter is only available if Samba has been configured and compiled with the option <command> - --with-utmp</command>. If set to <constant>true</constant> then Samba will attempt + --with-utmp</command>. If set to <constant>yes</constant> 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.</para> @@ -8034,7 +8082,7 @@ veto files = /.AppleDouble/.bin/.AppleDesktop/Network Trash Folder/ <command>getpwent()</command> and <command>endpwent()</command> group of system calls. If the <parameter>winbind enum users</parameter> parameter is - false, calls to the <command>getpwent</command> system call + <constant>no</constant>, calls to the <command>getpwent</command> system call will not return any data. </para> <para><emphasis>Warning:</emphasis> Turning off user @@ -8056,7 +8104,7 @@ veto files = /.AppleDouble/.bin/.AppleDesktop/Network Trash Folder/ <command>getgrent()</command> and <command>endgrent()</command> group of system calls. If the <parameter>winbind enum groups</parameter> parameter is - false, calls to the <command>getgrent()</command> system + <constant>no</constant>, calls to the <command>getgrent()</command> system call will not return any data. </para> <para><emphasis>Warning:</emphasis> Turning off group @@ -8132,9 +8180,9 @@ veto files = /.AppleDouble/.bin/.AppleDesktop/Network Trash Folder/ 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.</para> - <para>Default: <command>winbind use default domain = <falseg> + <para>Default: <command>winbind use default domain = <no> </command></para> - <para>Example: <command>winbind use default domain = true</command></para> + <para>Example: <command>winbind use default domain = yes</command></para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -8229,9 +8277,9 @@ veto files = /.AppleDouble/.bin/.AppleDesktop/Network Trash Folder/ <term><anchor id="WINSSUPPORT">wins support (G)</term> <listitem><para>This boolean controls if the <ulink url="nmbd.8.html"> nmbd(8)</ulink> process in Samba will act as a WINS server. You should - not set this to <constant>true</constant> unless you have a multi-subnetted network and + not set this to <constant>yes</constant> unless you have a multi-subnetted network and you wish a particular <command>nmbd</command> to be your WINS server. - Note that you should <emphasis>NEVER</emphasis> set this to <constant>true</constant> + Note that you should <emphasis>NEVER</emphasis> set this to <constant>yes</constant> on more than one machine in your network.</para> <para>Default: <command>wins support = no</command></para> @@ -8302,7 +8350,7 @@ veto files = /.AppleDouble/.bin/.AppleDesktop/Network Trash Folder/ <listitem><para>This is a list of users that are given read-write access to a service. If the connecting user is in this list then they will be given write access, no matter what the <link - linkend="WRITEABLE"><parameter>writeable</parameter></link> + linkend="READONLY"><parameter>read only</parameter></link> option is set to. The list can include group names using the @group syntax.</para> @@ -8340,8 +8388,8 @@ veto files = /.AppleDouble/.bin/.AppleDesktop/Network Trash Folder/ <varlistentry> <term><anchor id="WRITEOK">write ok (S)</term> - <listitem><para>Synonym for <link linkend="WRITEABLE"><parameter> - writeable</parameter></link>.</para> + <listitem><para>Inverted synonym for <link linkend="READONLY"><parameter> + read only</parameter></link>.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -8361,18 +8409,8 @@ veto files = /.AppleDouble/.bin/.AppleDesktop/Network Trash Folder/ <varlistentry> <term><anchor id="WRITEABLE">writeable (S)</term> - <listitem><para>An inverted synonym is <link linkend="READONLY"> - <parameter>read only</parameter></link>.</para> - - <para>If this parameter is <constant>no</constant>, then users - of a service may not create or modify files in the service's - directory.</para> - - <para>Note that a printable service (<command>printable = yes</command>) - will <emphasis>ALWAYS</emphasis> allow writing to the directory - (user privileges permitting), but only via spooling operations.</para> - - <para>Default: <command>writeable = no</command></para> + <listitem><para>Inverted synonym for <link linkend="READONLY"><parameter> + read only</parameter></link>.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |