diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/htmldocs/smb.conf.5.html')
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/htmldocs/smb.conf.5.html | 120 |
1 files changed, 107 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/smb.conf.5.html b/docs/htmldocs/smb.conf.5.html index ed29bf042b..1438b1436b 100644 --- a/docs/htmldocs/smb.conf.5.html +++ b/docs/htmldocs/smb.conf.5.html @@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ NAME="AEN50" ><P >parameters in this section apply to the server as a whole, or are defaults for sections which do not - specifically define certain items. See the notes + specifically define certain items. See the notes under PARAMETERS for more information.</P ></DIV ><DIV @@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ CLASS="USERINPUT" ><P >A similar process occurs if the requested section name is "homes", except that the share name is not - changed to that of the requesting user. This method of using + changed to that of the requesting user. This method of using the [homes] section works well if different users share a client PC.</P ><P @@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ NAME="AEN79" >When a connection request is made, the existing sections are scanned. If a match is found, it is used. If no match is found, but a [homes] section exists, it is used as described - above. Otherwise, the requested section name is treated as a + above. Otherwise, the requested section name is treated as a printer name and the appropriate printcap file is scanned to see if the requested section name is a valid printer share name. If a match is found, a new printer share is created by cloning @@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ NAME="AEN102" the default behavior for all services.</P ><P >parameters are arranged here in alphabetical order - this may - not create best bedfellows, but at least you can find them! Where + not create best bedfellows, but at least you can find them! Where there are synonyms, the preferred synonym is described, others refer to the preferred synonym.</P ></DIV @@ -2769,6 +2769,18 @@ CLASS="PARAMETER" ><LI ><P ><A +HREF="#UNIXEXTENSIONS" +><TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>unix extensions</I +></TT +></A +></P +></LI +><LI +><P +><A HREF="#UNIXPASSWORDSYNC" ><TT CLASS="PARAMETER" @@ -3035,7 +3047,7 @@ CLASS="PARAMETER" ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN982" +NAME="AEN986" ></A ><H2 >COMPLETE LIST OF SERVICE PARAMETERS</H2 @@ -3204,6 +3216,18 @@ CLASS="PARAMETER" ><LI ><P ><A +HREF="#DEFAULTDEVMODE" +><TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>default devmode</I +></TT +></A +></P +></LI +><LI +><P +><A HREF="#DELETEREADONLY" ><TT CLASS="PARAMETER" @@ -4466,7 +4490,7 @@ CLASS="PARAMETER" ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN1458" +NAME="AEN1466" ></A ><H2 >EXPLANATION OF EACH PARAMETER</H2 @@ -6655,16 +6679,67 @@ CLASS="COMMAND" ></DD ><DT ><A +NAME="DEFAULTDEVMODE" +></A +>default devmode (S)</DT +><DD +><P +>This parameter is only applicable to <A +HREF="#PRINTOK" +>printable</A +> services. When smbd is serving + Printer Drivers to Windows NT/2k/XP clients, each printer on the Samba + server has a Device Mode which defines things such as paper size and + orientation and duplex settings. The device mode can only correctly be + generated by the printer driver itself (which can only be executed on a + Win32 platform). Because smbd is unable to execute the driver code + to generate the device mode, the default behavior is to set this field + to NULL. + </P +><P +>Most problems with serving printer drivers to Windows NT/2k/XP clients + can be traced to a problem with the generated device mode. Certain drivers + will do things such as crashing the client's Explorer.exe with a NULL devmode. + However, other printer drivers can cause the client's spooler service + (spoolsv.exe) to die if the devmode was not created by the driver itself + (i.e. smbd generates a default devmode). + </P +><P +>This parameter should be used with care and tested with the printer + driver in question. It is better to leave the device mode to NULL + and let the Windows client set the correct values. Because drivers do not + do this all the time, setting <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>default devmode = yes</B +> + will instruct smbd to generate a default one. + </P +><P +>For more information on Windows NT/2k printing and Device Modes, + see the <A +HREF="http://msdn.microsoft.com/" +TARGET="_top" +>MSDN documentation</A +>. + </P +><P +>Default: <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>default devmode = no</B +></P +></DD +><DT +><A NAME="DEFAULTSERVICE" ></A >default service (G)</DT ><DD ><P ->This parameter specifies the name of a service - which will be connected to if the service actually requested cannot +>This parameter specifies the name of a service + which will be connected to if the service actually requested cannot be found. Note that the square brackets are <EM >NOT</EM -> +> given in the parameter value (see example below).</P ><P >There is no default value for this parameter. If this @@ -17684,6 +17759,25 @@ CLASS="COMMAND" ></DD ><DT ><A +NAME="UNIXEXTENSIONS" +></A +>unix extensions(G)</DT +><DD +><P +>This boolean parameter controls whether Samba + implments the CIFS UNIX extensions, as defined by HP. These + extensions enable CIFS to server UNIX clients to UNIX servers + better, and allow such things as symbolic links, hard links etc. + These extensions require a similarly enabled client, and are of + no current use to Windows clients.</P +><P +>Default: <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>unix extensions = no</B +></P +></DD +><DT +><A NAME="UNIXPASSWORDSYNC" ></A >unix password sync (G)</DT @@ -19315,7 +19409,7 @@ CLASS="COMMAND" ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN6097" +NAME="AEN6125" ></A ><H2 >WARNINGS</H2 @@ -19345,7 +19439,7 @@ TARGET="_top" ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN6103" +NAME="AEN6131" ></A ><H2 >VERSION</H2 @@ -19356,7 +19450,7 @@ NAME="AEN6103" ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN6106" +NAME="AEN6134" ></A ><H2 >SEE ALSO</H2 @@ -19435,7 +19529,7 @@ CLASS="COMMAND" ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN6126" +NAME="AEN6154" ></A ><H2 >AUTHOR</H2 |