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diff --git a/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 b/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 index e2b5688d71..8bab487086 100644 --- a/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 +++ b/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 @@ -526,6 +526,8 @@ exec fake oplocks +follow symlinks + force create mode force directory mode @@ -1176,6 +1178,19 @@ carefully! This option is disabled by default. +.SS follow symlinks (S) + +This parameter allows the Samba administrator to stop smbd from +following symbolic links in a particular share. Setting this +parameter to "No" prevents any file or directory that is a +symbolic link from being followed (the user will get an error). +This option is very useful to stop users from adding a symbolic +link to /etc/pasword in their home directory for instance. +However it will slow filename lookups down slightly. + +This option is enabled (ie. smbd will follow symbolic links) +by default. + .SS force create mode (S) This parameter specifies a set of UNIX mode bit permissions that will *always* be set on a file created by Samba. This is done |