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+++ b/docs/smbdotconf/base/bindinterfacesonly.xml
@@ -10,60 +10,59 @@
<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> and name service <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nmbd</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> in a slightly different ways.</para>
- <para>For name service it causes <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> to bind
- to ports 137 and 138 on the interfaces listed in
- the <link linkend="INTERFACES">interfaces</link> parameter. <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> also
- binds to the &quot;all addresses&quot; interface (0.0.0.0)
- on ports 137 and 138 for the purposes of reading broadcast messages.
- If this option is not set then <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> will service
- name requests on all of these sockets. If <smbconfoption name="bind interfaces only"/> is set then <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> will check the
- source address of any packets coming in on the broadcast sockets
- and discard any that don't match the broadcast addresses of the
- interfaces in the <smbconfoption name="interfaces"/> parameter list.
- As unicast packets are received on the other sockets it allows
- <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> to refuse to serve names to machines that
- send packets that arrive through any interfaces not listed in the
- <smbconfoption name="interfaces"/> list. IP Source address spoofing
- does defeat this simple check, however, so it must not be used
- seriously as a security feature for <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command>.</para>
+ <para>
+ For name service it causes <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> to bind to ports 137 and 138 on the
+ interfaces listed in the <smbconfoption name="interfaces"/> parameter. <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command>
+ also binds to the &quot;all addresses&quot; interface (0.0.0.0) on ports 137 and 138 for the purposes of
+ reading broadcast messages. If this option is not set then <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> will
+ service name requests on all of these sockets. If <smbconfoption name="bind interfaces only"/> is set then
+ <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> will check the source address of any packets coming in on the
+ broadcast sockets and discard any that don't match the broadcast addresses of the interfaces in the
+ <smbconfoption name="interfaces"/> parameter list. As unicast packets are received on the other sockets it
+ allows <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> to refuse to serve names to machines that send packets that
+ arrive through any interfaces not listed in the <smbconfoption name="interfaces"/> list. IP Source address
+ spoofing does defeat this simple check, however, so it must not be used seriously as a security feature for
+ <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command>.
+ </para>
- <para>For file service it causes <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> to bind only to the interface list
- given in the <link linkend="INTERFACES">interfaces</link> parameter. This
- restricts the networks that <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> will serve
- to packets coming in those interfaces. Note that you should not use this parameter
- for machines that are serving PPP or other intermittent or non-broadcast network
- interfaces as it will not cope with non-permanent interfaces.</para>
+ <para>
+ For file service it causes <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> to bind only to the interface list given in the <smbconfoption
+ name="interfaces"/> parameter. This restricts the networks that <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> will
+ serve to packets coming in those interfaces. Note that you should not use this parameter for machines that
+ are serving PPP or other intermittent or non-broadcast network interfaces as it will not cope with
+ non-permanent interfaces.
+ </para>
-<para>If <smbconfoption name="bind interfaces only"/> is set then
- unless the network address <emphasis>127.0.0.1</emphasis> is added
- to the <smbconfoption name="interfaces"/> parameter
- list <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbpasswd</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> and <citerefentry><refentrytitle>swat</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> may not work as expected due
- to the reasons covered below.</para>
+ <para>
+ If <smbconfoption name="bind interfaces only"/> is set then unless the network address
+ <emphasis>127.0.0.1</emphasis> is added to the <smbconfoption name="interfaces"/> parameter list
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbpasswd</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> and
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>swat</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> may not work as
+ expected due to the reasons covered below.
+ </para>
- <para>To change a users SMB password, the <command moreinfo="none">smbpasswd</command>
- by default connects to the <emphasis>localhost - 127.0.0.1</emphasis>
- address as an SMB client to issue the password change request. If
- <smbconfoption name="bind interfaces only"/> is set then unless the
- network address <emphasis>127.0.0.1</emphasis> is added to the
- <smbconfoption name="interfaces"/> parameter list then <command moreinfo="none">
- smbpasswd</command> will fail to connect in it's default mode.
- <command moreinfo="none">smbpasswd</command> can be forced to use the primary IP interface
- of the local host by using its <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbpasswd</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> <parameter moreinfo="none">-r <replaceable>remote machine</replaceable></parameter>
- parameter, with <replaceable>remote machine</replaceable> set
- to the IP name of the primary interface of the local host.</para>
+ <para>
+ To change a users SMB password, the <command moreinfo="none">smbpasswd</command> by default connects to the
+ <emphasis>localhost - 127.0.0.1</emphasis> address as an SMB client to issue the password change request. If
+ <smbconfoption name="bind interfaces only"/> is set then unless the network address
+ <emphasis>127.0.0.1</emphasis> is added to the <smbconfoption name="interfaces"/> parameter list then <command
+ moreinfo="none"> smbpasswd</command> will fail to connect in it's default mode. <command
+ moreinfo="none">smbpasswd</command> can be forced to use the primary IP interface of the local host by using
+ its <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbpasswd</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> <parameter
+ moreinfo="none">-r <replaceable>remote machine</replaceable></parameter> parameter, with <replaceable>remote
+ machine</replaceable> set to the IP name of the primary interface of the local host.
+ </para>
- <para>The <command moreinfo="none">swat</command> status page tries to connect with
- <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> and <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> at the address
- <emphasis>127.0.0.1</emphasis> to determine if they are running.
- Not adding <emphasis>127.0.0.1</emphasis> will cause <command moreinfo="none">
- smbd</command> and <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> to always show
- &quot;not running&quot; even if they really are. This can prevent <command moreinfo="none">
- swat</command> from starting/stopping/restarting <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command>
- and <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command>.</para>
+ <para>
+ The <command moreinfo="none">swat</command> status page tries to connect with <command
+ moreinfo="none">smbd</command> and <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> at the address
+ <emphasis>127.0.0.1</emphasis> to determine if they are running. Not adding <emphasis>127.0.0.1</emphasis>
+ will cause <command moreinfo="none"> smbd</command> and <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> to always show
+ &quot;not running&quot; even if they really are. This can prevent <command moreinfo="none"> swat</command>
+ from starting/stopping/restarting <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> and <command
+ moreinfo="none">nmbd</command>.
+ </para>
</description>
<value type="default">no</value>