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+<samba:parameter name="share modes"
+ type="boolean"
+ context="S"
+ xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+<description>
+ <para>This enables or disables the honoring of
+ the <parameter moreinfo="none">share modes</parameter> during a file open. These
+ modes are used by clients to gain exclusive read or write access
+ to a file.</para>
+
+ <para>These open modes are not directly supported by UNIX, so
+ they are simulated using shared memory, or lock files if your
+ UNIX doesn't support shared memory (almost all do).</para>
+
+ <para>The share modes that are enabled by this option are
+ <constant>DENY_DOS</constant>, <constant>DENY_ALL</constant>,
+ <constant>DENY_READ</constant>, <constant>DENY_WRITE</constant>,
+ <constant>DENY_NONE</constant> and <constant>DENY_FCB</constant>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>This option gives full share compatibility and enabled
+ by default.</para>
+
+ <para>You should <emphasis>NEVER</emphasis> turn this parameter
+ off as many Windows applications will break if you do so.</para>
+</description>
+<value type="default">yes</value>
+</samba:parameter>