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diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/locking/blockinglocks.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/locking/blockinglocks.xml
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+<samba:parameter name="blocking locks"
+                 context="S"
+				 type="boolean"
+                 xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+<description>
+	<para>This parameter controls the behavior 
+	of <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle>
+	<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> when given a request by a client 
+	to obtain a byte range lock on a region of an open file, and the 
+	request has a time limit associated with it.</para>
+		
+	<para>If this parameter is set and the lock range requested 
+	cannot be immediately satisfied, samba will internally 
+	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>no</constant>, then 
+	samba will behave as previous versions of Samba would and 
+	will fail the lock request immediately if the lock range 
+	cannot be obtained.</para>
+
+</description>
+<value type="default">yes</value>
+</samba:parameter>
diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/locking/cscpolicy.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/locking/cscpolicy.xml
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+<samba:parameter name="csc policy"
+                 context="S"
+				 type="enum"
+                 xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+<description>
+	<para>This stands for <emphasis>client-side caching 
+	policy</emphasis>, and specifies how clients capable of offline
+	caching will cache the files in the share. The valid values
+	are: manual, documents, programs, disable.</para>
+
+	<para>These values correspond to those used on Windows servers.</para>
+
+	<para>For example, shares containing roaming profiles can have
+	offline caching disabled using <command 
+	moreinfo="none">csc policy = disable</command>.</para>
+</description>
+<value type="default">manual</value>
+<value type="example">programs</value>
+</samba:parameter>
diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/locking/fakeoplocks.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/locking/fakeoplocks.xml
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+<samba:parameter name="fake oplocks"
+				 type="boolean"
+                 context="S"
+                 xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+<description>
+	<para>Oplocks are the way that SMB clients get permission 
+	from a server to locally cache file operations. If a server grants 
+	an oplock (opportunistic lock) then the client is free to assume 
+	that it is the only one accessing the file and it will aggressively 
+	cache file data. With some oplock types the client may even cache 
+	file open/close operations. This can give enormous performance benefits.
+	</para>
+
+	<para>When you set <command moreinfo="none">fake oplocks = yes</command>, <citerefentry>
+	<refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> will
+	always grant oplock requests no matter how many clients are using the file.</para>
+
+	<para>It is generally much better to use the real <link linkend="OPLOCKS">
+	<parameter moreinfo="none">oplocks</parameter></link> support rather 
+	than this parameter.</para>
+		
+	<para>If you enable this option on all read-only shares or 
+	shares that you know will only be accessed from one client at a 
+	time such as physically read-only media like CDROMs, you will see 
+	a big performance improvement on many operations. If you enable 
+	this option on shares where multiple clients may be accessing the 
+	files read-write at the same time you can get data corruption. Use 
+	this option carefully!</para>
+</description>
+<value type="default">no</value>
+</samba:parameter>
diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/locking/kerneloplocks.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/locking/kerneloplocks.xml
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+<samba:parameter name="kernel oplocks"
+				 type="boolean"
+                 context="G"
+                 xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+<description>
+	<para>For UNIXes that support kernel based <link linkend="OPLOCKS">
+	<parameter moreinfo="none">oplocks</parameter></link>
+	(currently only IRIX and the Linux 2.4 kernel), this parameter 
+	allows the use of them to be turned on or off.</para>
+
+	<para>Kernel oplocks support allows Samba <parameter moreinfo="none">oplocks
+	</parameter> to be broken whenever a local UNIX process or NFS operation 
+	accesses a file that <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle>
+	<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> has oplocked. This allows complete 
+	data consistency between SMB/CIFS, NFS and local file access (and is 
+	a <emphasis>very</emphasis> cool feature :-).</para>
+
+	<para>This parameter defaults to <constant>on</constant>, but is translated
+	to a no-op on systems that no not have the necessary kernel support.
+	You should never need to touch this parameter.</para>
+</description>
+
+<related>oplocks</related>
+<related>level2 oplocks</related>
+<value type="default">yes</value>
+</samba:parameter>
diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/locking/level2oplocks.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/locking/level2oplocks.xml
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+<samba:parameter name="level2 oplocks"
+                 context="S"
+				 type="boolean"
+                 xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+<description>
+	<para>This parameter controls whether Samba supports
+	level2 (read-only) oplocks on a share.</para>
+		
+	<para>Level2, or read-only oplocks allow Windows NT clients 
+	that have an oplock on a file to downgrade from a read-write oplock 
+	to a read-only oplock once a second client opens the file (instead 
+	of releasing all oplocks on a second open, as in traditional, 
+	exclusive oplocks). This allows all openers of the file that 
+	support level2 oplocks to cache the file for read-ahead only (ie. 
+	they may not cache writes or lock requests) and increases performance 
+	for many accesses of files that are not commonly written (such as 
+	application .EXE files).</para>
+
+	<para>Once one of the clients which have a read-only oplock 
+	writes to the file all clients are notified (no reply is needed 
+	or waited for) and told to break their oplocks to &quot;none&quot; and 
+	delete any read-ahead caches.</para>
+
+	<para>It is recommended that this parameter be turned on to
+	speed access to shared executables.</para>
+
+	<para>For more discussions on level2 oplocks see the CIFS spec.</para>
+
+	<para>Currently, if <link linkend="KERNELOPLOCKS"><parameter moreinfo="none">kernel 
+	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 moreinfo="none">oplocks</parameter>
+	</link> parameter must be set to <constant>yes</constant> on this share in order for 
+	this parameter to have any effect.</para>
+</description>
+
+<related>oplocks</related>
+<related>kernel oplocks</related>
+<value type="default">yes</value>
+</samba:parameter>
diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/locking/locking.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/locking/locking.xml
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+<samba:parameter name="locking"
+				 type="boolean"
+                 context="S"
+                 xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+<description>
+	<para>This controls whether or not locking will be 
+	performed by the server in response to lock requests from the 
+	client.</para>
+
+	<para>If <command moreinfo="none">locking = no</command>, all lock and unlock 
+	requests will appear to succeed and all lock queries will report 
+	that the file in question is available for locking.</para>
+
+	<para>If <command moreinfo="none">locking = yes</command>, real locking will be performed 
+	by the server.</para>
+
+	<para>This option <emphasis>may</emphasis> be useful for read-only 
+	filesystems which <emphasis>may</emphasis> not need locking (such as 
+	CDROM drives), although setting this parameter of <constant>no</constant> 
+	is not really recommended even in this case.</para>
+
+	<para>Be careful about disabling locking either globally or in a 
+	specific service, as lack of locking may result in data corruption. 
+	You should never need to set this parameter.</para>
+</description>
+
+<value type="boolean">yes</value>
+</samba:parameter>
diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/locking/lockspincount.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/locking/lockspincount.xml
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+<samba:parameter name="lock spin count"
+                 context="G"
+				 type="integer"
+                 xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+<description>
+	<para>This parameter controls the number of times
+	that smbd should attempt to gain a byte range lock on the 
+	behalf of a client request.  Experiments have shown that
+	Windows 2k servers do not reply with a failure if the lock
+	could not be immediately granted, but try a few more times
+	in case the lock could later be aquired.  This behavior
+	is used to support PC database formats such as MS Access
+	and FoxPro.
+</para>
+</description>
+<value type="default">3</value>
+</samba:parameter>
diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/locking/lockspintime.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/locking/lockspintime.xml
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+<samba:parameter name="lock spin time"
+				 type="integer"
+                 context="G"
+                 xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+<description>
+	<para>The time in microseconds that smbd should 
+	pause before attempting to gain a failed lock.  See
+	<link linkend="LOCKSPINCOUNT"><parameter moreinfo="none">lock spin 
+			count</parameter></link> for more details.</para>
+</description>
+<value type="default">10</value>
+</samba:parameter>
diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/locking/oplockbreakwaittime.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/locking/oplockbreakwaittime.xml
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+<samba:parameter name="oplock break wait time"
+                 context="G"
+				 type="integer"
+                 xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+ <description>
+	<para>This is a tuning parameter added due to bugs in 
+	both Windows 9x and WinNT. If Samba responds to a client too 
+	quickly when that client issues an SMB that can cause an oplock 
+	break request, then the network client can fail and not respond 
+	to the break request. This tuning parameter (which is set in milliseconds) 
+	is the amount of time Samba will wait before sending an oplock break 
+	request to such (broken) clients.</para>
+
+	<warning><para>DO NOT CHANGE THIS PARAMETER UNLESS YOU HAVE READ AND 
+			UNDERSTOOD THE SAMBA OPLOCK CODE.</para></warning>
+	</description>
+	<value type="default">0</value>
+</samba:parameter>
diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/locking/oplockcontentionlimit.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/locking/oplockcontentionlimit.xml
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+++ b/docs/smbdotconf/locking/oplockcontentionlimit.xml
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+<samba:parameter name="oplock contention limit"
+                 context="S"
+				 type="integer"
+                 xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+<description>
+	<para>This is a <emphasis>very</emphasis> advanced
+	<citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle>
+	<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> tuning option to 
+	improve the efficiency of the granting of oplocks under multiple 
+	client contention for the same file.</para>
+		
+	<para>In brief it specifies a number, which causes <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle>
+	<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>not to grant an oplock even when requested 
+	if the approximate number of clients contending for an oplock on the same file goes over this 
+	limit. This causes <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> to behave in a similar 
+	way to Windows NT.</para>
+
+<warning><para>DO NOT CHANGE THIS PARAMETER UNLESS YOU HAVE READ 
+		AND UNDERSTOOD THE SAMBA OPLOCK CODE.</para></warning>
+
+</description>
+<value type="default">2</value>
+</samba:parameter>
diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/locking/oplocks.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/locking/oplocks.xml
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+<samba:parameter name="oplocks"
+                 context="S"
+				 type="boolean"
+                 xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+<description>
+	<para>This boolean option tells <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> whether to 
+	issue oplocks (opportunistic locks) to file open requests on this 
+	share. The oplock code can dramatically (approx. 30% or more) improve 
+	the speed of access to files on Samba servers. It allows the clients 
+	to aggressively cache files locally and you may want to disable this 
+	option for unreliable network environments (it is turned on by 
+	default in Windows NT Servers).  For more information see the file 
+	<filename moreinfo="none">Speed.txt</filename> in the Samba <filename moreinfo="none">docs/</filename> 
+	directory.</para>
+
+	<para>Oplocks may be selectively turned off on certain files with a 
+	share. See the <link linkend="VETOOPLOCKFILES"><parameter moreinfo="none">
+	veto oplock files</parameter></link> parameter. On some systems 
+	oplocks are recognized by the underlying operating system. This 
+	allows data synchronization between all access to oplocked files, 
+	whether it be via Samba or NFS or a local UNIX process. See the 
+	<parameter moreinfo="none">kernel oplocks</parameter> parameter for details.</para>
+</description>
+
+<related>kernel oplocks</related>
+<related>level2 oplocks</related>
+<value type="default">yes</value>
+</samba:parameter>
diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/locking/posixlocking.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/locking/posixlocking.xml
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+<samba:parameter name="posix locking"
+				 type="boolean"
+                 context="S"
+                 xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+<description>
+	<para>The <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle>
+	<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+	daemon maintains an database of file locks obtained by SMB clients.
+	The default behavior is to map this internal database to POSIX
+	locks.  This means that file locks obtained by SMB clients are 
+	consistent with those seen by POSIX compliant applications accessing 
+	the files via a non-SMB method (e.g. NFS or local file access).  
+	You should never need to disable this parameter.</para>
+</description>
+<value type="default">yes</value>
+</samba:parameter>
diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/locking/sharemodes.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/locking/sharemodes.xml
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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>
diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/locking/strictlocking.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/locking/strictlocking.xml
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+<samba:parameter name="strict locking"
+                 context="S"
+				 type="boolean"
+                 xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+<description>
+	<para>This is a boolean that controls the handling of 
+	file locking in the server. When this is set to <constant>yes</constant>,
+	the server will check every read and write access for file locks, and 
+	deny access if locks exist. This can be slow on some systems.</para>
+
+	<para>When strict locking is disabled, the server performs file 
+	lock checks only when the client explicitly asks for them.</para>
+
+	<para>Well-behaved clients always ask for lock checks when it 
+	is important.  So in the vast majority of cases, <command moreinfo="none">strict 
+	locking = no</command> is preferable.</para>
+	</description>
+	<value type="default">no</value>
+</samba:parameter>