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diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/security/directorysecuritymask.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/security/directorysecuritymask.xml
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--- a/docs/smbdotconf/security/directorysecuritymask.xml
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@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@
permission on a directory using the native NT security dialog
box.</para>
- <para>This parameter is applied as a mask (AND'ed with) to
- the changed permission bits, thus preventing any bits not in
- this mask from being modified. Essentially, zero bits in this
- mask may be treated as a set of bits the user is not allowed
- to change.</para>
+ <para>
+ This parameter is applied as a mask (AND'ed with) to the changed permission bits, thus preventing any bits not
+ in this mask from being modified. Make sure not to mix up this parameter with <smbconfoption name="force
+ directory security mode"/>, which works similar like this one but uses logical OR instead of AND.
+ Essentially, zero bits in this mask may be treated as a set of bits the user is not allowed to change.
+ </para>
<para>If not set explicitly this parameter is set to 0777
meaning a user is allowed to modify all the user/group/world