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xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
<description>
<para>This parameter controls what UNIX permission bits
- can be modified when a Windows NT client is manipulating the UNIX
+ can be set when a Windows NT client is manipulating the UNIX
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. Make sure not to mix up this parameter with <smbconfoption name="force
+ This parameter is applied as a mask (AND'ed with) to the incoming permission bits, thus preventing any bits not
+ in this mask from being set. 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.
+ Essentially, zero bits in this mask are a set of bits that will always be set to zero.
</para>
<para>If not set explicitly this parameter is set to 0777
- meaning a user is allowed to modify all the user/group/world
+ meaning a user is allowed to set all the user/group/world
permissions on a directory.</para>
<para><emphasis>Note</emphasis> that users who can access the