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+<samba:parameter name="max smbd processes"
+ type="integer"
+ context="G"
+ developer="1"
+ xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+<description>
+ <para>This parameter limits the maximum number of <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> processes concurrently running on a system and is intended
+ as a stopgap to prevent degrading service to clients in the event that the server has insufficient
+ resources to handle more than this number of connections. Remember that under normal operating
+ conditions, each user will have an <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> associated with him or her to handle connections to all
+ shares from a given host.</para>
+</description>
+
+<value type="default">0</value>
+<value type="example">1000</value>
+</samba:parameter>