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-rw-r--r-- | docs/smbdotconf/base/netbiosname.xml | 17 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/base/netbiosname.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/base/netbiosname.xml index e3b1b57366..3e00bf16b9 100644 --- a/docs/smbdotconf/base/netbiosname.xml +++ b/docs/smbdotconf/base/netbiosname.xml @@ -3,12 +3,17 @@ basic="1" advanced="1" wizard="1" developer="1" xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> <description> - <para>This sets the NetBIOS name by which a Samba - server is known. By default it is the same as the first component - of the host's DNS name. If a machine is a browse server or - logon server this name (or the first component - of the hosts DNS name) will be the name that these services are - advertised under.</para> + <para> + This sets the NetBIOS name by which a Samba server is known. By default it is the same as the first component + of the host's DNS name. If a machine is a browse server or logon server this name (or the first component of + the hosts DNS name) will be the name that these services are advertised under. + </para> + + <para> + There is a bug in Samba-3 that breaks operation of browsing and access to shares if the netbios name + is set to the literal name <literal>PIPE</literal>. To avoid this problem, do not name your Samba-3 + server <literal>PIPE</literal>. + </para> </description> <related>netbios aliases</related> |