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diff --git a/docs/textdocs/PRINTER_DRIVER2.txt b/docs/textdocs/PRINTER_DRIVER2.txt
index f522942b07..1c1ac2a7ac 100644
--- a/docs/textdocs/PRINTER_DRIVER2.txt
+++ b/docs/textdocs/PRINTER_DRIVER2.txt
@@ -72,10 +72,27 @@ appropriate values for your site):
read only = yes
write list = ntadmin
+The 'write list' is used to allow administrative level user accounts
+to have write access in order to update files on the share.
+See the smb.conf(5) man page for more information on configuring
+file shares.
+
The requirement for 'guest ok = yes' depends upon how your
site is configured. If users will be guaranteed to have
an account on the Samba host, then this is a non-issue.
+ [author's note: The non-issue is that if all your Windows
+ NT users are guarenteed to be authenticated by the Samba server
+ (such as a domain member server and the NT user has already
+ been validated by the Domain Controller in order to logon
+ to the Windows NT console), then guest access is not necessary.
+ Of course, in a workgroup environment where you just want
+ to be able to print without worrying about silly accounts
+ and security, then configure the share for gues access.
+ You'll probably want to add 'map to guest = Bad User'
+ in the [global] section as well. Make sure you understand
+ what this parameter does before using it though. --jerry]
+
In order for a Windows NT print server to support the
downloading of driver files by multiple client architectures,
it must create subdirectories within the [print$] service
@@ -86,11 +103,11 @@ Next create the directory tree below the [print$] share for
each architecture you wish to support.
[print$]-----
- |-W32X86 ; "Windows NT x86"
- |-WIN40 ; "Windows 95/98"
- |-W32ALPHA ; "Windows NT Alpha_AXP"
- |-W32MIPS ; "Windows NT R4000"
- |-W32PPC ; "Windows NT PowerPC"
+ |-W32X86 ; "Windows NT x86"
+ |-WIN40 ; "Windows 95/98"
+ |-W32ALPHA ; "Windows NT Alpha_AXP"
+ |-W32MIPS ; "Windows NT R4000"
+ |-W32PPC ; "Windows NT PowerPC"
These directories should be owned by an administrative account.