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diff --git a/docs/docbook/manpages/smb.conf.5.sgml b/docs/docbook/manpages/smb.conf.5.sgml index 8452e97329..6ed870ed3e 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/manpages/smb.conf.5.sgml +++ b/docs/docbook/manpages/smb.conf.5.sgml @@ -6544,30 +6544,12 @@ <varlistentry> <term><anchor id="RESTRICTANONYMOUS">restrict anonymous (G)</term> - <listitem><para>This is a boolean parameter. If it is <constant>yes</constant>, then - anonymous access to the server will be restricted, namely in the - case where the server is expecting the client to send a username, - but it doesn't. Setting it to <constant>yes</constant> will force these anonymous - connections to be denied, and the client will be required to always - supply a username and password when connecting. Use of this parameter - is only recommended for homogeneous NT client environments.</para> - - <para>This parameter makes the use of macro expansions that rely - on the username (%U, %G, etc) consistent. NT 4.0 - likes to use anonymous connections when refreshing the share list, - and this is a way to work around that.</para> - - <para>When restrict anonymous is <constant>yes</constant>, all anonymous connections - are denied no matter what they are for. This can effect the ability - of a machine to access the Samba Primary Domain Controller to revalidate - its machine account after someone else has logged on the client - interactively. The NT client will display a message saying that - the machine's account in the domain doesn't exist or the password is - bad. The best way to deal with this is to reboot NT client machines - between interactive logons, using "Shutdown and Restart", rather - than "Close all programs and logon as a different user".</para> - - <para>Default: <command>restrict anonymous = no</command></para> + <listitem><para>This is a integer parameter, and + mirrors as much as possible the functinality the + <constant>RestrictAnonymous</constant> + registry key does on NT/Win2k. + + <para>Default: <command>restrict anonymous = 0</command></para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |