From 5cd3d3f14ef56ff5f1d92aba0174649f3d368f66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alexander Bokovoy <ab@samba.org>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 15:27:19 +0000
Subject: Add new framework for smb.conf(5). Please read README before trying
 to compile. I will commit more meta-information updates during week-end.
 (This used to be commit 8d684dffab6a90b3d612a1aa2b2c457a2bc2e6ac)

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+<samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
+		<term><anchor id="MACHINEPASSWORDTIMEOUT"/>machine password timeout (G)</term>
+		<listitem><para>If a Samba server is a member of a Windows 
+		NT Domain (see the <link linkend="SECURITYEQUALSDOMAIN">security = domain</link>) 
+		parameter) then periodically a running <ulink url="smbd.8.html">
+		smbd(8)</ulink> process will try and change the MACHINE ACCOUNT 
+		PASSWORD stored in the TDB called <filename moreinfo="none">private/secrets.tdb
+		</filename>.  This parameter specifies how often this password 
+		will be changed, in seconds. The default is one week (expressed in 
+		seconds), the same as a Windows NT Domain member server.</para>
+
+		<para>See also <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbpasswd</refentrytitle>
+		<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, and the <link linkend="SECURITYEQUALSDOMAIN">
+		security = domain</link>) parameter.</para>
+
+		<para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">machine password timeout = 604800</command></para>
+		</listitem>
+		</samba:parameter>
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