From 510180fb4542d4b4d5475e33f50b68aa769de3b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Samba Release Account Date: Sun, 9 Mar 1997 16:27:15 +0000 Subject: updating documentation on: profiles; domain master browsing; netlogons; preferred master. lkcl (This used to be commit 43c02b4beab9aa19c3ed648fd4251e30b9615ce7) --- docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/manpages') diff --git a/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 b/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 index 8e5c2307b5..3065883eb3 100644 --- a/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 +++ b/docs/manpages/smb.conf.5 @@ -1262,7 +1262,7 @@ This option takes the standard substitutions, allowing you to have separate logon scripts for each user or machine. .B Default: - logon path = \\\\%L\\HOMES + logon path = \\\\%L\\%U .B Example: logon path = \\\\PROFILESERVER\\HOME_DIR\\%U @@ -1982,6 +1982,12 @@ advantage in winning the election. It is recommended that this parameter is used in conjunction with domain master = yes, so that samba can guarantee becoming a domain master. +Use this option with caution, because if there are several hosts +(whether samba servers, Windows 95 or NT) that are preferred master +browsers on the same subnet, they will each periodically and continuously +attempt to become the local master browser. This will result in +unnecessary broadcast traffic and reduced browsing capabilities. + See .B os level = nn @@ -2073,13 +2079,13 @@ parameter controls only non-printing access to the resource. printable = yes .SS printing (G) -This parameter controls how printer status information is interpreted +This parameters controls how printer status information is interpreted on your system, and also affects the default values for the "print command", "lpq command" and "lprm command". Currently six printing styles are supported. They are "printing = bsd", "printing = sysv", "printing = hpux", "printing = aix", -"printing = qnx", "printing = plp" and "printing = lprng". +"printing = qnx" and "printing = plp". To see what the defaults are for the other print commands when using these three options use the "testparm" program. -- cgit