<samba:parameter name="config backend" context="G" type="enum" advanced="1" developer="1" xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> <description> <para> This controls the backend for storing the configuration. Possible values are <emphasis>file</emphasis> (the default) and <emphasis>registry</emphasis>. When <smbconfoption name="config backend">registry</smbconfoption> is encountered while loading <emphasis>smb.conf</emphasis>, the configuration read so far is dropped and the global options are read from registry instead. So this triggers a registry only configuration. Share definitions are not read immediately but instead <parameter>registry shares</parameter> is set to <emphasis>yes</emphasis>. </para> <para> Note: This option can not be set inside the registry configuration itself. </para> </description> <value type="default">file</value> <value type="example">registry</value> </samba:parameter>