<samba:parameter name="machine password timeout" context="G" type="integer" advanced="1" developer="1" xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> <description> <para> If a Samba server is a member of a Windows NT Domain (see the <smbconfoption name="security">domain</smbconfoption> parameter) then periodically a running smbd 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 <smbconfoption name="security">domain</smbconfoption> parameter. </para> </description> <value type="default">604800</value> </samba:parameter>