<samba:parameter name="lock directory" context="G" advanced="1" developer="1" type="string" xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> <synonym>lock dir</synonym> <description> <para>This option specifies the directory where lock files will be placed. The lock files are used to implement the <smbconfoption name="max connections"/> option. </para> <para> Note: This option can not be set inside registry configurations. </para> </description> <value type="default">${prefix}/var/locks</value> <value type="example">/var/run/samba/locks</value> </samba:parameter>