<samba:parameter name="max connections" context="S" type="integer" xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> <description> <para>This option allows the number of simultaneous connections to a service to be limited. If <parameter moreinfo="none">max connections</parameter> is greater than 0 then connections will be refused if this number of connections to the service are already open. A value of zero mean an unlimited number of connections may be made.</para> <para>Record lock files are used to implement this feature. The lock files will be stored in the directory specified by the <smbconfoption name="lock directory"/> option.</para> </description> <value type="default">0</value> <value type="example">10</value> </samba:parameter>