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<samba:parameter name="dmapi support"
                 context="S"
				 type="boolean"
                 advanced="1" developer="1"
                 xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
<description>
	<para>This parameter specifies whether Samba should use DMAPI to
	determine whether a file is offline or not. This would typically
	be used in conjunction with a hierarchical storage system that
	automatically migrates files to tape.
	</para>

	<para>Note that Samba infers the status of a file by examining the
	events that a DMAPI application has registered interest in. This
	heuristic is satisfactory for a number of hierarchical storage
	systems, but there may be system for which it will fail. In this
	case, Samba may erroneously report files to be offline.
	</para>

	<para>This parameter is only available if a supported DMAPI
	implementation was found at compilation time. It will only be used
	if DMAPI is found to enabled on the system at run time.
	</para>

	<para>
	</para>
</description>
<value type="default">no</value>
</samba:parameter>