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<samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
		<term><anchor id="LOCKING"/>locking (S)</term>
		<listitem><para>This controls whether or not locking will be 
		performed by the server in response to lock requests from the 
		client.</para>

		<para>If <command moreinfo="none">locking = no</command>, all lock and unlock 
		requests will appear to succeed and all lock queries will report 
		that the file in question is available for locking.</para>

		<para>If <command moreinfo="none">locking = yes</command>, real locking will be performed 
		by the server.</para>

		<para>This option <emphasis>may</emphasis> be useful for read-only 
		filesystems which <emphasis>may</emphasis> not need locking (such as 
		CDROM drives), although setting this parameter of <constant>no</constant> 
		is not really recommended even in this case.</para>

		<para>Be careful about disabling locking either globally or in a 
		specific service, as lack of locking may result in data corruption. 
		You should never need to set this parameter.</para>

		<para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">locking = yes</command></para>
		</listitem>
		</samba:parameter>