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<samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
		<term><anchor id="MAXSMBDPROCESSES"/>max smbd processes (G)</term>
		<listitem><para>This parameter limits the maximum number of 
		<ulink url="smbd.8.html"><command moreinfo="none">smbd(8)</command></ulink>
		processes concurrently running on a system and is intended
		as a stopgap to prevent degrading service to clients in the event
		that the server has insufficient resources to handle more than this
		number of connections.  Remember that under normal operating
		conditions, each user will have an <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle>
		<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> associated with him or her
		to handle connections to all shares from a given host.
		</para>

		<para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">max smbd processes = 0</command>   ## no limit</para>
		<para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">max smbd processes = 1000</command></para>
		</listitem>
		</samba:parameter>