Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 143022
Out-of-date/inaccurate default smb.conf
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:07:05 EST
Description of problem: The default smb.conf that's provided with RHEL 3's Samba packages contain numerous comments that are out of date or inaccurate. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 3.0.7-1.3E.1 How reproducible: All the time Steps to Reproduce: 1. View /etc/samba/smb.conf and compare it with the smb.conf manpage or testparm -v. Actual results: Several inconsistencies/errors. Expected results: Accurate/consistent information. Additional info: Some specific examples: Comments for "printing" don't list softq or cups as supported options. The "password server" option is also used for security = ads and security = domain. "encrypt passwords" now defaults to yes. The manpage indicates that "interfaces" defaults to all interfaces; smb.conf's comments indicate that it defaults to one. "domain logons" only refers to Windows 95. "dns proxy" currently defaults to yes. "preserve case" and "short preserve case" default to yes.
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