The branch, v3-5-test has been updated
via 2a6391b... s3:doc: make dos filetimes description less contradictory
from 39be2d1... s3: make sys_posix_fallocate more generic
http://gitweb.samba.org/?p=samba.git;a=shortlog;h=v3-5-test
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commit 2a6391bc43cf2550731039bf158d561b307c9c58
Author: Björn Jacke <[email protected]>
Date: Tue Dec 8 21:32:51 2009 +0100
s3:doc: make dos filetimes description less contradictory
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Summary of changes:
docs-xml/smbdotconf/misc/dosfiletimes.xml | 8 +++-----
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/docs-xml/smbdotconf/misc/dosfiletimes.xml
b/docs-xml/smbdotconf/misc/dosfiletimes.xml
index 90f93a0..423b13c 100644
--- a/docs-xml/smbdotconf/misc/dosfiletimes.xml
+++ b/docs-xml/smbdotconf/misc/dosfiletimes.xml
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@
<para>Under DOS and Windows, if a user can write to a
file they can change the timestamp on it. Under POSIX semantics,
only the owner of the file or root may change the timestamp. By
- default, Samba runs with POSIX semantics and refuses to change the
+ default, Samba emulates the DOS semantics and allows to change the
timestamp on a file if the user <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command>
is acting
- on behalf of is not the file owner. Setting this option to <constant>
- yes</constant> allows DOS semantics and
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> will change the file
- timestamp as DOS requires. Due to changes in Microsoft Office 2000 and
beyond,
+ on behalf has write permissions.
+ Due to changes in Microsoft Office 2000 and beyond,
the default for this parameter has been changed from "no" to "yes" in
Samba 3.0.14
and above. Microsoft Excel will display dialog box warnings about the
file being
changed by another user if this parameter is not set to "yes" and files
are being
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