Changeset 411 for branches/samba-3.3.x/docs-xml/smbdotconf/misc/widelinks.xml

Timestamp:

Mar 1, 2010, 3:05:48 PM (15 years ago)

Author:

Herwig Bauernfeind

Message:

Update Samba 3.3.x to 3.3.11

File:

• branches/samba-3.3.x/docs-xml/smbdotconf/misc/widelinks.xml (modified) (1 diff)

branches/samba-3.3.x/docs-xml/smbdotconf/misc/widelinks.xml

@@ -10 +10 @@
         to areas that are outside the directory tree being exported.</para>
 
-        <para>Note that setting this parameter can have a negative 
-        effect on your server performance due to the extra system calls 
-        that Samba has to  do in order to perform the link checks.</para>
+        <para>Note: Turning this parameter on when UNIX extensions are enabled
+        will allow UNIX clients to create symbolic links on the share that
+        can point to files or directories outside restricted path exported
+        by the share definition. This can cause access to areas outside of
+        the share. Due to this problem, this parameter will be automatically
+        disabled (with a message in the log file) if the
+        <smbconfoption name="unix extensions"/> option is on.
+        </para>
 </description>
 
-<value type="default">yes</value>
+<value type="default">no</value>
 </samba:parameter>