<samba:parameter name="share modes"
context="S"
xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
<listitem>
<para>This enables or disables the honoring of
the <parameter moreinfo="none">share modes</parameter> during a file open. These
modes are used by clients to gain exclusive read or write access
to a file.</para>
<para>These open modes are not directly supported by UNIX, so
they are simulated using shared memory, or lock files if your
UNIX doesn't support shared memory (almost all do).</para>
<para>The share modes that are enabled by this option are
<constant>DENY_DOS</constant>, <constant>DENY_ALL</constant>,
<constant>DENY_READ</constant>, <constant>DENY_WRITE</constant>,
<constant>DENY_NONE</constant> and <constant>DENY_FCB</constant>.
</para>
<para>This option gives full share compatibility and enabled
by default.</para>
<para>You should <emphasis>NEVER</emphasis> turn this parameter
off as many Windows applications will break if you do so.</para>
<para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">share modes = yes</command></para>
</listitem>
</samba:parameter>