<samba:parameter name="sync always"
context="S"
xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
<listitem>
<para>This is a boolean parameter that controls
whether writes will always be written to stable storage before
the write call returns. If this is <constant>no</constant> then the server will be
guided by the client's request in each write call (clients can
set a bit indicating that a particular write should be synchronous).
If this is <constant>yes</constant> then every write will be followed by a <command moreinfo="none">fsync()
</command> call to ensure the data is written to disk. Note that
the <parameter moreinfo="none">strict sync</parameter> parameter must be set to
<constant>yes</constant> in order for this parameter to have
any affect.</para>
<para>See also the <link linkend="STRICTSYNC"><parameter moreinfo="none">strict
sync</parameter></link> parameter.</para>
<para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">sync always = no</command></para>
</listitem>
</samba:parameter>