Fix for bug #2692 - Do not use NetBIOS name PIPE.

diff --git a/docs/smbdotconf/base/netbiosname.xml b/docs/smbdotconf/base/netbiosname.xml
index e3b1b573668b7a3422bfeda6f4aa3523166e73ce..3e00bf16b94569e2af9bd12129819147ebba7961 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/smbdotconf/base/netbiosname.xml
+++ b/docs/smbdotconf/base/netbiosname.xml
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@
                  basic="1" advanced="1" wizard="1" developer="1"
                  xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
 <description>
-        <para>This sets the NetBIOS name by which a Samba 
-       server is known. By default it is the same as the first component 
-       of the host's DNS name. If a machine is a browse server or
-       logon server this name (or the first component
-       of the hosts DNS name) will be the name that these services are
-       advertised under.</para>
+        <para>
+               This sets the NetBIOS name by which a Samba server is known. By default it is the same as the first component
+               of the host's DNS name. If a machine is a browse server or logon server this name (or the first component of
+               the hosts DNS name) will be the name that these services are advertised under.
+               </para>
+
+               <para>
+               There is a bug in Samba-3 that breaks operation of browsing and access to shares if the netbios name
+               is set to the literal name <literal>PIPE</literal>. To avoid this problem, do not name your Samba-3
+               server <literal>PIPE</literal>.
+               </para>
 </description>
 
 <related>netbios aliases</related>