This option (sometimes called
lock
dir) specifies the location of a directory where Samba will store SMB deny-mode lock files. Samba stores other files in this directory as well, such as browse lists and its shared memory file. If WINS is enabled, the WINS database is written to this directory as well. The default for this option is specified in the Samba makefile; it is typically
/usr/local/samba/var/locks. You can override this location as follows:
[global]
lock directory = /usr/local/samba/locks
You typically would not need to override this option, unless you want to move the lock files to a more standardized location, such as
/var/spool/locks.
