<samba:parameter name="directory mask"
                 context="S"
                 xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common">
<listitem>
    <para>This parameter is the octal modes which are 
    used when converting DOS modes to UNIX modes when creating UNIX 
    directories.</para>

    <para>When a directory is created, the necessary permissions are 
    calculated according to the mapping from DOS modes to UNIX permissions, 
    and the resulting UNIX mode is then bit-wise 'AND'ed with this 
    parameter. This parameter may be thought of as a bit-wise MASK for 
    the UNIX modes of a directory. Any bit <emphasis>not</emphasis> set 
    here will be removed from the modes set on a directory when it is 
    created.</para>

    <para>The default value of this parameter removes the 'group' 
    and 'other' write bits from the UNIX mode, allowing only the 
    user who owns the directory to modify it.</para>
		
    <para>Following this Samba will bit-wise 'OR' the UNIX mode 
    created from this parameter with the value of the <link linkend="FORCEDIRECTORYMODE">
    <parameter moreinfo="none">force directory mode</parameter></link> parameter. 
    This parameter is set to 000 by default (i.e. no extra mode bits are added).</para>

    <para>Note that this parameter does not apply to permissions
    set by Windows NT/2000 ACL editors. If the administrator wishes to enforce
    a mask on access control lists also, they need to set the <link linkend="DIRECTORYSECURITYMASK">
    <parameter moreinfo="none">directory security mask</parameter></link>.</para>

    <para>See the <link linkend="FORCEDIRECTORYMODE"><parameter moreinfo="none">force 
    directory mode</parameter></link> parameter to cause particular mode 
    bits to always be set on created directories.</para>

    <para>See also the <link linkend="CREATEMODE"><parameter moreinfo="none">create mode
    </parameter></link> parameter for masking mode bits on created files, 
    and the <link linkend="DIRECTORYSECURITYMASK"><parameter moreinfo="none">directory 
    security mask</parameter></link> parameter.</para>

    <para>Also refer to the <link linkend="INHERITPERMISSIONS"><parameter moreinfo="none">
    inherit permissions</parameter></link> parameter.</para>

    <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">directory mask = 0755</command></para>

    <para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">directory mask = 0775</command></para>
</listitem>
</samba:parameter>
