its size may be controlled by the <ulink
url="smb.conf.5.html#maxlogsize">max log size</ulink>
option in the <ulink url="smb.conf.5.html"><filename>
- smb.conf(5)</filename></ulink> file.
+ smb.conf(5)</filename></ulink> file. <emphasis>Beware:</emphasis>
+ If the directory specified does not exist, <command>smbd</command>
+ will log to the default debug log location defined at compile time.
</para>
<para>The default log directory is specified at