howto: Clarify differences when working from a tarball instead of Git.

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@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ aimed at production use of Samba4.
 Step 1: download Samba4
 -----------------------
 
 Step 1: download Samba4
 -----------------------
 

+If you have downloaded the Samba4 code via a tarball released from the
+samba.org website, Step 1 has already been completed for you.  For testing
+with the version released in the tarball, you may continue on to Step 2.  Note
+that the references below to the top-level directory named "samba4" will
+instead be based on the name of the tarball downloaded (e.g.
+"samba-4.0.0alpha3" for the tarball samba-4.0.0alpha3.tar.gz).
+

 There are 2 methods of doing this:
 
   method 1:  "rsync -avz samba.org::ftp/unpacked/samba_4_0_test/ samba4"
 There are 2 methods of doing this:
 
   method 1:  "rsync -avz samba.org::ftp/unpacked/samba_4_0_test/ samba4"


@@ -70,20 +77,17 @@ configure above to change this.
 Step 4: provision Samba4
 ------------------------
 
 Step 4: provision Samba4
 ------------------------
 

-The "provision" step sets up a basic user database. Make sure your smbscript
-binary is installed in a directory listed in your PATH environment variable.
-It is presumed it's available just like any other commands from your shell.
+The "provision" step sets up a basic user database. 

 Must be run as a user with permission to write to the install directory.
 
 ::
 
   # cd source
 Must be run as a user with permission to write to the install directory.
 
 ::
 
   # cd source

-  # ./setup/provision --realm=YOUR.REALM --domain=YOURDOM \
+  # bin/smbpython ./setup/provision --realm=YOUR.REALM --domain=YOURDOM \

   #  --adminpass=SOMEPASSWORD --server-role='domain controller'
 
   #  --adminpass=SOMEPASSWORD --server-role='domain controller'
 

-REMINDER: Add the "bin" directory of the path you installed to
-          (e.g. /usr/local/samba/bin) to your path, or the provision command
-          will not work.
+REMINDER: Use the path to smbpython, as the provision command
+          will not work with the system python.

 
 'YOURDOM' is the NT4 style domain name. 'YOUR.REALM' is your kerberos
 realm, which is typically your DNS domain name.
 
 'YOURDOM' is the NT4 style domain name. 'YOUR.REALM' is your kerberos
 realm, which is typically your DNS domain name.