> By reporting these issues earlier we go from a situation where the user doesn't understand why Samba isn't working, to a situation where an explicit warning a

> By reporting these issues earlier we go from a situation where the user doesn't understand why Samba isn't working, to a situation where an explicit warning and a clue are given the minute an issue might require the user's attention. It's really nice to see useful warnings and guidance being provided over "you're doing it wrong" error messages. This is critical in making the system usable. (And especially with file sharing where the multiple overlapping permissions can't be avoided and are horribly counter-intuitive.)