A software vendor states that their SMB client software may perform better if the maximum packet size of SMB commands is limited to 32768 bytes. How would Samba be instructed to limit the size of requests it will accept?

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D. Set max xmit = 32768 in smb.conf. The `max xmit` parameter in the `smb.conf` file directly controls the maximum size of SMB packets that the Samba server will send and receive, thereby limiting the size of requests it can accept to the specified byte value.

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A. echo 32768 > /proc/sys/smb/max-rx Modifying `/proc/sys/smb/max-rx` is not the standard or correct way to configure Samba's maximum transmission unit for SMB packets; `/proc` entries are for kernel parameters, not specific Samba service settings.

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B. Start the smbd daemon with the -x 32768 option. The `smbd` daemon does not have a `-x` option for setting the maximum packet size; command-line options are typically for debugging or specific operational modes.

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C. Set socket options = TCP_MAXRX_HALF in smb.conf. The `socket options` parameter configures low-level TCP socket behavior, such as buffer sizes or `SO_KEEPALIVE`, and does not directly control the maximum SMB packet size for client requests.

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