man smb.conf, inherit acls, second sentence: "This parameter can be used to ensure that if default acls exist on parent directories, they are always honored when creating a subdirectory. The _default_behavior_ is to use the mode specified when creating the directory." the default behaviour of what? Of samba when inherit acls is set to it's default value? Or default beahviour of UNIX in general?
updating qa contact
reassigning doc bug to John
Created attachment 2686 [details] proposed patch
Yes, the default behavior of Samba when inherit acls is set to it's default value (no). I hope it is clearer with the attached patch (r1108). Marking bug as closed. Please reopen if it is still an issue.