<description>
<para>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. Enabling this option sets the mode to 0777,
- thus guaranteeing that default directory acls are propagated.
+ new file or subdirectory in these parent directories. The default
+ behavior is to use the unix mode specified when creating the directory.
+ Enabling this option sets the unix mode to 0777, thus guaranteeing that
+ default directory acls are propagated.
</para>
</description>