From 8f0ddcca4efbb5fcbdc0b19545d0f4fdc87fe41c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nick Craig-Wood <nick@craig-wood.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:34:08 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] s3: document need to set force_path_style for buckets with
 invalid DNS names

Fixes #6110
---
 backend/s3/s3.go | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/backend/s3/s3.go b/backend/s3/s3.go
index 6b9eb8962..f2d75a1ae 100644
--- a/backend/s3/s3.go
+++ b/backend/s3/s3.go
@@ -2246,7 +2246,11 @@ for more info.
 
 Some providers (e.g. AWS, Aliyun OSS, Netease COS, or Tencent COS) require this set to
 false - rclone will do this automatically based on the provider
-setting.`,
+setting.
+
+Note that if your bucket isn't a valid DNS name, i.e. has '.' or '_' in,
+you'll need to set this to true.
+`,
 			Default:  true,
 			Advanced: true,
 		}, {