.SH SYNOPSIS
.B nmbd
[
-.B -D
+.B \-D
] [
-.B -H
+.B \-H
.I netbios hosts file
] [
-.B -d
+.B \-d
.I debuglevel
] [
-.B -l
+.B \-l
.I log basename
] [
-.B -p
+.B \-n
+.I netbios name
+] [
+.B \-p
.I port number
] [
-.B -s
-.I config file name
+.B \-s
+.I configuration file
]
-
.SH DESCRIPTION
This program is part of the Samba suite.
it will respond with the IP number of the host it is running on. "Its own name"
is by default the name of the host it is running on, but this can be overriden
with the
-.B -n
+.B \-n
option (see "OPTIONS" below). Using the
Nmbd can also be used as a WINS (Windows Internet Name Server)
means is that it will respond to all name requests that it receives
that are not broadcasts, as long as it can resolve the name.
.SH OPTIONS
-.B -B
+.B \-B
.RS 3
This option is obsolete. Please use the interfaces option in smb.conf
.RE
-.B -I
+.B \-I
.RS 3
This option is obsolete. Please use the interfaces option in smb.conf
.RE
-.B -D
+.B \-D
.RS 3
If specified, this parameter causes the server to operate as a daemon. That is,
By default, the server will NOT operate as a daemon.
.RE
-.B -C comment string
+.B \-C comment string
.RS 3
This option is obsolete. Please use the "server string" option in smb.conf
.RE
-.B -G
+.B \-G
.RS 3
This option is obsolete. Please use the "workgroup" option in smb.conf
.RE
-.B -H
+.B \-H
+.I netbios hosts file
.RS 3
It may be useful in some situations to be able to specify a list of
as comments. The first column is an IP address, or a hostname. If it
is a hostname then it is interpreted as the IP address returned by
gethostbyname() when read. Any IP address of 0.0.0.0 will be
-interpreted as the servers own IP address.
+interpreted as the server's own IP address.
The second column is a netbios name. This is the name that the server
will respond to. It must be less than 20 characters long.
The third column is optional, and is intended for flags. Currently the
only flag supported is M.
-A M means that this name is the default netbios name for this
-machine. This has the same affect as specifying the -n option to nmbd.
+An M means that this name is the default netbios name for this
+machine. This has the same affect as specifying the
+.B \-n
+option to
+.BR nmbd .
NOTE: The G and S flags are now obsolete and are replaced by the
"interfaces" and "remote announce" options in smb.conf.
After startup the server waits for queries, and will answer queries to
any name known to it. This includes all names in the netbios hosts
-file (if any) and it's own name.
+file (if any) and its own name.
-The primary intention of the -H option is to allow a mapping from
+The primary intention of the
+.B \-H
+option is to allow a mapping from
netbios names to internet domain names.
.B Example:
130.45.3.213 FREDDY
.RE
-.B -N
+.B \-N
.RS 3
This option is obsolete. Please use the "interfaces" option in
smb.conf instead.
.RE
-.B -d
+.B \-d
.I debuglevel
.RS 3
-This option set the debug level. See smb.conf(5)
+This option sets the debug level. See
+.BR smb.conf (5).
.RE
-.B -l
+.B \-l
.I log file
.RS 3
If specified,
-.I logfile
+.I log file
specifies a base filename into which operational data from the running server
will be logged.
info.
.RE
-.B -n
+.B \-n
.I netbios name
.RS 3
for itself.
.RE
-.B -p
+.B \-p
.I port number
.RS 3
Don't use this option unless you are an expert, in which case you
won't need help!
+.B \-s
+.I configuration file
+
+.RS 3
+The default configuration file name is determined at compile time.
+
+The file specified contains the configuration details required by the server.
+See
+.BR smb.conf (5)
+for more information.
+.RE
.SH VERSION
This man page is (mostly) correct for version 1.9.16 of the Samba
that differ from or are not covered by this man page. Please notify
these to the address below for rectification.
.SH SEE ALSO
-.B inetd(8),
-.B smbd(8),
-.B smb.conf(5),
-.B smbclient(1),
-.B testparm(1),
-.B testprns(1)
-
+.BR inetd (8),
+.BR smbd (8),
+.BR smb.conf (5),
+.BR smbclient (1),
+.BR testparm (1),
+.BR testprns (1)
.SH CREDITS
The original Samba software and related utilities were created by
Andrew Tridgell (samba-bugs@anu.edu.au). Andrew is also the Keeper
of the Source for this project.
-This man page originally written by Karl Auer (Karl.Auer@anu.edu.au)
-
-
-
-
-
-
+This man page was originally written by Karl Auer (Karl.Auer@anu.edu.au).
.TH SAMBA 7 29/3/95 Samba Samba
.SH NAME
-Samba \- a LanManager like fileserver for Unix
+Samba \- a LanManager like fileserver for UNIX
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B Samba
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.B Samba
software suite is a collection of programs that implements the SMB
-protocol for unix systems. This protocol is sometimes also referred to
+protocol for UNIX systems. This protocol is sometimes also referred to
as the LanManager or Netbios protocol.
-
.SH COMPONENTS
The Samba suite is made up of several components. Each component is
of those components that you use. If the manual pages aren't clear
enough then please send me a patch!
-The smbd(8) daemon provides the file and print services to SMB clients,
+The
+.BR smbd (8)
+daemon provides the file and print services to SMB clients,
such as Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT or LanManager. The
-configuration file for this daemon is described in smb.conf(5).
+configuration file for this daemon is described in
+.BR smb.conf (5).
-The nmbd(8) daemon provides Netbios nameserving and browsing
+The
+.BR nmbd (8)
+daemon provides Netbios nameserving and browsing
support. It can also be run interactively to query other name service
daemons.
-The smbclient(1) program implements a simple ftp-like client. This is
+The
+.BR smbclient (1)
+program implements a simple ftp-like client. This is
useful for accessing SMB shares on other compatible servers (such as
-WfWg), and can also be used to allow a unix box to print to a printer
+WfWg), and can also be used to allow a UNIX box to print to a printer
attached to any SMB server (such as a PC running WfWg).
-The testparm(1) utility allows you to test your smb.conf(5)
+The
+.BR testparm (1)
+utility allows you to test your
+.BR smb.conf (5)
configuration file.
-The smbstatus(1) utility allows you to tell who is currently using the
-smbd(8) server.
-
+The
+.BR smbstatus (1)
+utility allows you to tell who is currently using the
+.BR smbd (8)
+server.
.SH AVAILABILITY
The Samba software suite is licensed under the Gnu Public License. A
If you have access to a WWW viewer (such as Netscape or Mosaic) then
you will also find lots of useful information, including back issues
of the Samba mailing list, at http://samba.canberra.edu.au/pub/samba/
-
.SH AUTHOR
The main author of the Samba suite is Andrew Tridgell. He may be
in the CREDITS section below. The list is, however, badly out of
date. More up to date info may be obtained from the change-log that
comes with the Samba source code.
-
.SH CONTRIBUTIONS
If you wish to contribute to the Samba project, then I suggest you
If you have patches to submit or bugs to report then you may mail them
directly to samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au. Note, however, that due to the
enormous popularity of this package I may take some time to repond to
-mail. I prefer patches in "diff -u" format.
-
+mail. I prefer patches in "diff \-u" format.
.SH CREDITS
Contributors to the project are (in alphabetical order by email address):
.B smbd
program provides LanManager-like services to clients
using the SMB protocol.
-
.SH FILE FORMAT
The file consists of sections and parameters. A section begins with the
name of the section in square brackets and continues until the next
only whitespace.
Any line ending in a \e is "continued" on the next line in the
-customary unix fashion.
+customary UNIX fashion.
The values following the equals sign in parameters are all either a string
(no quotes needed) or a boolean, which may be given as yes/no, 0/1 or
read only = true
printable = true
public = true
-
.SH SPECIAL SECTIONS
.SS The [global] section
If you decide to use a path= line in your [homes] section then you may
find it useful to use the %S macro. For example path=/data/pchome/%S
would be useful if you have different home directories for your PCs
-than for unix access.
+than for UNIX access.
This is a fast and simple way to give a large number of clients access to
their home directories with a minimum of fuss.
.SS NAME MANGLING
-Samba supports "name mangling" so that Dos and Windows clients can use
+Samba supports "name mangling" so that DOS and Windows clients can use
files that don't conform to the 8.3 format. It can also be set to adjust
the case of 8.3 format filenames.
be use with "preserve case = yes" to permit long filenames to retain their
case, while short names are lowered. Default no.
-.SS COMPLETE LIST OF GLOBAL PARAMETER
+.SS COMPLETE LIST OF GLOBAL PARAMETERS
Here is a list of all global parameters. See the section of each
parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms.
smbrun
+socket address
+
socket options
status
write raw
-.SS COMPLETE LIST OF SERVICE PARAMETER
+.SS COMPLETE LIST OF SERVICE PARAMETERS
Here is a list of all service parameters. See the section of each
parameter for details. Note that some are synonyms.
.B Example:
auto services = fred lp colorlp
-
.SS allow hosts (S)
A synonym for this parameter is 'hosts allow'.
restrict access to only the hosts on a Class C subnet with something like
"allow hosts = 150.203.5.". The full syntax of the list is described in
the man page
-.B hosts_access(5).
+.BR hosts_access (5).
You can also specify hosts by network/netmask pairs and by netgroup
names if your system supports netgroups. The EXCEPT keyword can also
Note that access still requires suitable user-level passwords.
-See testparm(1) for a way of testing your host access to see if it
+See
+.BR testparm (1)
+for a way of testing your host access to see if it
does what you expect.
.B Default:
.SS alternate permissions (S)
This option affects the way the "read only" DOS attribute is produced
-for unix files. If this is false then the read only bit is set for
+for UNIX files. If this is false then the read only bit is set for
files on writeable shares which the user cannot write to.
If this is true then it is set for files whos user write bit is not set.
-The latter behaviour of useful for when users copy files from each
+The latter behaviour is useful for when users copy files from each
others directories, and use a file manager that preserves
permissions. Without this option they may get annoyed as all copied
files will have the "read only" bit set.
This option takes the usual substitutions, which can be very useful.
-If thew config file doesn't exist then it won't be loaded (allowing
+If the config file doesn't exist then it won't be loaded (allowing
you to special case the config files of just a few clients).
.B Example:
- config file = /usr/local/samba/smb.conf.%m
+ config file = /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf.%m
.SS copy (S)
This parameter allows you to 'clone' service entries. The specified
A synonym for this parameter is 'create mode'.
This parameter is the octal modes which are used when converting DOS modes
-to Unix modes.
+to UNIX modes.
Note that Samba will or this value with 0700 as you must have at least
user read, write and execute for Samba to work properly.
dead time = 15
.SS debug level (G)
The value of the parameter (an integer) allows the debug level
-(logging level) to be specified in the smb.conf file. This is to give
+(logging level) to be specified in the
+.B smb.conf
+file. This is to give
greater flexibility in the configuration of the system.
The default will be the debug level specified on the command line.
Typically the default service would be a public, read-only service.
-Also not that s of 1.9.14 the apparent service name will be changed to
+Also note that as of 1.9.14 the apparent service name will be changed to
equal that of the requested service, this is very useful as it allows
you to use macros like %S to make a wildcard service.
.SS delete readonly (S)
This parameter allows readonly files to be deleted. This is not normal DOS
-semantics, but is allowed by Unix.
+semantics, but is allowed by UNIX.
-This option may be useful for running applications such as rcs, where unix
-file ownership prevents changing file permissions, and dos semantics prevent
+This option may be useful for running applications such as rcs, where UNIX
+file ownership prevents changing file permissions, and DOS semantics prevent
deletion of a read only file.
.B Default:
and remaining space will be used.
.B Example:
- dfree command = /usr/local/smb/dfree
+ dfree command = /usr/local/samba/bin/dfree
Where the script dfree (which must be made executable) could be
- #!/bin/sh
- df $1 | tail -1 | awk '{print $2" "$4}'
+.nf
+ #!/bin/sh
+ df $1 | tail -1 | awk '{print $2" "$4}'
+.fi
or perhaps (on Sys V)
+.nf
#!/bin/sh
/usr/bin/df -k $1 | tail -1 | awk '{print $3" "$5}'
-
+.fi
Note that you may have to replace the command names with full
path names on some systems.
One some systems the account "nobody" may not be able to print. Use
another account in this case. You should test this by trying to log in
-as your guest user (perhaps by using the "su -" command) and trying to
-print using lpr.
+as your guest user (perhaps by using the "su \-" command) and trying to
+print using
+.BR lpr .
Note that as of version 1.9 of Samba this option may be set
differently for each service.
service. This is really a "paranoid" check to absolutely ensure an
improper setting does not breach your security.
-A name starting with @ is interpreted as a unix group.
+A name starting with @ is interpreted as a UNIX group.
The current servicename is substituted for %S. This is useful in the
[homes] section.
.SS include (G)
-This allows you to inlcude one config file inside another. the file is
+This allows you to include one config file inside another. the file is
included literally, as though typed in place.
It takes the standard substitutions, except %u, %P and %S
lock directory = /tmp/samba
.B Example:
- lock directory = /usr/local/samba/locks
+ lock directory = /usr/local/samba/var/locks
.SS locking (S)
This controls whether or not locking will be performed by the server in
response to lock requests from the client.
separate log files for each user or machine.
.B Example:
- log file = /usr/local/samba/log.%m
+ log file = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
.SS log level (G)
see "debug level"
spooler system that can do this with a simple option, except for the PPR
system from Trinity College (ppr\-dist.trincoll.edu/pub/ppr). One way
of implementing this is by using job priorities, where jobs having a too
-low priority wont be sent to the printer. See also the lppause command.
+low priority won't be sent to the printer. See also the
+.B lppause
+command.
-If a %p is given then the printername is put in it's place. A %j is
+If a %p is given then the printername is put in its place. A %j is
replaced with the job number (an integer).
On HPUX (see printing=hpux), if the -p%p option is added to the lpq
command, the job will show up with the correct status, i.e. if the job
as its only parameter and outputs printer status information.
Currently six styles of printer status information are supported; BSD,
-SYSV, AIX, HPUX, QNX and PLP. This covers most unix systems. You
+SYSV, AIX, HPUX, QNX, LPRNG and PLP. This covers most UNIX systems. You
control which type is expected using the "printing =" option.
Some clients (notably Windows for Workgroups) may not correctly send the
connected to by the client. This only happens if the connection number sent
is invalid.
-If a %p is given then the printername is put in it's place. Otherwise
+If a %p is given then the printername is put in its place. Otherwise
it is placed at the end of the command.
Note that it is good practice to include the absolute path in the lpq
This command should be a program or script which takes a printer name and
job number to resume the print job. See also the lppause command.
-If a %p is given then the printername is put in it's place. A %j is
+If a %p is given then the printername is put in its place. A %j is
replaced with the job number (an integer).
Note that it is good practice to include the absolute path in the lpresume
This command should be a program or script which takes a printer name
and job number, and deletes the print job.
-Currently six styles of printer control are supported; BSD, SYSV, AIX
-HPUX, QNX and PLP. This covers most unix systems. You control which type is
-expected using the "printing =" option.
+Currently seven styles of printer control are supported; BSD, SYSV, AIX
+HPUX, QNX, LPRNG and PLP. This covers most UNIX systems. You control
+which type is expected using the "printing =" option.
-If a %p is given then the printername is put in it's place. A %j is
+If a %p is given then the printername is put in its place. A %j is
replaced with the job number (an integer).
Note that it is good practice to include the absolute path in the lprm
magic output = myfile.txt
.SS magic script (S)
This parameter specifies the name of a file which, if opened, will be
-executed by the server when the file is closed. This allows a Unix script
+executed by the server when the file is closed. This allows a UNIX script
to be sent to the Samba host and executed on behalf of the connected user.
Scripts executed in this way will be deleted upon completion, permissions
for some hosts and some shells will require filtering at the DOS end.
Magic scripts are EXPERIMENTAL and should NOT be relied upon.
+
.B Default:
None. Magic scripts disabled.
This is for those who want to directly map UNIX file names which are
not representable on DOS. The mangling of names is not always what is
needed. In particular you may have documents with file extensiosn
-that differ between dos and unix. For example, under unix it is common
-to use .html for HTML files, whereas under dos .htm is more commonly
+that differ between DOS and UNIX. For example, under UNIX it is common
+to use .html for HTML files, whereas under DOS .htm is more commonly
used.
So to map 'html' to 'htm' you put:
mangled map = (*.html *.htm)
One very useful case is to remove the annoying ;1 off the ends of
-filenames on some CDROMS (only visible under some unixes). To do this
+filenames on some CDROMS (only visible under some UNIXes). To do this
use a map of (*;1 *)
.B default:
See the section on "NAME MANGLING"
.SS mangled names (S)
-This controls whether non-DOS names under Unix should be mapped to
+This controls whether non-DOS names under UNIX should be mapped to
DOS-compatible names ("mangled") and made visible, or whether non-DOS names
should simply be ignored.
rightmost dot. If there are no dots in the filename, the mangled name will
have no extension (except in the case of hidden files - see below).
-- files whose Unix name begins with a dot will be presented as DOS hidden
+- files whose UNIX name begins with a dot will be presented as DOS hidden
files. The mangled name will be created as for other filenames, but with the
leading dot removed and "___" as its extension regardless of actual original
extension (that's three underscores).
the same first five alphanumeric characters. The probability of such a clash
is 1/1300.
-The name mangling (if enabled) allows a file to be copied between Unix
-directories from DOS while retaining the long Unix filename. Unix files can
+The name mangling (if enabled) allows a file to be copied between UNIX
+directories from DOS while retaining the long UNIX filename. UNIX files can
be renamed to a new extension from DOS and will retain the same basename.
Mangled names do not change between sessions.
characters).
The larger this value, the more likely it is that mangled names can be
-successfully converted to correct long Unix names. However, large stack
+successfully converted to correct long UNIX names. However, large stack
sizes will slow most directory access. Smaller stacks save memory in the
server (each stack element costs 256 bytes).
mangled stack = 100
.SS map archive (S)
-This controls whether the DOS archive attribute should be mapped to Unix
+This controls whether the DOS archive attribute should be mapped to UNIX
execute bits. The DOS archive bit is set when a file has been modified
since its last backup. One motivation for this option it to keep Samba/your
PC from making any file it touches from becoming executable under UNIX.
map archive = no
.SS map hidden (S)
-This controls whether DOS style hidden files should be mapped to Unix
+This controls whether DOS style hidden files should be mapped to UNIX
execute bits.
.B Default:
.B Example:
map hidden = yes
.SS map system (S)
-This controls whether DOS style system files should be mapped to Unix
+This controls whether DOS style system files should be mapped to UNIX
execute bits.
.B Default:
For the really adventurous, try something like this:
-message command = csh -c 'csh < %s |& /usr/local/samba/smbclient \\
+message command = csh -c 'csh < %s |& /usr/local/samba/bin/smbclient \e
-M %m; rm %s' &
this would execute the command as a script on the server, then give
configuration files do not become invalid.
.SS passwd chat (G)
-This string coontrols the "chat" conversation that takes places
+This string controls the "chat" conversation that takes places
between smbd and the local password changing program to change the
users password. The string describes a sequence of response-receive
pairs that smbd uses to determine what to send to the passwd program
and what to expect back. If the expected output is not received then
the password is not changed.
-This chat sequence is often quite site specific, deppending on what
+This chat sequence is often quite site specific, depending on what
local methods are used for password control (such as NIS+ etc).
The string can contain the macros %o and %n which are substituted for
sure the PASSWORD_LENGTH option is correct for your system in local.h
and includes.h. On most systems only the first 8 chars of a password
are significant so PASSWORD_LENGTH should be 8, but on some longer
-passwords are significant. The inlcudes.h file tries to select the
+passwords are significant. The includes.h file tries to select the
right length for your system.
.B Default:
By specifying the name of another SMB server (such as a WinNT box)
with this option, and using "security = server" you can get Samba to
-do all it's username/password validation via a remote server.
+do all its username/password validation via a remote server.
This options sets the name of the password server to use. It must be a
-netbios name, so if the machines netbios name is different from it's
-internet name then you may have to add it's netbios name to
+netbios name, so if the machine's netbios name is different from its
+internet name then you may have to add its netbios name to
/etc/hosts.
The password server much be a machine capable of using the "LM1.2X002"
or the "LM NT 0.12" protocol, and it must be in user level security
mode.
-NOTE: Using a password server means your unix box (running Samba) is
+NOTE: Using a password server means your UNIX box (running Samba) is
only as secure as your password server. DO NOT CHOOSE A PASSWORD
SERVER THAT YOU DON'T COMPLETELY TRUST.
time they log in. Maybe a message of the day? Here is an example:
preexec = csh -c 'echo \"Welcome to %S!\" | \
- /usr/local/samba/smbclient -M %m -I %I' &
+ /usr/local/samba/bin/smbclient -M %m -I %I' &
Of course, this could get annoying after a while :-)
global print command, spool files will be created but not processed and (most
importantly) not removed.
-Note that printing may fail on some unixes from the "nobody"
+Note that printing may fail on some UNIXes from the "nobody"
account. If this happens then create an alternative guest account that
can print and set the "guest account" in the [global] section.
normally print files on your system.
.B Default:
- print command = lpr -r -P %p %s
+ print command = lpr -r -P %p %s
.B Example:
- print command = /usr/local/samba/myprintscript %p %s
+ print command = /usr/local/samba/bin/myprintscript %p %s
.SS print ok (S)
See
.B printable.
with no "printer driver" option set and the client will give you a
list of printer drivers. The appropriate strings are shown in a
scrollbox after you have chosen the printer manufacturer.
+
.B Example:
printer driver = HP LaserJet 4L
.B Example:
root directory = /homes/smb
.SS security (G)
-This option does affects how clients respond to Samba.
+This option affects how clients respond to Samba.
The option sets the "security mode bit" in replies to protocol negotiations
to turn share level security on or off. Clients decide based on this bit
The alternatives are "security = user" or "security = server".
If your PCs use usernames that are the same as their usernames on the
-unix machine then you will want to use "security = user". If you
-mostly use usernames that don't exist on the unix box then use
+UNIX machine then you will want to use "security = user". If you
+mostly use usernames that don't exist on the UNIX box then use
"security = share".
There is a bug in WfWg that may affect your decision. When in user
You must get this path right for many services to work correctly.
-.B Default: taken from Makefile
+.B Default:
+taken from Makefile
.B Example:
smbrun = /usr/local/samba/bin/smbrun
The setdir comand is only implemented in the Digital Pathworks client. See the
Pathworks documentation for details.
+
.B Default:
set directory = no
file open. These modes are used by clients to gain exclusive read or
write access to a file.
-These open modes are not directly supported by unix, so they are
+These open modes are not directly supported by UNIX, so they are
simulated using lock files in the "lock directory". The "lock
directory" specified in smb.conf must be readable by all users.
DENY_ALL, DENY_READ, DENY_WRITE, DENY_NONE and DENY_FCB.
Enabling this option gives full share compatability but may cost a bit
-of processing time on the unix server. They are enabled by default.
+of processing time on the UNIX server. They are enabled by default.
.B Default:
share modes = yes
.B Example:
share modes = no
+.SS socket address (G)
+
+This option allows you to control what address Samba will listen for
+connections on. This is used to support multiple virtual interfaces on
+the one server, each with a different configuration.
+
+By default samba will accept connections on any address.
+
+.B Example:
+ socket address = 192.168.2.20
+
.SS socket options (G)
This option (which can also be invoked with the -O command line
option) allows you to set socket options to be used when talking with
.SS status (G)
This enables or disables logging of connections to a status file that
-smbstatus can read.
+.B smbstatus
+can read.
-With this disabled smbstatus won't be able to tell you what
+With this disabled
+.B smbstatus
+won't be able to tell you what
connections are active.
.B Default:
status = no
.SS strip dot (G)
-This is a boolean that controls whether to strup trailing dots off
+This is a boolean that controls whether to strip trailing dots off
filenames. This helps with some CDROMs that have filenames ending in a
single dot.
This is a boolean parameter that controls whether writes will always
be written to stable storage before the write call returns. If this is
-false then the server will be guided by the clients request in each
+false then the server will be guided by the client's request in each
write call (clients can set a bit indicating that a particular write
should be synchronous). If this is true then every write will be
followed by a fsync() call to ensure the data is written to disk.
Multiple users may be specified in a comma-delimited list, in which case the
supplied password will be tested against each username in turn (left to right).
-The username= line is needed only when the PC is unable to supply it's own
+The username= line is needed only when the PC is unable to supply its own
username. This is the case for the coreplus protocol or where your
-users have different WfWg usernames to unix usernames. In both these
+users have different WfWg usernames to UNIX usernames. In both these
cases you may also be better using the \\\\server\\share%user syntax
instead.
lots of users in case of duplicate passwords. You may get timeouts or
security breaches using this parameter unwisely.
-Samba relies on the underlying unix security. This parameter does not
+Samba relies on the underlying UNIX security. This parameter does not
restrict who can login, it just offers hints to the Samba server as to
what usernames might correspond to the supplied password. Users can
login as whoever they please and they will be able to do no more
This option allows you to to specify a file containing a mapping of
usernames from the clients to the server. This can be used for several
-purposes. The most common is to map usernames that users use on dos or
-windows machines to those that the unix box uses. The other is to map
+purposes. The most common is to map usernames that users use on DOS or
+Windows machines to those that the UNIX box uses. The other is to map
multiple users to a single username so that they can more easily share
files.
The map file is parsed line by line. Each line should contain a single
-unix username on the left then a '=' followed by a list of usernames
+UNIX username on the left then a '=' followed by a list of usernames
on the right. The list of usernames on the right may contain names of
-the form @group in which case they will match any unix username in
+the form @group in which case they will match any UNIX username in
that group. The special client name '*' is a wildcard and matches any
name.
The file is processed on each line by taking the supplied username and
comparing it with each username on the right hand side of the '='
-signs. If the supplied name matrches any of the names on the right
+signs. If the supplied name matches any of the names on the right
hand side then it is replaced with the name on the left. Processing
then continues with the next line.
If any line begins with a '#' or a ';' then it is ignored
-For example to map from he name "admin" or "administrator" to the unix
+For example to map from the name "admin" or "administrator" to the UNIX
name "root" you would use
root = admin administrator
-Or to map anyone in the unix group "system" to the unix name "sys" you
+Or to map anyone in the UNIX group "system" to the UNIX name "sys" you
would use
sys = @system
usernames. Thus if you connect to "\\\\server\\fred" and "fred" is
remapped to "mary" then you will actually be connecting to
"\\\\server\\mary" and will need to supply a password suitable for
-"mary" not "fred". The only exception to this is the username passwed
+"mary" not "fred". The only exception to this is the username passed
to the "password server" (if you have one). The password server will
receive whatever username the client supplies without modification.
valid chars = z:Z
valid chars = 0132:0172
-The last two examples above actually add two characters, and alters
+The last two examples above actually add two characters, and alter
the uppercase and lowercase mappings appropriately.
.B Default
+.br
Samba defaults to using a reasonable set of valid characters
+.br
for english systems
.B Example
automatically produce a complete "valid chars" line for a given client
system. Look in the examples subdirectory for this package.
-
.SS valid users (S)
This is a list of users that should be allowed to login to this
-service. A name starting with @ is interpreted as a unix group.
+service. A name starting with @ is interpreted as a UNIX group.
If this is empty (the default) then any user can login. If a username
is in both this list and the "invalid users" list then access is
.SS volume (S)
This allows you to override the volume label returned for a
-share. Useful for CDROMs whos installation programs insist on a
+share. Useful for CDROMs with installation programs that insist on a
particular volume label.
The default is the name of the share
.SS wide links (S)
-This parameter controls whether or not links in the Unix file system may be
+This parameter controls whether or not links in the UNIX file system may be
followed by the server. Links that point to areas within the directory tree
exported by the server are always allowed; this parameter controls access
only to areas that are outside the directory tree being exported.
This controls what workgroup your server will appear to be in when
queried by clients. This can be different to the workgroup specified
in the nmbd configuration, but it is probably best if you set them to
-the same value.
+ the same value.
.B Default:
set in the Makefile
If the service is marked "guest only = yes" then steps 1 to 5 are skipped
Step 1: If the client has passed a username/password pair and that
-username/password pair is validated by the unix systems password
+username/password pair is validated by the UNIX system's password
programs then the connection is made as that username. Note that this
includes the \\\\server\\service%username method of passing a username.
system and now supplies a correct password for that username then the
connection is allowed.
-Step 3: The clients netbios name and any previously used user names
+Step 3: The client's netbios name and any previously used user names
are checked against the supplied password, if they match then the
connection is allowed as the corresponding user.
Step 5: If a "user = " field is given in the smb.conf file for the
service and the client has supplied a password, and that password
-matches (according to the unix systems password checking) with one of
+matches (according to the UNIX system's password checking) with one of
the usernames from the user= field then the connection is made as the
username in the "user=" line. If one of the username in the user= list
begins with a @ then that name expands to a list of names in the group
Step 6: If the service is a guest service then a connection is made as
the username given in the "guest account =" for the service,
irrespective of the supplied password.
-
-
.SH WARNINGS
Although the configuration file permits service names to contain spaces,
your client software may not. Spaces will be ignored in comparisons anyway,
1.8.05, it is STRONGLY recommended that you upgrade.
.SH OPTIONS
Not applicable.
-
.SH FILES
Not applicable.
-
.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
Not applicable.
-
.SH SEE ALSO
-.B smbd(8),
-.B smbclient(1),
-.B nmbd(8),
-.B testparm(1),
-.B testprns(1),
-.B lpq(1),
-.B hosts_access(5)
+.BR smbd (8),
+.BR smbclient (1),
+.BR nmbd (8),
+.BR testparm (1),
+.BR testprns (1),
+.BR lpq (1),
+.BR hosts_access (5)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
[This section under construction]
Most diagnostics issued by the server are logged in a specified log file. The
log file name is specified at compile time, but may be overridden on the
-smbd (see smbd(8)) command line.
+smbd command line (see
+.BR smbd (8)).
The number and nature of diagnostics available depends on the debug level used
by the server. If you have problems, set the debug level to 3 and peruse the
describing each and every diagnostic. At this stage your best bet is still
to grep the source code and inspect the conditions that gave rise to the
diagnostics you are seeing.
-
.SH BUGS
None known.
.B samba-bugs@anu.edu.au (Andrew Tridgell)
.RS 3
-or to the mailing list
+or to the mailing list:
.RE
.B samba@listproc.anu.edu.au
.RE
-You may also like to subscribe to the announcement channel
+You may also like to subscribe to the announcement channel:
.RS 3
-samba-announce@listproc.anu.edu.au
+.B samba-announce@listproc.anu.edu.au
.RE
To subscribe to these lists send a message to
[
.B password
] [
-.B -A
+.B \-A
] [
-.B -E
+.B \-E
] [
-.B -L
+.B \-L
.I host
] [
-.B -M
+.B \-M
.I host
] [
-.B -I
+.B \-I
.I IP number
] [
-.B -N
+.B \-N
] [
-.B -P
+.B \-P
] [
-.B -U
+.B \-U
.I username
] [
-.B -d
+.B \-d
.I debuglevel
] [
-.B -l
+.B \-l
.I log basename
] [
-.B -n
+.B \-n
.I netbios name
] [
-.B -W
+.B \-W
.I workgroup
] [
-.B -O
+.B \-O
.I socket options
] [
-.B -p
+.B \-p
.I port number
] [
-.B -c
+.B \-c
.I command string
] [
-.B -T
+.B \-T
.I tar options
] [
-.B -D
+.B \-D
.I initial directory
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
an interface similar to that of the
.B ftp
program (see
-.B ftp(1)). Operations include things like getting files from the
+.BR ftp (1)).
+Operations include things like getting files from the
server to the local machine, putting files from the local machine to
the server, retrieving directory information from the server and so on.
-
.SH OPTIONS
.B servicename
.RS 3
password
is the password required to access the specified service on the
specified server. If supplied, the
-.B -N
+.B \-N
option (suppress password prompt) is assumed.
There is no default password. If no password is supplied on the command line
(either here or using the
-.B -U
+.B \-U
option (see below)) and
-.B -N
+.B \-N
is not specified, the client will prompt for a password, even if the desired
-service does not require one. (If prompted for a password and none is
+service does not require one. (If no password is
required, simply press ENTER to provide a null password.)
Note: Some servers (including OS/2 and Windows for Workgroups) insist
Be cautious about including passwords in scripts.
.RE
-.B -A
+.B \-A
.RS 3
This parameter, if specified, causes the maximum debug level to be selected.
may be written to some log files.
.RE
-.B -L
+.B \-L
.RS 3
This option allows you to look at what services are available on a
server. You use it as "smbclient -L host" and a list should appear.
-The -I option may be useful if your netbios names don't match your
+The
+.B \-I
+option may be useful if your netbios names don't match your
tcp/ip host names or if you are trying to reach a host on another
network. For example:
smbclient -L ftp -I ftp.microsoft.com
-will list the shares available on microsofts public server.
+will list the shares available on Microsoft's public server.
.RE
-.B -M
+.B \-M
.RS 3
This options allows you to send messages, using the "WinPopup"
The message is also automatically truncated if the message is over
1600 bytes, as this is the limit of the protocol.
-One useful trick is to cat the message through smbclient. For example:
+One useful trick is to cat the message through
+.BR smbclient .
+For example:
cat mymessage.txt | smbclient -M FRED
will send the message in the file "mymessage.txt" to the machine FRED.
-You may also find the -U and -I options useful, as they allow you to
+You may also find the
+.B \-U
+and
+.B \-I
+options useful, as they allow you to
control the FROM and TO parts of the message.
-Samba currently has no way of receiving WinPopup messages.
+See the message command section of
+.BR smb.conf (5)
+for a description of how to handle incoming WinPopup messages in Samba.
Note: Copy WinPopup into the startup group on your WfWg PCs if you
want them to always be able to receive messages.
.RE
-.B -E
+.B \-E
.RS 3
This parameter, if specified, causes the client to write messages to the
user's tty.
.RE
-.B -I
+.B \-I
.I IP number
.RS 3
automatically by the client as described above.
.RE
-.B -N
+.B \-N
.RS 3
If specified, this parameter suppresses the normal password prompt from the
specified, the client will request a password.
.RE
-.B -O
+.B \-O
.I socket options
-.RS 3
-
-See the socket options section of smb.conf(5) for details
+.RS 3
+See the socket options section of
+.BR smb.conf (5)
+for details.
.RE
-.B -P
+
+.B \-P
.RS 3
If specified, the service requested will be connected to as a printer service
By default, services will be connected to as NON-printer services.
.RE
-.B -U
+.B \-U
.I username
.RS 3
If the service you are connecting to requires a password, it can be supplied
using the
-.B -U
+.B \-U
option, by appending a percent symbol ("%") then the password to
.I username.
For example, to attach to a service as user "fred" with password "secret", you
would specify
-.B -U
+.B \-U
.I fred%secret
on the command line. Note that there are no spaces around the percent symbol.
If you specify the password as part of
.I username
then the
-.B -N
+.B \-N
option (suppress password prompt) is assumed.
If you specify the password as a parameter AND as part of
Be cautious about including passwords in scripts.
.RE
-.B -d
+.B \-d
.I debuglevel
-.RS 3
+.RS 3
debuglevel is an integer from 0 to 5.
The default value if this parameter is not specified is zero.
is extremely cryptic.
.RE
-.B -l
+.B \-l
.I log basename
.RS 3
The log files generated are never removed by the client.
.RE
-.RE
-.B -n
+.B \-n
.I netbios name
.RS 3
the host name and use whatever netbios name you wish.
.RE
-.B -W
+.B \-W
.I workgroup
.RS 3
to connect to some servers.
.RE
-.B -p
+.B \-p
.I port number
-.RS 3
+.RS 3
port number is a positive integer value.
The default value if this parameter is not specified is 139.
hence the default.
This parameter is not normally specified.
+.RE
-.B -T
+.B \-T
.I tar options
-.RS3
-where tar options are one or more of c,x,I,X,b,g,N or a; used as:
+.RS 3
+where
+.I tar options
+consists of one or more of
+.BR c ,
+.BR x ,
+.BR I ,
+.BR X ,
+.BR b ,
+.BR g ,
+.BR N
+or
+.BR a ;
+used as:
.LP
smbclient
.B "\\\\\\\\server\\\\share"
.IR filenames....
]
-.RS3
+.RS 3
.B c
Create a tar file on UNIX. Must be followed by the name of a tar file,
-tape device or "-" for standard output. (May be useful to set debugging
-low (-d0)) to avoid corrupting your tar file if using "-"). Mutually
-exclusive with the x flag.
+tape device or "\-" for standard output. (May be useful to set debugging
+low
+.RB ( -d0 ))
+to avoid corrupting your tar file if using "\-"). Mutually
+exclusive with the
+.B x
+flag.
.B x
-Extract (restore) a local tar file back to a share. Unless the -D
+Extract (restore) a local tar file back to a share. Unless the
+.B \-D
option is given, the tar files will be restored from the top level of
-the share. Must be followed by the name of the tar file, device or "-"
-for standard input. Mutually exclusive with the c flag.
+the share. Must be followed by the name of the tar file, device or "\-"
+for standard input. Mutually exclusive with the
+.B c
+flag.
.B I
Include files and directories. Is the default behaviour when
.B g
Incremental. Only back up files that have the archive bit set. Useful
-only with the c flag.
+only with the
+.B c
+flag.
.B N
Newer than. Must be followed by the name of a file whose date is
compared against files found on the share during a create. Only files
newer than the file specified are backed up to the tar file. Useful
-only with the c flag.
+only with the
+.B c
+flag.
.B a
Set archive bit. Causes the archive bit to be reset when a file is backed
-up. Useful with the g (and c) flags.
+up. Useful with the
+.B g
+(and
+.BR c )
+flags.
.LP
.B Examples
smbclient \\\\mypc\\myshare "" -N -Tc backup.tar users/docs
Create a tar file of the files beneath users/docs.
-
+.RE
.RE
-.B -D
+.B \-D
.I initial directory
-.RS3
-
+.RS 3
Change to initial directory before starting. Probably only of any use
-with the tar (\-T) option.
-
-
+with the tar
+.RB ( \-T )
+option.
.RE
-.B -c
+.B \-c
.I command string
.RS 3
-
command string is a semicolon separated list of commands to be
-executed instead of prompting from stdin. -N is implied by -c.
+executed instead of prompting from stdin.
+.B \-N
+is implied by
+.BR \-c .
This is particularly useful in scripts and for printing stdin to
-the server, e.g. -c 'print -'.
-
+the server, e.g. \-c 'print \-'.
.RE
-
.SH OPERATIONS
Once the client is running, the user is presented with a prompt, "smb: \\>".
The backslash ("\\") indicates the current working directory on the server,
from the server to the machine running the client. If specified, name the
local copy
.I local file name.
-Note that all transfers in smbclient are binary. See also the
+Note that all transfers in
+.B smbclient
+are binary. See also the
.B lowercase
command.
.RE
and
.B mget
commands. This is often useful when copying (say) MSDOS files from a server,
-because lowercase filenames are the norm on Unix systems.
+because lowercase filenames are the norm on UNIX systems.
.RE
.RE
.B recurse
and
.B mask
-commands for more information. Note that all transfers in smbclient are
-binary. See also the
+commands for more information. Note that all transfers in
+.B smbclient
+are binary. See also the
.B lowercase
command.
.RE
.B recurse
and
.B mask
-commands for more information. Note that all transfers in smbclient are
-binary.
+commands for more information. Note that all transfers in
+.B smbclient
+are binary.
.RE
.RE
from the machine running the client to the server. If specified, name the
remote copy
.I remote file name.
-Note that all transfers in smbclient are binary. See also the
+Note that all transfers in
+.B smbclient
+are binary. See also the
.B lowercase
command.
.RE
files that match the mask specified using the
.B mask
command will be retrieved. See also the
-.mask
+.B mask
command.
When recursion is toggled OFF, only files from the current working
.RE
.B Description:
.RS 3
-Performs a tar operation - see -T command line option above. Behaviour
+Performs a tar operation - see the
+.B \-T
+command line option above. Behaviour
may be affected by the
.B tarmode
-command (see below). Using the g (incremental) and N (newer) will affect
-tarmode settings. Note that using the "-" option with tar x may not
+command (see below). Using g (incremental) and N (newer) will affect
+tarmode settings. Note that using the "\-" option with tar x may not
work - use the command line option instead.
.RE
.RE
.RS 3
.B Parameters
.RS 3
-.I <filename> <perm=[+|-]rsha>
+.I <filename> <perm=[+|\-]rsha>
.RE
.B Description
would make myfile read only.
.RE
.RE
-
.SH NOTES
Some servers are fussy about the case of supplied usernames, passwords, share
names (aka service names) and machine names. If you fail to connect try
giving all parameters in uppercase.
It is often necessary to use the
-.B -n
+.B \-n
option when connecting to some types
of servers. For example OS/2 LanManager insists on a valid netbios name
being used, so you need to supply a valid name that would be known to
.B smbclient
supports long file names where the server supports the LANMAN2
protocol.
-
.SH FILES
Not applicable.
-
.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
.B USER
.RS 3
This information is used only if the protocol level is high enough to support
session-level passwords.
.RE
-
.SH INSTALLATION
The location of the client program is a matter for individual system
administrators. The following are thus suggestions only.
-It is recommended that the client software be installed under the /usr/local
+It is recommended that the client software be installed under the
+/usr/local/samba
hierarchy, in a directory readable by all, writeable only by root. The client
program itself should be executable by all. The client should NOT be setuid
or setgid!
by the user.
To test the client, you will need to know the name of a running Lan manager
-server. It is possible to run the smbd (see
-.B smbd(8)) as an ordinary user - running that server as a daemon on a
+server. It is possible to run
+.B smbd
+(see
+.BR smbd (8))
+as an ordinary user - running that server as a daemon on a
user-accessible port (typically any port number over 1024) would
provide a suitable test server.
.SH VERSION
covered by this man page. Please notify these to the address below for
rectification.
.SH SEE ALSO
-.B smbd(8)
-
+.BR smbd (8)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
[This section under construction]
describing each and every diagnostic. At this stage your best bet is still
to grep the source code and inspect the conditions that gave rise to the
diagnostics you are seeing.
-
.SH BUGS
None known.
.SH CREDITS
Andrew Tridgell (samba-bugs@anu.edu.au). Andrew is also the Keeper
of the Source for this project.
-This man page written by Karl Auer (Karl.Auer@anu.edu.au)
+This man page was written by Karl Auer (Karl.Auer@anu.edu.au).
See
-.B smb.conf(5) for a full list of contributors and details on how to
+.BR smb.conf (5)
+for a full list of contributors and details on how to
submit bug reports, comments etc.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B smbd
[
-.B -D
+.B \-D
] [
-.B -a
+.B \-a
] [
-.B -d
+.B \-d
.I debuglevel
] [
-.B -l
+.B \-l
.I log file
] [
-.B -p
+.B \-p
.I port number
] [
-.B -O
+.B \-O
.I socket options
] [
-.B -s
+.B \-s
.I configuration file
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
An extensive description of the services that the server can provide is given
in the man page for the configuration file controlling the attributes of those
services (see
-.B smb.conf(5)). This man page will not describe the services, but
+.BR smb.conf (5)).
+This man page will not describe the services, but
will concentrate on the administrative aspects of running the server.
Please note that there are significant security implications to running this
server, and
-.B smb.conf(5) should be regarded as mandatory reading before proceeding with
+.BR smb.conf (5)
+should be regarded as mandatory reading before proceeding with
installation.
A session is created whenever a client requests one. Each client gets a copy
The configuration file is automatically reloaded if it changes. You
can force a reload by sending a SIGHUP to the server.
-
.SH OPTIONS
-.B -D
+.B \-D
.RS 3
If specified, this parameter causes the server to operate as a daemon. That is,
By default, the server will NOT operate as a daemon.
.RE
-.B -a
+.B \-a
.RS 3
If this parameter is specified, the log files will be overwritten with each
new connection. By default, the log files will be appended to.
.RE
-.B -d
+.B \-d
.I debuglevel
.RS 3
is extremely cryptic.
.RE
-.B -l
+.B \-l
.I log file
.RS 3
The log files generated are never removed by the server.
.RE
-.B -O
+.B \-O
.I socket options
.RS 3
-See the socket options section of smb.conf(5) for details
+See the socket options section of
+.BR smb.conf (5)
+for details
.RE
-.B -p
+.B \-p
.I port number
.RS 3
This parameter is not normally specified except in the above situation.
.RE
-.B -s
+.B \-s
.I configuration file
.RS 3
The information in this file includes server-specific information such as
what printcap file to use, as well as descriptions of all the services that the
server is to provide. See
-.B smb.conf(5) for more information.
+.BR smb.conf (5)
+for more information.
.RE
-
.SH FILES
.B /etc/inetd.conf
protocol type (eg., tcp). See the section "INSTALLATION" below.
.RE
-.B /usr/local/smb/smb.conf
+.B /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf
.RS 3
This file describes all the services the server is to make available to
clients. See
-.B smb.conf(5) for more information.
+.BR smb.conf (5)
+for more information.
.RE
.RE
-
.SH LIMITATIONS
-On some systems smbd cannot change uid back to root after a setuid() call.
+On some systems
+.B smbd
+cannot change uid back to root after a setuid() call.
Such systems are called "trapdoor" uid systems. If you have such a system,
you will be unable to connect from a client (such as a PC) as two different
users at once. Attempts to connect the second user will result in "access
denied" or similar.
-
.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
.B PRINTER
as the name of the printer to use. This is not specific to the server,
however.
.RE
-
.SH INSTALLATION
The location of the server and its support files is a matter for individual
system administrators. The following are thus suggestions only.
It is recommended that the server software be installed under the
-/usr/local hierarchy, in a directory readable by all, writeable only
+/usr/local/samba hierarchy, in a directory readable by all, writeable only
by root. The server program itself should be executable by all, as
users may wish to run the server themselves (in which case it will of
course run with their privileges). The server should NOT be
The remaining notes will assume the following:
.RS 3
-smbd (the server program) installed in /usr/local/smb
+.B smbd
+(the server program) installed in /usr/local/samba/bin
-smb.conf (the configuration file) installed in /usr/local/smb
+smb.conf (the configuration file) installed in /usr/local/samba/lib
log files stored in /var/adm/smblogs
.RE
When you've decided, continue with either "RUNNING THE SERVER AS A DAEMON" or
"RUNNING THE SERVER ON REQUEST".
.SH RUNNING THE SERVER AS A DAEMON
-To run the server as a daemon from the command line, simply put the "-D" option
+To run the server as a daemon from the command line, simply put the
+.B \-D
+option
on the command line. There is no need to place an ampersand at the end of the
-command line - the "-D" option causes the server to detach itself from the
+command line - the
+.B \-D
+option causes the server to detach itself from the
tty anyway.
Any user can run the server as a daemon (execute permissions permitting, of
desired:
.RS 3
-/usr/local/smb/smbd -D -l /var/adm/smblogs/log -s /usr/local/smb/smb.conf
+/usr/local/samba/bin/smbd -D -l /var/adm/smblogs/log -s /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf
.RE
(The above should appear in your initialisation script as a single line.
newlines or indentation as a single space or TAB character.)
If the options used at compile time are appropriate for your system, all
-parameters except the desired debug level and "-D" may be omitted. See the
+parameters except the desired debug level and
+.B \-D
+may be omitted. See the
section "OPTIONS" above.
.SH RUNNING THE SERVER ON REQUEST
If your system uses a meta-daemon such as inetd, you can arrange to have the
You will probably want to set up the name server
.B nmbd
at the same time as
-the smbd - refer to the man page
-.B nmbd(8).
+.B smbd
+- refer to the man page
+.BR nmbd (8).
First, ensure that a port is configured in the file /etc/services. The
well-known port 139 should be used if possible, though any port may be used.
that you are using a meta-daemon other than inetd, you are on your own). Note
that the first item in this line matches the service name in /etc/services.
Substitute appropriate values for your system in this line (see
-.B inetd(8)):
+.BR inetd (8)):
.RS 3
-netbios-ssn stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/smb/smbd -d1
--l/var/adm/smblogs/log -s/usr/local/smb/smb.conf
+.\" turn off right adjustment
+.ad l
+netbios-ssn stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/samba/bin/smbd -d1
+-l/var/adm/smblogs/log -s/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf
+.ad
.RE
(The above should appear in /etc/inetd.conf as a single line. Depending on
To properly test and experiment with the server, we recommend using the
smbclient program (see
-.B smbclient(1)).
+.BR smbclient (1)).
.SH VERSION
This man page is (mostly) correct for version 1.9.00 of the Samba suite, plus some
of the recent patches to it. These notes will necessarily lag behind
covered by this man page. Please notify these to the address below for
rectification.
.SH SEE ALSO
-.B hosts_access(5),
-.B inetd(8),
-.B nmbd(8),
-.B smb.conf(5),
-.B smbclient(1),
-.B testparm(1),
-.B testprns(1)
-
+.BR hosts_access (5),
+.BR inetd (8),
+.BR nmbd (8),
+.BR smb.conf (5),
+.BR smbclient (1),
+.BR testparm (1),
+.BR testprns (1)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
[This section under construction]
describing each and every diagnostic. At this stage your best bet is still
to grep the source code and inspect the conditions that gave rise to the
diagnostics you are seeing.
-
.SH BUGS
None known.
.SH CREDITS
Andrew Tridgell (samba-bugs@anu.edu.au). Andrew is also the Keeper
of the Source for this project.
-This man page written by Karl Auer (Karl.Auer@anu.edu.au)
+This man page was written by Karl Auer (Karl.Auer@anu.edu.au).
See
-.B smb.conf(5) for a full list of contributors and details on how to
+.BR smb.conf (5)
+for a full list of contributors and details on how to
submit bug reports, comments etc.
the
.B smbd
daemon (see
-.B smbd(8)).
+.BR smbd (8)).
It first changes to the highest effective user and group ID that it can,
then runs the command line provided using the system() call. This program is
.B smbrun
is executed will affect what executables are located and executed if a
fully-qualified path is not given in the command.
-
.SH INSTALLATION
The location of the server and its support files is a matter for individual
system administrators. The following are thus suggestions only.
It is recommended that the
.B smbrun
-program be installed under the /usr/local hierarchy, in a directory readable
+program be installed under the /usr/local/samba hierarchy, in a directory readable
by all, writeable only by root. The program should be executable by all.
The program should NOT be setuid or setgid!
.SH VERSION
covered by this man page. Please notify these to the address below for
rectification.
.SH SEE ALSO
-.B smbd(8),
-.B smb.conf(8)
+.BR smbd (8),
+.BR smb.conf (8)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
-If smbrun cannot be located or cannot be executed by
+If
+.B smbrun
+cannot be located or cannot be executed by
+.B smbd
+then appropriate messages will be found in the
.B smbd
-then appropriate messages will be found in the smbd logs. Other diagnostics are
+logs. Other diagnostics are
dependent on the shell-command being run. It is advisable for your shell
commands to issue suitable diagnostics to aid trouble-shooting.
.SH BUGS
Andrew Tridgell (samba-bugs@anu.edu.au). Andrew is also the Keeper
of the Source for this project.
-This man page was written by Karl Auer (Karl.Auer@anu.edu.au)
+This man page was written by Karl Auer (Karl.Auer@anu.edu.au).
See
-.B smb.conf(5) for a full list of contributors and details of how to
+.BR smb.conf (5)
+for a full list of contributors and details of how to
submit bug reports, comments etc.
smbstatus \- report on current Samba connections
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B smbstatus
-[-d]
-[-s
+[
+.B \-d
+] [
+.B \-p
+] [
+.B \-s
.I configuration file
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
This program is part of the Samba suite.
.B smbstatus
-is a very simple program to list the current Samba connections
+is a very simple program to list the current Samba connections.
-Just run the program and the output is self explanatory. You can offer
-a configuration filename to override the default. The default is
-CONFIGFILE from the Makefile.
-
-Option
-.I -d
+Just run the program and the output is self explanatory.
+.SH OPTIONS
+.B \-d
gives verbose output.
-.I -p
-print a list of smbd processes and exit. Useful for scripting.
+.B \-p
+print a list of
+.B smbd
+processes and exit. Useful for scripting.
+
+.B \-s
+.I configuration file
+
+.RS 3
+The default configuration file name is determined at compile time.
+The file specified contains the configuration details required by the server.
+See
+.BR smb.conf (5)
+for more information.
+.RE
.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
Not applicable.
-
.SH INSTALLATION
The location of the server and its support files is a matter for individual
system administrators. The following are thus suggestions only.
It is recommended that the
.B smbstatus
-program be installed under the /usr/local hierarchy, in a directory readable
+program be installed under the /usr/local/samba hierarchy, in a directory readable
by all, writeable only by root. The program itself should be executable by all.
-
.SH VERSION
This man page is (mostly) correct for version 1.9.00 of the Samba suite, plus some
of the recent patches to it. These notes will necessarily lag behind
covered by this man page. Please notify these to the address below for
rectification.
.SH SEE ALSO
-.B smb.conf(5),
-.B smbd(8)
+.BR smb.conf (5),
+.BR smbd (8)
See
-.B smb.conf(5) for a full list of contributors and details on how to
+.BR smb.conf (5)
+for a full list of contributors and details on how to
submit bug reports, comments etc.
.B smbtar
.B \-s
.I server
-.B [ \-p
+[
+.B \-p
.I password
-.B ]
-.B [ \-x
+] [
+.B \-x
.I service
-.B ]
-.B [ \-X ]
-.B [ \-d
+] [
+.B \-X
+] [
+.B \-d
.I directory
-.B ]
-.B [ \-u
+] [
+.B \-u
.I user
-.B ]
-.B [ \-t
+] [
+.B \-t
.I tape
-.B ]
-.B [ \-b
+] [
+.B \-b
.I blocksize
-.B ]
-.B [ \-N
+] [
+.B \-N
.I filename
-.B ]
-.B [ \-i ]
-.B [ \-r ]
-.B [ \-l ]
-.B [ \-v ]
+] [
+.B \-i
+] [
+.B \-r
+] [
+.B \-l
+.I log level
+] [
+.B \-v
+]
.I filenames...
-
.SH DESCRIPTION
This program is an extension to the Samba suite.
.B smbtar
-is a very small shell script on top of smbclient, which dumps SMB
-shares directly to tape.
-
+is a very small shell script on top of
+.BR smbclient ,
+which dumps SMB shares directly to tape.
.SH OPTIONS
.B \-s
.I server
.RS 3
Tape device. May be regular file or tape device. Default: Tape environmental
variable; if not set, a file called
-.I tar.out.
+.IR tar.out .
.RE
.B \-b
.I blocksize
.RS 3
-Blocking factor. Defaults to 20. See tar(1) for a fuller explanation.
+Blocking factor. Defaults to 20. See
+.BR tar (1)
+for a fuller explanation.
.RE
.B \-N
.RE
.B \-l
+.I log level
.RS 3
-Debug level. Corresponds to -d flag on smbclient(1).
+Log (debug) level. Corresponds to
+.B \-d
+flag of
+.BR smbclient (1).
.RE
-
.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
The TAPE variable specifies the default tape device to write to. May
-be overidden with the -t option.
-
+be overidden with the
+.B \-t
+option.
.SH BUGS
-The smbtar script has different options from ordinary tar and tar
-called from smbclient.
-
+The
+.B smbtar
+script has different options from ordinary tar and tar
+called from
+.BR smbclient .
.SH CAVEATS
Sites that are more careful about security may not like the way
the script handles PC passwords. Backup and restore work on entire shares,
should work on file lists.
-
.SH VERSION
This man page is correct for version 1.9.15p8 of the Samba suite.
-
.SH SEE ALSO
-.B smbclient
-(8),
-.B smb.conf
-(8)
+.BR smbclient (8),
+.BR smb.conf (8)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
See diagnostics for
.B smbclient
command.
-
.SH CREDITS
The original Samba software and related utilities were created by
Andrew Tridgell (samba-bugs@anu.edu.au). Andrew is also the Keeper
of the Source for this project.
Ricky Poulten (poultenr@logica.co.uk) wrote the tar extension and this
-man page. The smbtar script was heavily rewritten and improved by
+man page. The
+.B smbtar
+script was heavily rewritten and improved by
Martin Kraemer <Martin.Kraemer@mch.sni.de>. Many thanks to everyone
who suggested extensions, improvements, bug fixes, etc.
See
-.B smb.conf
-(5) for a full list of contributors and details of how to submit bug reports,
+.BR smb.conf (5)
+for a full list of contributors and details of how to submit bug reports,
comments etc.
.B smbd
configuration
file for internal correctness. If this program reports no problems, you can use
-the configuration file with confidence that smbd will successfully
+the configuration file with confidence that
+.B smbd
+will successfully
load the configuration file.
Note that this is NOT a guarantee that the services specified in the
.SH FILES
.B smb.conf
.RS 3
-This is usually the name of the configuration file used by smbd.
+This is usually the name of the configuration file used by
+.BR smbd .
.RE
.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
Not applicable.
-
.SH INSTALLATION
The location of the server and its support files is a matter for individual
system administrators. The following are thus suggestions only.
It is recommended that the
.B testparm
-program be installed under the /usr/local hierarchy, in a directory readable
+program be installed under the /usr/local/samba hierarchy, in a directory readable
by all, writeable only by root. The program itself should be executable by all.
The program should NOT be setuid or setgid!
.SH VERSION
covered by this man page. Please notify these to the address below for
rectification.
.SH SEE ALSO
-.B smb.conf(5),
-.B smbd(8)
+.BR smb.conf (5),
+.BR smbd (8)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
The program will issue a message saying whether the configuration file loaded
OK or not. This message may be preceded by errors and warnings if the file
Andrew Tridgell (samba-bugs@anu.edu.au). Andrew is also the Keeper
of the Source for this project.
-The testparm program and this man page were written by Karl Auer
-(Karl.Auer@anu.edu.au)
+The
+.B testparm
+program and this man page were written by Karl Auer
+(Karl.Auer@anu.edu.au).
See
-.B samba(7) for a full list of contributors and details on how to
+.BR samba (7)
+for a full list of contributors and details on how to
submit bug reports, comments etc.
syntax is done beyond that required to extract the printer name. It may
be that the print spooling system is more forgiving or less forgiving
than
+.BR testprns .
+However, if
.B testprns
-however if
-.B testprns
-finds the printer then smbd should do as well.
-
+finds the printer then
+.B smbd
+should do so as well.
.RE
.I printcapname
.B /etc/printcap
.RS 3
This is usually the default printcap file to scan. See
-.B printcap(5)).
+.BR printcap (5)).
.RE
.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
Not applicable.
-
.SH INSTALLATION
The location of the server and its support files is a matter for individual
system administrators. The following are thus suggestions only.
It is recommended that the
.B testprns
-program be installed under the /usr/local hierarchy, in a directory readable
+program be installed under the /usr/local/samba hierarchy, in a directory readable
by all, writeable only by root. The program should be executable by all.
The program should NOT be setuid or setgid!
.SH VERSION
covered by this man page. Please notify these to the address below for
rectification.
.SH SEE ALSO
-.B printcap(5),
-.B smbd(8),
-.B smbclient(1)
+.BR printcap (5),
+.BR smbd (8),
+.BR smbclient (1)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
If a printer is found to be valid, the message "Printer name <printername> is
valid" will be displayed.
If a printer is found to be invalid, the message "Printer name <printername>
is not valid" will be displayed.
-All messages that would normally be logged during operation of smbd are
+All messages that would normally be logged during operation of
+.B smbd
+are
logged by this program to the file
.I test.log
in the current directory. The program runs at debuglevel 3, so quite extensive
Andrew Tridgell (samba-bugs@anu.edu.au). Andrew is also the Keeper
of the Source for this project.
-The testprns program and this man page were written by Karl Auer
-(Karl.Auer@anu.edu.au)
+The
+.B testprns
+program and this man page were written by Karl Auer
+(Karl.Auer@anu.edu.au).
See
-.B samba(7) for a full list of contributors and details of how to
+.BR samba (7)
+for a full list of contributors and details of how to
submit bug reports, comments etc.
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