From f3a7c7678afe71ef0770839ed92054f82e2301bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bjoern Jacke Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2017 21:06:56 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: update and tidy up the main samba(7) man page my favourite one here was "If you have access to a WWW viewer..." :) Signed-off-by: Bjoern Jacke Reviewed-by: Andrew Bartlett --- docs-xml/manpages/samba.7.xml | 80 +++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages/samba.7.xml b/docs-xml/manpages/samba.7.xml index 83233d79610..df1d5a5b574 100644 --- a/docs-xml/manpages/samba.7.xml +++ b/docs-xml/manpages/samba.7.xml @@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ The Samba software suite is a collection of programs that implements the Server Message Block (commonly abbreviated as SMB) protocol for UNIX systems and provides Active Directory - services. This protocol is sometimes also referred to as the - Common Internet File System (CIFS). For a more thorough description, - see + services. The first version of the SMB protcol is sometimes also + referred to as the Common Internet File System (CIFS). For a more + thorough description, see http://www.ubiqx.org/cifs/. Samba also implements the NetBIOS protocol in nmbd. @@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ smbd 8 The smbd daemon provides the file and print services to - SMB clients, such as Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows - for Workgroups or LanManager. The configuration file + SMB clients. The configuration file for this daemon is described in smb.conf 5. @@ -80,9 +79,9 @@ The smbclient program implements a simple ftp-like client. This is useful for accessing SMB shares on other compatible - servers (such as Windows NT), and can also be used + SMB servers, 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 Windows NT). + any SMB server. @@ -100,7 +99,9 @@ 1 The testparm utility is a simple syntax checker for Samba's smb.conf - 5 configuration file. + 5 configuration file. + In AD server mode samba-tool testparm + should be used though. @@ -117,8 +118,7 @@ nmblookup 1 The nmblookup - tools allows NetBIOS name queries to be made - from a UNIX host. + tool allows NetBIOS name queries to be made. @@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ smbpasswd 8 The smbpasswd - command is a tool for changing LanMan and Windows NT - password hashes on Samba and Windows NT servers. + command is a tool for setting passwords on local Samba but + also on remote SMB servers. @@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ smbcacls 1 The smbcacls command is - a tool to set ACL's on remote CIFS servers. + a tool to set ACL's on remote SMB servers. @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ smbtar 1 The smbtar can make - backups of data on CIFS/SMB servers. + backups of data directly from SMB servers. @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ 8 smbspool is a helper utility for printing on printers connected - to CIFS servers. + to SMB servers. @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ 1 rpcclient is a utility that can be used to execute RPC commands on remote - CIFS servers. + SMB servers. @@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ 8 The pdbedit command can be used to maintain the local user database on - a samba server. + a Samba server. findsmb @@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ net 8 The net command - is supposed to work similar to the DOS/Windows - NET.EXE command. + is the main administration tool for Samba member and + standalone servers. @@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ smbcquotas 1 - smbcquotas is a tool that - can set remote QUOTA's on server with NTFS 5. + smbcquotas is a tool to + manage quotas on remote SMB servers. @@ -258,11 +258,11 @@ recommended that you read the documentation that comes with Samba and the manual pages of those components that you use. If the manual pages and documents aren't clear enough then please visit - http://devel.samba.org + https://devel.samba.org for information on how to file a bug report or submit a patch. If you require help, visit the Samba webpage at - http://www.samba.org/ and + https://www.samba.org/ and explore the many option available to you. @@ -277,20 +277,18 @@ please obey the terms of this license. The latest version of the Samba suite can be - obtained via anonymous ftp from samba.org in the - directory pub/samba/. It is also available on several - mirror sites worldwide. - - You may also find useful information about Samba - on the newsgroup - comp.protocol.smb and the Samba mailing - list. Details on how to join the mailing list are given in - the README file that comes with Samba. - - If you have access to a WWW viewer (such as Mozilla - or Konqueror) then you will also find lots of useful information, - including back issues of the Samba mailing list, at - http://lists.samba.org. + obtained from + https://download.samba.org/pub/samba/. + + + The Samba Wiki at + https://wiki.samba.org + has also a lot of useful information. + On the Samba mailing list at + https://lists.samba.org + you can find a lot of information in the archives and you can + subscribe to the samba list and ask for help or discuss things. + @@ -305,11 +303,11 @@ If you wish to contribute to the Samba project, then I suggest you join the Samba mailing list at - http://lists.samba.org. + https://lists.samba.org. If you have patches to submit, visit - http://devel.samba.org/ + https://devel.samba.org/ for information on how to do it properly. We prefer patches in git format-patch format. @@ -322,8 +320,8 @@ users. To see a full list, look at the change-log in the source package for the pre-CVS changes and at - http://git.samba.org/ + url="https://git.samba.org/"> + https://git.samba.org/ for the contributors to Samba post-GIT. GIT is the Open Source source code control system used by the Samba Team to develop Samba. The project would have been unmanageable without it. -- 2.34.1