label(SYNOPSIS)
manpagesynopsis()
-bf(smbd) [-D] [-a] [-o] [-d debuglevel] [-l log file] [-p port number]
-[-O socket options] [-s configuration file] [-i scope] [-P] [-h]
+bf(smbd) [link(-D)(minusD)] [link(-a)(minusa)] [link(-o)(minuso)] [link(-d debuglevel)(minusd)] [link(-l log file)(minusl)] [link(-p port number)(minusp)] [link(-O socket options)(minusO)] [link(-s configuration file)(minuss)] [link(-i scope)(minusi)] [link(-P)(minusP)] [link(-h)(minush)]
label(DESCRIPTION)
manpagedescription()
startdit()
+label(minusD)
dit(bf(-D)) If specified, this parameter causes the server to operate as a
daemon. That is, it detaches itself and runs in the background,
fielding requests on the appropriate port. Operating the server as a
By default, the server will NOT operate as a daemon.
+label(minusa)
dit(bf(-a)) If this parameter is specified, each new connection will
append log messages to the log file. This is the default.
+label(minuso)
dit(bf(-o)) If this parameter is specified, the log files will be
overwritten when opened. By default, the log files will be appended
to.
+label(minusd)
dit(bf(-d debuglevel)) debuglevel is an integer from 0 to 10.
The default value if this parameter is not specified is zero.
designed for use only by developers and generate HUGE amounts of log
data, most of which is extremely cryptic.
-dit(bf(-l log file)) If specified, em(logfile) specifies a log
-filename into which informational and debug messages from the running
-server will be logged. The log file generated is never removed by the
-server although its size may be controlled by the url(bf(max log
-size))(smb.conf.5.html#maxlogsize) option in the url(bf(smb.conf
+Note that specifying this parameter here will override the url(bf(log
+level))(smb.conf.5.html#loglevel) parameter in the url(bf(smb.conf
+(5)))(smb.conf.5.html) file.
+
+label(minusl)
+dit(bf(-l log file)) If specified, em(log file) specifies
+a log filename into which informational and debug messages from the
+running server will be logged. The log file generated is never removed
+by the server although its size may be controlled by the url(bf(max
+log size))(smb.conf.5.html#maxlogsize) option in the url(bf(smb.conf
(5)))(smb.conf.5.html) file. The default log file name is specified
at compile time.
+label(minusO)
dit(bf(-O socket options)) See the url(bf(socket
options))(smb.conf.5.html#socketoptions) parameter in the
url(bf(smb.conf (5)))(smb.conf.5.html) file for details.
+label(minusp)
dit(bf(-p port number)) port number is a positive integer value. The
default value if this parameter is not specified is 139.
This parameter is not normally specified except in the above
situation.
+label(minuss)
dit(bf(-s configuration file)) The default configuration file name is
determined at compile time.
of all the services that the server is to provide. See bf(smb.conf
(5)) for more information.
+label(minusi)
dit(bf(-i scope)) This specifies a NetBIOS scope that the server will use
to communicate with when generating NetBIOS names. For details on the
use of NetBIOS scopes, see rfc1001.txt and rfc1002.txt. NetBIOS scopes
system administrator in charge of all the NetBIOS systems you
communicate with.
+label(minush)
dit(bf(-h)) Prints the help information (usage) for smbd.
+label(minusP)
dit(bf(-P)) Passive option. Causes smbd not to send any network traffic
out. Used for debugging by the developers only.