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-.TH "RPCCLIENT" "1" "28 January 2002" "" ""
+.TH "RPCCLIENT" "1" "28 March 2002" "" ""
.SH NAME
rpcclient \- tool for executing client side MS-RPC functions
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.sp
-\fBrpcclient\fR \fBserver\fR [ \fB-A authfile\fR ] [ \fB-c <command string>\fR ] [ \fB-d debuglevel\fR ] [ \fB-h\fR ] [ \fB-l logfile\fR ] [ \fB-N\fR ] [ \fB-s <smb config file>\fR ] [ \fB-U username[%password]\fR ] [ \fB-W workgroup\fR ] [ \fB-N\fR ]
+
+\fBrpcclient\fR \fBserver\fR [ \fB-A authfile\fR] [ \fB-c <command string>\fR] [ \fB-d debuglevel\fR] [ \fB-h\fR] [ \fB-l logfile\fR] [ \fB-N\fR] [ \fB-s <smb config file>\fR] [ \fB-U username[%password]\fR] [ \fB-W workgroup\fR] [ \fB-N\fR]
+
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This tool is part of the Sambasuite.
.PP
\fBrpcclient\fR is a utility initially developed
-to test MS-RPC functionality in Samba itself. It has undergone
-several stages of development and stability. Many system administrators
+to test MS-RPC functionality in Samba itself. It has undergone
+several stages of development and stability. Many system administrators
have now written scripts around it to manage Windows NT clients from
their UNIX workstation.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
\fBserver\fR
NetBIOS name of Server to which to connect.
-The server can be any SMB/CIFS server. The name is
-resolved using the \fIname resolve order\fRline from
+The server can be any SMB/CIFS server. The name is
+resolved using the \fIname resolve order\fRline from
\fIsmb.conf(5)\fR.
.TP
-\fB-A filename\fR
+\fB-A|--authfile=filename\fR
This option allows
you to specify a file from which to read the username and
-password used in the connection. The format of the file is
+password used in the connection. The format of the file is
+
-.sp
.nf
username = <value>
password = <value>
domain = <value>
-.sp
.fi
Make certain that the permissions on the file restrict
access from unwanted users.
.TP
-\fB-c 'command string'\fR
+\fB-c|--command='command string'\fR
execute semicolon separated commands (listed
below))
.TP
-\fB-d debuglevel\fR
+\fB-d|--debug=debuglevel\fR
set the debuglevel. Debug level 0 is the lowest
and 100 being the highest. This should be set to 100 if you are
planning on submitting a bug report to the Samba team (see \fIBUGS.txt\fR).
.TP
-\fB-h\fR
+\fB-h|--help\fR
Print a summary of command line options.
.TP
-\fB-l logbasename\fR
+\fB-l|--logfile=logbasename\fR
File name for log/debug files. The extension
-\&'.client' will be appended. The log file is never removed
+\&'.client' will be appended. The log file is never removed
by the client.
.TP
-\fB-N\fR
+\fB-N|--nopass\fR
instruct \fBrpcclient\fR not to ask
-for a password. By default, \fBrpcclient\fR will prompt
-for a password. See also the \fI-U\fR option.
+for a password. By default, \fBrpcclient\fR will prompt
+for a password. See also the \fI-U\fR option.
.TP
-\fB-s smb.conf\fR
+\fB-s|--conf=smb.conf\fR
Specifies the location of the all important
\fIsmb.conf\fR file.
.TP
-\fB-U username[%password]\fR
+\fB-U|--user=username[%password]\fR
Sets the SMB username or username and password.
If %password is not specified, the user will be prompted. The
found, the username GUEST is used.
A third option is to use a credentials file which
-contains the plaintext of the username and password. This
+contains the plaintext of the username and password. This
option is mainly provided for scripts where the admin doesn't
desire to pass the credentials on the command line or via environment
variables. If this method is used, make certain that the permissions
-on the file restrict access from unwanted users. See the
+on the file restrict access from unwanted users. See the
\fI-A\fR for more details.
Be cautious about including passwords in scripts. Also, on
many systems the command line of a running process may be seen
-via the \fBps\fR command. To be safe always allow
+via the \fBps\fR command. To be safe always allow
\fBrpcclient\fR to prompt for a password and type
it in directly.
.TP
-\fB-W domain\fR
-Set the SMB domain of the username. This
+\fB-W|--workgroup=domain\fR
+Set the SMB domain of the username. This
overrides the default domain which is the domain defined in
-smb.conf. If the domain specified is the same as the server's NetBIOS name,
-it causes the client to log on using the server's local SAM (as
+smb.conf. If the domain specified is the same as the server's NetBIOS name,
+it causes the client to log on using the server's local SAM (as
opposed to the Domain SAM).
.SH "COMMANDS"
.PP
\fBenumtrusts\fR
.PP
.PP
-.PP
\fBSAMR\fR
-.PP
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBqueryuser\fR
\fBenumdomgroups\fR
.PP
.PP
-.PP
\fBSPOOLSS\fR
-.PP
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBadddriver <arch> <config>\fR
- Execute an AddPrinterDriver() RPC to install the printer driver
-information on the server. Note that the driver files should
-already exist in the directory returned by
-\fBgetdriverdir\fR. Possible values for
+information on the server. Note that the driver files should
+already exist in the directory returned by
+\fBgetdriverdir\fR. Possible values for
\fIarch\fR are the same as those for
the \fBgetdriverdir\fR command.
The \fIconfig\fR parameter is defined as
follows:
-.sp
+
.nf
Long Printer Name:\\
Driver File Name:\\
Default Data Type:\\
Comma Separated list of Files
-.sp
.fi
Any empty fields should be enter as the string "NULL".
Samba does not need to support the concept of Print Monitors
since these only apply to local printers whose driver can make
-use of a bi-directional link for communication. This field should
-be "NULL". On a remote NT print server, the Print Monitor for a
+use of a bi-directional link for communication. This field should
+be "NULL". On a remote NT print server, the Print Monitor for a
driver must already be installed prior to adding the driver or
else the RPC will fail.
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBaddprinter <printername>
<sharename> <drivername> <port>\fR
-- Add a printer on the remote server. This printer
-will be automatically shared. Be aware that the printer driver
+- Add a printer on the remote server. This printer
+will be automatically shared. Be aware that the printer driver
must already be installed on the server (see \fBadddriver\fR)
and the \fIport\fRmust be a valid port name (see
\fBenumports\fR.
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBdeldriver\fR - Delete the
-specified printer driver for all architectures. This
+specified printer driver for all architectures. This
does not delete the actual driver files from the server,
only the entry from the server's list of drivers.
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBenumdata\fR - Enumerate all
-printer setting data stored on the server. On Windows NT clients,
-these values are stored in the registry, while Samba servers
-store them in the printers TDB. This command corresponds
+printer setting data stored on the server. On Windows NT clients,
+these values are stored in the registry, while Samba servers
+store them in the printers TDB. This command corresponds
to the MS Platform SDK GetPrinterData() function (* This
command is currently unimplemented).
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBenumjobs <printer>\fR
-- List the jobs and status of a given printer.
+- List the jobs and status of a given printer.
This command corresponds to the MS Platform SDK EnumJobs()
function (* This command is currently unimplemented).
.TP 0.2i
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBenumdrivers [level]\fR
-- Execute an EnumPrinterDrivers() call. This lists the various installed
-printer drivers for all architectures. Refer to the MS Platform SDK
+- Execute an EnumPrinterDrivers() call. This lists the various installed
+printer drivers for all architectures. Refer to the MS Platform SDK
documentation for more details of the various flags and calling
options. Currently supported info levels are 1, 2, and 3.
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBenumprinters [level]\fR
-- Execute an EnumPrinters() call. This lists the various installed
-and share printers. Refer to the MS Platform SDK documentation for
+- Execute an EnumPrinters() call. This lists the various installed
+and share printers. Refer to the MS Platform SDK documentation for
more details of the various flags and calling options. Currently
supported info levels are 0, 1, and 2.
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBgetdata <printername>\fR
-- Retrieve the data for a given printer setting. See
-the \fBenumdata\fR command for more information.
+- Retrieve the data for a given printer setting. See
+the \fBenumdata\fR command for more information.
This command corresponds to the GetPrinterData() MS Platform
SDK function (* This command is currently unimplemented).
.TP 0.2i
- Retrieve the printer driver information (such as driver file,
config file, dependent files, etc...) for
the given printer. This command corresponds to the GetPrinterDriver()
-MS Platform SDK function. Currently info level 1, 2, and 3 are supported.
+MS Platform SDK function. Currently info level 1, 2, and 3 are supported.
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBgetdriverdir <arch>\fR
- Execute a GetPrinterDriverDirectory()
RPC to retreive the SMB share name and subdirectory for
-storing printer driver files for a given architecture. Possible
+storing printer driver files for a given architecture. Possible
values for \fIarch\fR are "Windows 4.0"
(for Windows 95/98), "Windows NT x86", "Windows NT PowerPC", "Windows
Alpha_AXP", and "Windows NT R4000".
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBgetprinter <printername>\fR
-- Retrieve the current printer information. This command
+- Retrieve the current printer information. This command
corresponds to the GetPrinter() MS Platform SDK function.
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\(bu
\fBsetdriver <printername> <drivername>\fR
- Execute a SetPrinter() command to update the printer driver associated
-with an installed printer. The printer driver must already be correctly
-installed on the print server.
+with an installed printer. The printer driver must already be correctly
+installed on the print server.
See also the \fBenumprinters\fR and
\fBenumdrivers\fR commands for obtaining a list of
of installed printers and drivers.
.PP
\fBGENERAL OPTIONS\fR
-.PP
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBdebuglevel\fR - Set the current debug level
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBhelp (?)\fR - Print a listing of all
-known commands or extended help on a particular command.
+known commands or extended help on a particular command.
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBquit (exit)\fR - Exit \fBrpcclient
-\fR\&.
+\fR.
.SH "BUGS"
.PP
\fBrpcclient\fR is designed as a developer testing tool
-and may not be robust in certain areas (such as command line parsing).
-It has been known to generate a core dump upon failures when invalid
+and may not be robust in certain areas (such as command line parsing).
+It has been known to generate a core dump upon failures when invalid
parameters where passed to the interpreter.
.PP
From Luke Leighton's original rpcclient man page:
.PP
\fB"WARNING!\fR The MSRPC over SMB code has
-been developed from examining Network traces. No documentation is
-available from the original creators (Microsoft) on how MSRPC over
-SMB works, or how the individual MSRPC services work. Microsoft's
-implementation of these services has been demonstrated (and reported)
+been developed from examining Network traces. No documentation is
+available from the original creators (Microsoft) on how MSRPC over
+SMB works, or how the individual MSRPC services work. Microsoft's
+implementation of these services has been demonstrated (and reported)
to be... a bit flaky in places.
.PP
The development of Samba's implementation is also a bit rough,
-and as more of the services are understood, it can even result in
-versions of \fBsmbd(8)\fR and \fBrpcclient(1)\fR
-that are incompatible for some commands or services. Additionally,
-the developers are sending reports to Microsoft, and problems found
-or reported to Microsoft are fixed in Service Packs, which may
+and as more of the services are understood, it can even result in
+versions of \fBsmbd(8)\fR and \fBrpcclient(1)\fR
+that are incompatible for some commands or services. Additionally,
+the developers are sending reports to Microsoft, and problems found
+or reported to Microsoft are fixed in Service Packs, which may
result in incompatibilities."
.SH "VERSION"
.PP
-This man page is correct for version 2.2 of the Samba
+This man page is correct for version 3.0 of the Samba
suite.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
to the way the Linux kernel is developed.
.PP
The original rpcclient man page was written by Matthew
-Geddes, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton, and rewritten by Gerald Carter.
+Geddes, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton, and rewritten by Gerald Carter.
The conversion to DocBook for Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald
Carter.
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