.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 The list is, however, badly out of
date.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):