This program is part of the Samba suite.
.B smbd
-is a server that can provide most SMB services. The
-server provides filespace and printer services to clients using the SMB
-protocol. This is compatible with the LanManager protocol, and can
-service LanManager clients.
+is a server that can provide most SMB services. The server provides
+filespace and printer services to clients using the SMB protocol. This
+is compatible with the LanManager protocol, and can service LanManager
+clients. These include MSCLIENT 3.0 for DOS, Windows for Workgroups,
+Windows 95, Windows NT, OS/2, DAVE for Macintosh, and smbfs for Linux.
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
by the client during that session. When all connections from its client are
are closed, the copy of the server for that client terminates.
-The configuration file is automatically reloaded if it changes. You
-can force a reload by sending a SIGHUP to the server.
+The configuration file, and any files that it includes, are automatically
+reloaded every minute, if they change. You can force a reload by sending a
+SIGHUP to the server. Reloading the configuration file will not affect
+connections to any service that is already established. Either the user
+will have to disconnect from the service, or smbd killed and restarted.
.SH OPTIONS
.B \-D
.I debuglevel
.RS 3
-debuglevel is an integer from 0 to 5.
+debuglevel is an integer from 0 to 10.
The default value if this parameter is not specified is zero.
greater than 1024 - ask your system administrator for help if you are in this
situation.
+In order for the server to be useful by most clients, should you configure
+it on a port other than 139, you will require port redirection services
+on port 139, details of which are outlined in rfc1002.txt section 4.3.5.
+
This parameter is not normally specified except in the above situation.
.RE
.BR smb.conf (5)
for more information.
.RE
-.RE
.SH LIMITATIONS
On some systems
empty group. This is because some systems may have a security hole where
daemon processes that become a user can be attached to with a
debugger. Making the smbd file setgid to an empty group may prevent
-this hole from being exploited. This secrity hole and the suggested
+this hole from being exploited. This security hole and the suggested
fix has only been confirmed on Linux at the time this was written. It
is possible that this hole only exists in Linux, as testing on other
systems has thus far shown them to be immune.
they receive a HUP signal.
If your machine's name is "fred" and your name is "mary", you should now be
-able to connect to the service "\\\\fred\\mary".
+able to connect to the service "\e\efred\emary".
To properly test and experiment with the server, we recommend using the
smbclient program (see
.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
+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
development of the software, so it is possible that your version of
the server has extensions or parameter semantics that differ from or are not
covered by this man page. Please notify these to the address below for
.BR smbclient (1),
.BR testparm (1),
.BR testprns (1)
+.BR rfc1001.txt
+.BR rfc1002.txt
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
[This section under construction]
Andrew Tridgell (samba-bugs@samba.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).
See
.BR smb.conf (5)
git.samba.org / kai / samba.git / blobdiff