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author | Gerald Carter <jerry@samba.org> | 2002-05-08 15:37:14 +0000 |
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committer | Gerald Carter <jerry@samba.org> | 2002-05-08 15:37:14 +0000 |
commit | 7a959e81d42bdff1269589b7d17a12ab0b3243be (patch) | |
tree | 9f52c2978d314ec7c722d3e2c755a3f8016bfe42 /docs/htmldocs/nmbd.8.html | |
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merging some changes from SAMBA_2_2
(This used to be commit e8ede079b5af4187573f1b8ed0d94b6f03cbbd22)
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diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/nmbd.8.html b/docs/htmldocs/nmbd.8.html index 4e5993f3bc..76fd5de6ba 100644 --- a/docs/htmldocs/nmbd.8.html +++ b/docs/htmldocs/nmbd.8.html @@ -295,9 +295,7 @@ CLASS="FILENAME" <B CLASS="COMMAND" >nmbd</B -> server.</P -><P ->The default log directory is compiled into Samba +> server. The default log directory is compiled into Samba as part of the build process. Common defaults are <TT CLASS="FILENAME" > /usr/local/samba/var/log.nmb</TT @@ -308,7 +306,15 @@ CLASS="FILENAME" <TT CLASS="FILENAME" >/var/log/log.nmb</TT ->.</P +>. <EM +>Beware:</EM +> + If the directory specified does not exist, <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>nmbd</B +> + will log to the default debug log location defined at compile time. + </P ></DD ><DT >-n <primary NetBIOS name></DT @@ -340,31 +346,30 @@ CLASS="FILENAME" ><DD ><P >UDP port number is a positive integer value. - This option changes the default UDP port number (normally 137) + This option changes the default UDP port number (normally 137) that <B CLASS="COMMAND" >nmbd</B -> responds to name queries on. Don't - use this option unless you are an expert, in which case you +> responds to name queries on. Don't + use this option unless you are an expert, in which case you won't need help!</P ></DD ><DT >-s <configuration file></DT ><DD ><P ->The default configuration file name +>The default configuration file name is set at build time, typically as <TT CLASS="FILENAME" > /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf</TT >, but this may be changed when Samba is autoconfigured.</P ><P ->The file specified contains the configuration details +>The file specified contains the configuration details required by the server. See <A HREF="smb.conf.5.html" TARGET="_top" -> - <TT +> <TT CLASS="FILENAME" >smb.conf(5)</TT ></A @@ -377,7 +382,7 @@ CLASS="FILENAME" ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN130" +NAME="AEN131" ></A ><H2 >FILES</H2 @@ -393,12 +398,12 @@ CLASS="FILENAME" ></DT ><DD ><P ->If the server is to be run by the +>If the server is to be run by the <B CLASS="COMMAND" >inetd</B -> meta-daemon, this file - must contain suitable startup information for the +> meta-daemon, this file + must contain suitable startup information for the meta-daemon. See the <A HREF="UNIX_INSTALL.html" TARGET="_top" @@ -414,11 +419,11 @@ CLASS="FILENAME" ></DT ><DD ><P ->or whatever initialization script your +>or whatever initialization script your system uses).</P ><P ->If running the server as a daemon at startup, - this file will need to contain an appropriate startup +>If running the server as a daemon at startup, + this file will need to contain an appropriate startup sequence for the server. See the <A HREF="UNIX_INSTALL.html" TARGET="_top" @@ -433,13 +438,13 @@ CLASS="FILENAME" ></DT ><DD ><P ->If running the server via the +>If running the server via the meta-daemon <B CLASS="COMMAND" >inetd</B ->, this file - must contain a mapping of service name (e.g., netbios-ssn) - to service port (e.g., 139) and protocol type (e.g., tcp). +>, this file + must contain a mapping of service name (e.g., netbios-ssn) + to service port (e.g., 139) and protocol type (e.g., tcp). See the <A HREF="UNIX_INSTALL.html" TARGET="_top" @@ -454,7 +459,7 @@ CLASS="FILENAME" ></DT ><DD ><P ->This is the default location of the +>This is the default location of the <A HREF="smb.conf.5.html" TARGET="_top" @@ -463,17 +468,17 @@ CLASS="FILENAME" >smb.conf</TT ></A > - server configuration file. Other common places that systems + server configuration file. Other common places that systems install this file are <TT CLASS="FILENAME" >/usr/samba/lib/smb.conf</TT -> +> and <TT CLASS="FILENAME" >/etc/smb.conf</TT >.</P ><P ->When run as a WINS server (see the +>When run as a WINS server (see the <A HREF="smb.conf.5.html#WINSSUPPORT" TARGET="_top" @@ -490,11 +495,11 @@ CLASS="COMMAND" will store the WINS database in the file <TT CLASS="FILENAME" >wins.dat</TT -> +> in the <TT CLASS="FILENAME" >var/locks</TT -> directory configured under +> directory configured under wherever Samba was configured to install itself.</P ><P >If <B @@ -532,7 +537,7 @@ CLASS="FILENAME" ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN177" +NAME="AEN178" ></A ><H2 >SIGNALS</H2 @@ -540,21 +545,21 @@ NAME="AEN177" >To shut down an <B CLASS="COMMAND" >nmbd</B -> process it is recommended +> process it is recommended that SIGKILL (-9) <EM >NOT</EM -> be used, except as a last - resort, as this may leave the name database in an inconsistent state. +> be used, except as a last + resort, as this may leave the name database in an inconsistent state. The correct way to terminate <B CLASS="COMMAND" >nmbd</B -> is to send it +> is to send it a SIGTERM (-15) signal and wait for it to die on its own.</P ><P ><B CLASS="COMMAND" >nmbd</B -> will accept SIGHUP, which will cause +> will accept SIGHUP, which will cause it to dump out its namelists into the file <TT CLASS="FILENAME" >namelist.debug @@ -562,12 +567,12 @@ CLASS="FILENAME" > in the <TT CLASS="FILENAME" >/usr/local/samba/var/locks</TT -> +> directory (or the <TT CLASS="FILENAME" >var/locks</TT -> directory configured - under wherever Samba was configured to install itself). This will also +> directory configured + under wherever Samba was configured to install itself). This will also cause <B CLASS="COMMAND" >nmbd</B @@ -593,7 +598,7 @@ CLASS="COMMAND" ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN193" +NAME="AEN194" ></A ><H2 >VERSION</H2 @@ -604,7 +609,7 @@ NAME="AEN193" ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN196" +NAME="AEN197" ></A ><H2 >SEE ALSO</H2 @@ -669,7 +674,7 @@ TARGET="_top" ><DIV CLASS="REFSECT1" ><A -NAME="AEN213" +NAME="AEN214" ></A ><H2 >AUTHOR</H2 |