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authorGerald Carter <jerry@samba.org>2002-10-25 15:15:32 +0000
committerGerald Carter <jerry@samba.org>2002-10-25 15:15:32 +0000
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index 76fd5de6ba..05bf860124 100644
--- a/docs/htmldocs/nmbd.8.html
+++ b/docs/htmldocs/nmbd.8.html
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<HTML
><HEAD
><TITLE
>nmbd</TITLE
><META
NAME="GENERATOR"
-CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.57"></HEAD
+CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.77"></HEAD
><BODY
CLASS="REFENTRY"
BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"
@@ -15,8 +16,8 @@ ALINK="#0000FF"
><H1
><A
NAME="NMBD"
->nmbd</A
-></H1
+></A
+>nmbd</H1
><DIV
CLASS="REFNAMEDIV"
><A
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ NAME="AEN8"
><B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
-> [-D] [-a] [-i] [-o] [-P] [-h] [-V] [-d &#60;debug level&#62;] [-H &#60;lmhosts file&#62;] [-l &#60;log directory&#62;] [-n &#60;primary netbios name&#62;] [-p &#60;port number&#62;] [-s &#60;configuration file&#62;]</P
+> [-D] [-a] [-i] [-o] [-P] [-h] [-V] [-d &lt;debug level&gt;] [-H &lt;lmhosts file&gt;] [-l &lt;log directory&gt;] [-n &lt;primary netbios name&gt;] [-p &lt;port number&gt;] [-s &lt;configuration file&gt;]</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
@@ -71,8 +72,12 @@ CLASS="COMMAND"
specified it will respond with the IP number of the host it
is running on. Its "own NetBIOS name" is by
default the primary DNS name of the host it is running on,
- but this can be overridden with the <EM
->-n</EM
+ but this can be overridden with the <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>-n</I
+></SPAN
>
option (see OPTIONS below). Thus <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
@@ -106,7 +111,7 @@ CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
> can act as a WINS
proxy, relaying broadcast queries from clients that do
- not understand how to talk the WINS protocol to a WIN
+ not understand how to talk the WINS protocol to a WINS
server.</P
></DIV
><DIV
@@ -158,7 +163,7 @@ CLASS="COMMAND"
>If this parameter is specified it causes the
server to run "interactively", not as a daemon, even if the
server is executed on the command line of a shell. Setting this
- parameter negates the implicit deamon mode when run from the
+ parameter negates the implicit daemon mode when run from the
command line.
</P
></DD
@@ -185,7 +190,7 @@ CLASS="COMMAND"
>.</P
></DD
><DT
->-H &#60;filename&#62;</DT
+>-H &lt;filename&gt;</DT
><DD
><P
>NetBIOS lmhosts file. The lmhosts
@@ -204,16 +209,24 @@ CLASS="FILENAME"
></A
>
to resolve any NetBIOS name queries needed by the server. Note
- that the contents of this file are <EM
->NOT</EM
+ that the contents of this file are <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>NOT</I
+></SPAN
>
used by <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
> to answer any name queries.
Adding a line to this file affects name NetBIOS resolution
- from this host <EM
->ONLY</EM
+ from this host <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>ONLY</I
+></SPAN
>.</P
><P
>The default path to this file is compiled into
@@ -229,15 +242,16 @@ CLASS="FILENAME"
<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/etc/lmhosts</TT
->. See the <A
+>. See the
+ <A
HREF="lmhosts.5.html"
TARGET="_top"
-> <TT
+><TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>lmhosts(5)</TT
></A
-> man page for details on the
- contents of this file.</P
+>
+ man page for details on the contents of this file.</P
></DD
><DT
>-V</DT
@@ -250,7 +264,7 @@ CLASS="COMMAND"
>.</P
></DD
><DT
->-d &#60;debug level&#62;</DT
+>-d &lt;debug level&gt;</DT
><DD
><P
>debuglevel is an integer
@@ -281,21 +295,21 @@ HREF="smb.conf.5.html"
TARGET="_top"
><TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
-> smb.conf</TT
+> smb.conf(5)</TT
></A
> file.</P
></DD
><DT
->-l &#60;log directory&#62;</DT
+>-l &lt;log directory&gt;</DT
><DD
><P
>The -l parameter specifies a directory
into which the "log.nmbd" log file will be created
- for operational data from the running
- <B
+ for operational data from the running <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
-> server. 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
@@ -306,8 +320,12 @@ CLASS="FILENAME"
<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/var/log/log.nmb</TT
->. <EM
->Beware:</EM
+>. <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>Beware:</I
+></SPAN
>
If the directory specified does not exist, <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
@@ -317,7 +335,7 @@ CLASS="COMMAND"
</P
></DD
><DT
->-n &#60;primary NetBIOS name&#62;</DT
+>-n &lt;primary NetBIOS name&gt;</DT
><DD
><P
>This option allows you to override
@@ -342,7 +360,7 @@ CLASS="FILENAME"
>.</P
></DD
><DT
->-p &#60;UDP port number&#62;</DT
+>-p &lt;UDP port number&gt;</DT
><DD
><P
>UDP port number is a positive integer value.
@@ -355,7 +373,7 @@ CLASS="COMMAND"
won't need help!</P
></DD
><DT
->-s &#60;configuration file&#62;</DT
+>-s &lt;configuration file&gt;</DT
><DD
><P
>The default configuration file name
@@ -505,8 +523,12 @@ CLASS="FILENAME"
>If <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
-> is acting as a <EM
-> browse master</EM
+> is acting as a <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+> browse master</I
+></SPAN
> (see the <A
HREF="smb.conf.5.html#LOCALMASTER"
TARGET="_top"
@@ -546,8 +568,12 @@ NAME="AEN178"
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
> process it is recommended
- that SIGKILL (-9) <EM
->NOT</EM
+ that SIGKILL (-9) <SPAN
+CLASS="emphasis"
+><I
+CLASS="EMPHASIS"
+>NOT</I
+></SPAN
> be used, except as a last
resort, as this may leave the name database in an inconsistent state.
The correct way to terminate <B