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authorGerald Carter <jerry@samba.org>2001-04-19 21:33:44 +0000
committerGerald Carter <jerry@samba.org>2001-04-19 21:33:44 +0000
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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
.\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/hacks/docbook2X/>
.\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches,
.\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>.
-.TH "SMBD" "8" "23 February 2001" "" ""
+.TH SMBD 8 "24 Mar 2001" "smbd 2.2.0-alpha3"
.SH NAME
smbd \- server to provide SMB/CIFS services to clients
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -26,13 +26,12 @@ 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
services (see \fIsmb.conf(5)
-\fR <URL:smb.conf.5.html>. This man page will not describe the
+\fR. This man page will not describe the
services, but will concentrate on the administrative aspects
of running the server.
.PP
Please note that there are significant security
-implications to running this server, and the \fIsmb.conf(5)\fR <URL:smb.conf.5.html>
-manpage should be regarded as mandatory reading before
+implications to running this server, and the \fIsmb.conf(5)\fRmanpage should be regarded as mandatory reading before
proceeding with installation.
.PP
A session is created whenever a client requests one.
@@ -103,21 +102,19 @@ data, most of which is extremely cryptic.
Note that specifying this parameter here will
override the log
-level <URL:smb.conf.5.html#loglevel> parameter in the \fIsmb.conf(5)\fR <URL:smb.conf.5.html> file.
+levelfile.
.TP
\fB-l <log file>\fR
If specified, \fBlog file\fR
specifies a log filename into which informational and debug
messages from the running server will be logged. The log
file generated is never removed by the server although
-its size may be controlled by the max log size <URL:smb.conf.5.html#maxlogsize>
-option in the \fI smb.conf(5)\fR <URL:smb.conf.5.html> file. The default log
+its size may be controlled by the max log sizeoption in the \fI smb.conf(5)\fRfile. The default log
file name is specified at compile time.
.TP
\fB-O <socket options>\fR
-See the socket options <URL:smb.conf.5.html#socketoptions>
-parameter in the \fIsmb.conf(5)
-\fR <URL:smb.conf.5.html> file for details.
+See the socket optionsparameter in the \fIsmb.conf(5)
+\fRfile for details.
.TP
\fB-p <port number>\fR
port number is a positive integer
@@ -148,7 +145,7 @@ configuration details required by the server. The
information in this file includes server-specific
information such as what printcap file to use, as well
as descriptions of all the services that the server is
-to provide. See \fI smb.conf(5)\fR <URL:smb.conf.5.html> for more information.
+to provide. See \fI smb.conf(5)\fRfor more information.
The default configuration file name is determined at
compile time.
.SH "FILES"
@@ -177,13 +174,12 @@ See the section INSTALLATION below.
.TP
\fB\fI/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf\fB\fR
This is the default location of the
-\fIsmb.conf\fR <URL:smb.conf.5.html>
-server configuration file. Other common places that systems
+\fIsmb.conf\fRserver configuration file. Other common places that systems
install this file are \fI/usr/samba/lib/smb.conf\fR
and \fI/etc/smb.conf\fR.
This file describes all the services the server
-is to make available to clients. See \fIsmb.conf(5)\fR <URL:smb.conf.5.html> for more information.
+is to make available to clients. See \fIsmb.conf(5)\fRfor more information.
.SH "LIMITATIONS"
.PP
On some systems \fBsmbd\fR cannot change uid back
@@ -315,10 +311,10 @@ need the assistance of your system administrator to modify the
system files.
.PP
You will probably want to set up the NetBIOS name server
-\fBnmbd\fR <URL:nmbd.8.html> at
+\fBnmbd\fRat
the same time as \fBsmbd\fR. To do this refer to the
man page for \fBnmbd(8)\fR
- <URL:nmbd.8.html>.
+.
.PP
First, ensure that a port is configured in the file
\fI/etc/services\fR. The well-known port 139
@@ -387,7 +383,7 @@ to the service \fI\\\\fred\\mary\fR.
.PP
To properly test and experiment with the server, we
recommend using the \fBsmbclient\fR program (see
-\fBsmbclient(1)\fR <URL:smbclient.1.html>)
+\fBsmbclient(1)\fR)
and also going through the steps outlined in the file
\fIDIAGNOSIS.txt\fR in the \fIdocs/\fR
directory of your Samba installation.
@@ -439,10 +435,10 @@ them after, however this would affect performance.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
hosts_access(5), \fBinetd(8)\fR,
-\fBnmbd(8)\fR <URL:nmbd.8.html>,
+\fBnmbd(8)\fR,
\fIsmb.conf(5)\fR
- <URL:smb.conf.5.html>, \fBsmbclient(1)
-\fR <URL:smbclient.1.html>, \fB testparm(1)\fR <URL:testparm.1.html>, \fBtestprns(1)\fR <URL:testprns.1.html>, and the Internet RFC's
+, \fBsmbclient(1)
+\fR, and the Internet RFC's
\fIrfc1001.txt\fR, \fIrfc1002.txt\fR.
In addition the CIFS (formerly SMB) specification is available
as a link from the Web page