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author | Gerald Carter <jerry@samba.org> | 2001-04-19 21:07:17 +0000 |
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committer | Gerald Carter <jerry@samba.org> | 2001-04-19 21:07:17 +0000 |
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diff --git a/docs/yodldocs/nmbd.8.yo b/docs/yodldocs/nmbd.8.yo deleted file mode 100644 index c9031c0e6a..0000000000 --- a/docs/yodldocs/nmbd.8.yo +++ /dev/null @@ -1,232 +0,0 @@ -mailto(samba@samba.org) - -manpage(nmbd)(8)(23 Oct 1998)(Samba)(SAMBA) - -label(NAME) -manpagename(nmbd)(NetBIOS name server to provide NetBIOS over IP -naming services to clients) - -label(SYNOPSIS) -manpagesynopsis() - -bf(nmbd) [link(-D)(minusD)] [link(-a)(minusa)] [link(-o)(minuso)] [link(-h)(minush)] [link(-V)(minusV)] [link(-H lmhosts file)(minusH)] [link(-d debuglevel)(minusd)] [link(-l log file basename)(minusl)] [link(-n primary NetBIOS name)(minusn)] [link(-p port number)(minusp)] [link(-s configuration file)(minuss)] - -label(DESCRIPTION) -manpagedescription() - -This program is part of the bf(Samba) suite. - -bf(nmbd) is a server that understands and can reply to NetBIOS over IP -name service requests, like those produced by SMBD/CIFS clients such -as Windows 95/98, Windows NT and LanManager clients. It also -participates in the browsing protocols which make up the Windows -"Network Neighborhood" view. - -SMB/CIFS clients, when they start up, may wish to locate an SMB/CIFS -server. That is, they wish to know what IP number a specified host is -using. - -Amongst other services, bf(nmbd) will listen for such requests, -and if its own NetBIOS name is 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 bf(-n) option (see link(OPTIONS)(OPTIONS) below). Thus -bf(nmbd) will reply to broadcast queries for its own name(s). Additional -names for bf(nmbd) to respond on can be set via parameters in the -url(bf(smb.conf(5)))(smb.conf.5.html) configuration file. - -bf(nmbd) can also be used as a WINS (Windows Internet Name Server) -server. What this basically means is that it will act as a WINS -database server, creating a database from name registration requests -that it receives and replying to queries from clients for these names. - -In addition, bf(nmbd) can act as a WINS proxy, relaying broadcast queries -from clients that do not understand how to talk the WINS protocol to a -WIN server. - -label(OPTIONS) -manpageoptions() - -startdit() - -label(minusD) -dit(bf(-D)) If specified, this parameter causes bf(nmbd) to operate -as a daemon. That is, it detaches itself and runs in the background, -fielding requests on the appropriate port. By default, bf(nmbd) will -NOT operate as a daemon. nmbd can also be operated from the inetd -meta-daemon, although this is not recommended. - -label(minusa) -dit(bf(-a)) If this parameter is specified, each new connection will -append log messages to the log file. This is the default. - -label(minuso) -dit(bf(-o)) If this parameter is specified, the log files will be -overwritten when opened. By default, the log files will be appended -to. - -label(minush) -dit(bf(-h)) Prints the help information (usage) for bf(nmbd). - -label(minusV) -dit(bf(-V)) Prints the version number for bf(nmbd). - -label(minusH) -dit(bf(-H filename)) NetBIOS lmhosts file. - -The lmhosts file is a list of NetBIOS names to IP addresses that is -loaded by the nmbd server and used via the name resolution mechanism -url(bf(name resolve order))(smb.conf.5.html#nameresolveorder) described in -url(bf(smb.conf (5)))(smb.conf.5.html) to resolve any -NetBIOS name queries needed by the server. Note that the contents of -this file are em(NOT) used by bf(nmbd) to answer any name queries. Adding -a line to this file affects name NetBIOS resolution from this host -em(ONLY). - -The default path to this file is compiled into Samba as part of the -build process. Common defaults are em(/usr/local/samba/lib/lmhosts), -em(/usr/samba/lib/lmhosts) or em(/etc/lmhosts). See the -url(bf(lmhosts (5)))(lmhosts.5.html) man page for details on the contents of this file. - -label(minusd) -dit(bf(-d debuglevel)) debuglevel is an integer from 0 to 10. - -The default value if this parameter is not specified is zero. - -The higher this value, the more detail will be logged to the log files -about the activities of the server. At level 0, only critical errors -and serious warnings will be logged. Level 1 is a reasonable level for -day to day running - it generates a small amount of information about -operations carried out. - -Levels above 1 will generate considerable amounts of log data, and -should only be used when investigating a problem. Levels above 3 are -designed for use only by developers and generate HUGE amounts of log -data, most of which is extremely cryptic. - -Note that specifying this parameter here will override the url(bf(log -level))(smb.conf.5.html#loglevel) parameter in the url(bf(smb.conf -(5)))(smb.conf.5.html) file. - -label(minusl) -dit(bf(-l logfile)) The bf(-l) parameter specifies a path and base -filename into which operational data from the running nmbd server will -be logged. The actual log file name is generated by appending the -extension ".nmb" to the specified base name. For example, if the name -specified was "log" then the file log.nmb would contain the debugging -data. - -The default log file path is compiled into Samba as part of the -build process. Common defaults are em(/usr/local/samba/var/log.nmb), -em(/usr/samba/var/log.nmb) or em(/var/log/log.nmb). - -label(minusn) -dit(bf(-n primary NetBIOS name)) This option allows you to override -the NetBIOS name that Samba uses for itself. This is identical to -setting the url(bf(NetBIOS name))(smb.conf.5.html#netbiosname) parameter -in the url(bf(smb.conf))(smb.conf.5.html) file -but will override the setting in the url(bf(smb.conf))(smb.conf.5.html) file. - -label(minusp) -dit(bf(-p UDP port number)) UDP port number is a positive integer value. - -This option changes the default UDP port number (normally 137) that -bf(nmbd) responds to name queries on. Don't use this option unless you are -an expert, in which case you won't need help! - -label(minuss) -dit(bf(-s configuration file)) The default configuration file name is -set at build time, typically as em(/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf), but -this may be changed when Samba is autoconfigured. - -The file specified contains the configuration details required by the -server. See url(bf(smb.conf (5)))(smb.conf.5.html) for more information. - -endit() - -label(FILES) -manpagefiles() - -bf(/etc/inetd.conf) - -If the server is to be run by the inetd meta-daemon, this file must -contain suitable startup information for the meta-daemon. - -bf(/etc/rc) - -(or whatever initialization script your system uses). - -If running the server as a daemon at startup, this file will need to -contain an appropriate startup sequence for the server. - -bf(/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf) - -This is the default location of the -url(bf(smb.conf))(smb.conf.5.html) server configuration -file. Other common places that systems install this file are -em(/usr/samba/lib/smb.conf) and em(/etc/smb.conf). - -When run as a bf(WINS) server (see the url(bf(wins support))(smb.conf.5.html#winssupport) -parameter in the url(bf(smb.conf (5)))(smb.conf.5.html) man page), bf(nmbd) will -store the WINS database in the file tt(wins.dat) in the tt(var/locks) directory -configured under wherever Samba was configured to install itself. - -If bf(nmbd) is acting as a bf(browse master) (see the url(bf(local master))(smb.conf.5.html#localmaster) -parameter in the url(bf(smb.conf (5)))(smb.conf.5.html) man page), bf(nmbd) will -store the browsing database in the file tt(browse.dat) in the tt(var/locks) directory -configured under wherever Samba was configured to install itself. - -label(SIGNALS) -manpagesection(SIGNALS) - -To shut down an bf(nmbd) process it is recommended that SIGKILL (-9) -em(NOT) be used, except as a last resort, as this may leave the name -database in an inconsistent state. The correct way to terminate -bf(nmbd) is to send it a SIGTERM (-15) signal and wait for it to die on -its own. - -bf(nmbd) will accept SIGHUP, which will cause it to dump out it's -namelists into the file tt(namelist.debug) in the -em(/usr/local/samba/var/locks) directory (or the em(var/locks) -directory configured under wherever Samba was configured to install -itself). This will also cause bf(nmbd) to dump out it's server database in -the log.nmb file. In addition, the debug log level of nmbd may be raised -by sending it a SIGUSR1 (tt(kill -USR1 <nmbd-pid>)) and lowered by sending it a -SIGUSR2 (tt(kill -USR2 <nmbd-pid>)). This is to allow transient -problems to be diagnosed, whilst still running at a normally low log -level. - -label(VERSION) -manpagesection(VERSION) - -This man page is correct for version 2.0 of the Samba suite. - -label(SEEALSO) -manpageseealso() - -bf(inetd (8)), url(bf(smbd (8)))(smbd.8.html), url(bf(smb.conf -(5)))(smb.conf.5.html), url(bf(smbclient (1)))(smbclient.1.html), -url(bf(testparm (1)))(testparm.1.html), url(bf(testprns -(1)))(testprns.1.html), and the Internet RFC's bf(rfc1001.txt), -bf(rfc1002.txt). In addition the CIFS (formerly SMB) specification is -available as a link from the Web page : -url(http://samba.org/cifs/)(http://samba.org/cifs/). - -label(AUTHOR) -manpageauthor() - -The original Samba software and related utilities were created by -Andrew Tridgell email(samba@samba.org). Samba is now developed -by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the -Linux kernel is developed. - -The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. The man page -sources were converted to YODL format (another excellent piece of Open -Source software, available at -url(bf(ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/))(ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/)) -and updated for the Samba2.0 release by Jeremy Allison. -email(samba@samba.org). - -See url(bf(samba (7)))(samba.7.html) to find out how to get a full -list of contributors and details on how to submit bug reports, -comments etc. |