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author | Jelmer Vernooij <jelmer@samba.org> | 2006-01-22 23:34:28 +0000 |
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committer | Gerald (Jerry) Carter <jerry@samba.org> | 2007-10-10 13:51:21 -0500 |
commit | 818db3efd674f66a04c8616d5b6de9c5b89ba71a (patch) | |
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r13070: Add a simple smbd manpage, based on the Samba 3 one.
(This used to be commit cbcce3b5731d27e863c916731fe30acac0602c16)
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diff --git a/source4/smbd/config.mk b/source4/smbd/config.mk index 16ae45f41f..b6a7cfd039 100644 --- a/source4/smbd/config.mk +++ b/source4/smbd/config.mk @@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ REQUIRED_SUBSYSTEMS = \ # Start BINARY smbd [BINARY::smbd] INSTALLDIR = SBINDIR +MANPAGE = smbd.8 OBJ_FILES = \ server.o REQUIRED_SUBSYSTEMS = \ diff --git a/source4/smbd/smbd.8.xml b/source4/smbd/smbd.8.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a02c2ce80a --- /dev/null +++ b/source4/smbd/smbd.8.xml @@ -0,0 +1,177 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//Samba-Team//DTD DocBook V4.2-Based Variant V1.0//EN" "http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> +<refentry id="smbd.8"> + +<refmeta> + <refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> +</refmeta> + + +<refnamediv> + <refname>smbd</refname> + <refpurpose>server to provide filesharing- and directory services to clients</refpurpose> +</refnamediv> + +<refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>smbd</command> + <arg choice="opt">-i</arg> + <arg choice="opt">-M model</arg> + </cmdsynopsis> +</refsynopsisdiv> + +<refsect1> + <title>DESCRIPTION</title> + <para>This program is part of the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>samba</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> suite.</para> + + <para><command>smbd</command> is the server daemon that + provides filesharing and directory services to Windows clients. + The server provides filespace and directory services to + clients using the SMB (or CIFS) protocol and other + related protocols such as DCE/RPC, LDAP and Kerberos. + </para> + + <para> + Clients supported include MSCLIENT 3.0 for DOS, Windows for + Workgroups, Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000/XP/2003, + OS/2, DAVE for Macintosh, and cifsfs for Linux.</para> + + <para>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 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smb.conf</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. This man page will not describe the + services, but will concentrate on the administrative aspects + of running the server.</para> + + <para>Please note that there are significant security + implications to running this server, and the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smb.conf</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> manual page should be regarded as mandatory reading before + proceeding with installation.</para> + + <para>As of Samba 4, smbd also incorporates all the functionality of + nmbd.</para> + +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>OPTIONS</title> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>-i</term> + <listitem><para>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 + command line. <command>smbd</command> also logs to standard + output, as if the <command>-S</command> parameter had been + given. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-M model</term> + <listitem><para>This parameter can be used to specify the + "process model" smbd should use. This determines + how concurrent clients are handled. Available process + models include <emphasis>single</emphasis> (everything in + a single process), <emphasis>standard</emphasis> (similar + behaviour to that of Samba 3), <emphasis>thread</emphasis> + (single process, different threads. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>FILES</title> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><filename>/etc/rc</filename></term> + <listitem><para>or whatever initialization script your + system uses).</para> + + <para>If running the server as a daemon at startup, + this file will need to contain an appropriate startup + sequence for the server. </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><filename>/etc/services</filename></term> + <listitem><para>If running the server via the + meta-daemon <command>inetd</command>, 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). + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><filename>/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf</filename></term> + <listitem><para>This is the default location of the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smb.conf</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> server configuration file. Other common places that systems + install this file are <filename>/usr/samba/lib/smb.conf</filename> + and <filename>/etc/samba/smb.conf</filename>.</para> + + <para>This file describes all the services the server + is to make available to clients. See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smb.conf</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for more information.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>VERSION</title> + + <para>This man page is correct for version 4 of + the Samba suite.</para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>DIAGNOSTICS</title> + + <para>Most diagnostics issued by the server are logged + in a specified log file. The log file name is specified + at compile time, but may be overridden on the command line.</para> + + <para>The number and nature of diagnostics available depends + on the debug level used by the server. If you have problems, set + the debug level to 3 and peruse the log files.</para> + + <para>Most messages are reasonably self-explanatory. Unfortunately, + at the time this man page was created, there are too many diagnostics + available in the source code to warrant describing each and every + diagnostic. At this stage your best bet is still to grep the + source code and inspect the conditions that gave rise to the + diagnostics you are seeing.</para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>SEE ALSO</title> + <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>hosts_access</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smb.conf</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbclient</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>testparm</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, and the + Internet RFC's <filename>rfc1001.txt</filename>, <filename>rfc1002.txt</filename>. + In addition the CIFS (formerly SMB) specification is available + as a link from the Web page <ulink noescape="1" url="http://samba.org/cifs/"> + http://samba.org/cifs/</ulink>.</para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>AUTHOR</title> + + <para>The original Samba software and related utilities + were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed + by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar + to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para> + +</refsect1> + +</refentry> |