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diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages/samba.8.xml b/docs-xml/manpages/samba.8.xml index 229e941976..9ce65c850b 100644 --- a/docs-xml/manpages/samba.8.xml +++ b/docs-xml/manpages/samba.8.xml @@ -44,6 +44,29 @@ <para><command>samba</command> is the server daemon that provides Active Directory, filesharing and printing services to 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> </refsect1> @@ -71,13 +94,21 @@ 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 daemon mode when run from the - command line. + command line. <command>samba</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>Select process model. + <term>-M model</term> + <listitem><para>This parameter can be used to specify the + "process model" samba 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> @@ -147,11 +178,67 @@ <term>-V|--version</term> <listitem><para>Print version.</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>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>VERSION</title> <para>This man page is correct for version 4 of the Samba suite.</para> @@ -160,13 +247,18 @@ <refsect1> <title>SEE ALSO</title> <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>hosts_access</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>inetd</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smb.conf</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbclient</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>samba-tool</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nmbd</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>8</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>. </para> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>winbindd</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> |