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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
<refnamediv>
<refname>smbcontrol</refname>
- <refpurpose>send messages to smbd or nmbd processes</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>send messages to smbd, nmbd or winbindd processes</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@
Samba</ulink> suite.</para>
<para><command>smbcontrol</command> is a very small program, which
- sends messages to an <ulink url="smbd.8.html">smbd(8)</ulink> or
- an <ulink url="nmbd.8.html">nmbd(8)</ulink> daemon running on the
- system.</para>
+ sends messages to an <ulink url="smbd.8.html">smbd(8)</ulink>,
+ an <ulink url="nmbd.8.html">nmbd(8)</ulink>
+ or a <ulink url="winbindd.8.html">winbindd(8)</ulink>
+ daemon running on the system.</para>
</refsect1>
@@ -81,8 +82,9 @@
message to smbd which will then close the client connections to
the named share. Note that this doesn't affect client connections
to any other shares. This message-type takes an argument of the
- share name for which client connections will be close, or the
+ share name for which client connections will be closed, or the
"*" character which will close all currently open shares.
+ This may be useful if you made changes to the access controls on the share.
This message can only be sent to <constant>smbd</constant>.</para>
<para>The <constant>debug</constant> message-type allows
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@
collection, "off" to turn off profile stats collection, "count"
to enable only collection of count stats (time stats are
disabled), and "flush" to zero the current profile stats. This can
- be sent to any of the destinations.</para>
+ be sent to any smbd or nmbd destinations.</para>
<para>The <constant>debuglevel</constant> message-type sends
a "request debug level" message. The current debug level setting
@@ -115,18 +117,13 @@
<para>The <constant>profilelevel</constant> message-type sends
a "request profile level" message. The current profile level
setting is returned by a "profilelevel" message. This can be sent
- to any of the destinations.</para>
+ to any smbd or nmbd destinations.</para>
<para>The <constant>printer-notify</constant> message-type sends a
message to smbd which in turn sends a printer notify message to
any Windows NT clients connected to a printer. This message-type
takes an argument of the printer name to send notify messages to.
This message can only be sent to <constant>smbd</constant>.</para>
-
- <para>The <constant>close-share</constant> message-type sends a
- message to smbd which forces smbd to close the share that was
- specified as an argument. This may be useful if you made changes
- to the access controls on the share. </para>
</listitem>
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