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diff --git a/docs/docbook/manpages/smbpasswd.8.sgml b/docs/docbook/manpages/smbpasswd.8.sgml index 5d475cf08c..8e6d925ae0 100644 --- a/docs/docbook/manpages/smbpasswd.8.sgml +++ b/docs/docbook/manpages/smbpasswd.8.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN"> -<refentry id="smbpasswd.8"> +<refentry id="smbpasswd"> <refmeta> <refentrytitle>smbpasswd</refentrytitle> @@ -37,27 +37,25 @@ <refsect1> <title>DESCRIPTION</title> - <para>This tool is part of the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>Samba</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> suite.</para> + <para>This tool is part of the <ulink url="samba.7.html"> + Samba</ulink> suite.</para> <para>The smbpasswd program has several different - functions, depending on whether it is run by the <emphasis>root</emphasis> user - or not. When run as a normal user it allows the user to change + functions, depending on whether it is run by the <emphasis>root</emphasis> + user or not. When run as a normal user it allows the user to change the password used for their SMB sessions on any machines that store SMB passwords. </para> <para>By default (when run with no arguments) it will attempt to change the current user's SMB password on the local machine. This is - similar to the way the <command>passwd(1)</command> program works. <command> - smbpasswd</command> differs from how the passwd program works + similar to the way the <command>passwd(1)</command> program works. + <command>smbpasswd</command> differs from how the passwd program works however in that it is not <emphasis>setuid root</emphasis> but works in - a client-server mode and communicates with a - locally running <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>. As a consequence in order for this to + a client-server mode and communicates with a locally running + <command>smbd(8)</command>. As a consequence in order for this to succeed the smbd daemon must be running on the local machine. On a UNIX machine the encrypted SMB passwords are usually stored in - the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbpasswd</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> file. </para> + the <filename>smbpasswd(5)</filename> file. </para> <para>When run by an ordinary user with no options, smbpasswd will prompt them for their old SMB password and then ask them @@ -69,13 +67,12 @@ <para>smbpasswd can also be used by a normal user to change their SMB password on remote machines, such as Windows NT Primary Domain - Controllers. See the (<parameter>-r</parameter>) and <parameter>-U</parameter> options - below. </para> + Controllers. See the (-r) and -U options below. </para> <para>When run by root, smbpasswd allows new users to be added and deleted in the smbpasswd file, as well as allows changes to - the attributes of the user in this file to be made. When run by root, <command> - smbpasswd</command> accesses the local smbpasswd file + the attributes of the user in this file to be made. When run by root, + <command>smbpasswd</command> accesses the local smbpasswd file directly, thus enabling changes to be made even if smbd is not running. </para> </refsect1> @@ -124,8 +121,8 @@ <para>If the smbpasswd file is in the 'old' format (pre-Samba 2.0 format) there is no space in the user's password entry to write - this information and the command will FAIL. See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbpasswd</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for details on the 'old' and new password file formats. + this information and the command will FAIL. See <command>smbpasswd(5) + </command> for details on the 'old' and new password file formats. </para> <para>This option is only available when running smbpasswd as @@ -143,8 +140,7 @@ <para>If the smbpasswd file is in the 'old' format, then <command> smbpasswd</command> will FAIL to enable the account. - See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbpasswd</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for + See <command>smbpasswd (5)</command> for details on the 'old' and new password file formats. </para> <para>This option is only available when running smbpasswd as root. @@ -230,15 +226,15 @@ name of the host being connected to. </para> <para>The options are :"lmhosts", "host", "wins" and "bcast". They - cause names to be resolved as follows: </para> + cause names to be resolved as follows : </para> <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para><constant>lmhosts</constant>: Lookup an IP + <listitem><para><constant>lmhosts</constant> : Lookup an IP address in the Samba lmhosts file. If the line in lmhosts has - no name type attached to the NetBIOS name (see the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>lmhosts</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for details) then + no name type attached to the NetBIOS name (see the <ulink + url="lmhosts.5.html">lmhosts(5)</ulink> for details) then any name type matches for lookup.</para></listitem> - <listitem><para><constant>host</constant>: Do a standard host + <listitem><para><constant>host</constant> : Do a standard host name to IP address resolution, using the system <filename>/etc/hosts </filename>, NIS, or DNS lookups. This method of name resolution is operating system depended for instance on IRIX or Solaris this @@ -247,12 +243,12 @@ type being queried is the 0x20 (server) name type, otherwise it is ignored.</para></listitem> - <listitem><para><constant>wins</constant>: Query a name with + <listitem><para><constant>wins</constant> : Query a name with the IP address listed in the <parameter>wins server</parameter> parameter. If no WINS server has been specified this method will be ignored.</para></listitem> - <listitem><para><constant>bcast</constant>: Do a broadcast on + <listitem><para><constant>bcast</constant> : Do a broadcast on each of the known local interfaces listed in the <parameter>interfaces</parameter> parameter. This is the least reliable of the name resolution methods as it depends on the @@ -260,8 +256,8 @@ </itemizedlist> <para>The default order is <command>lmhosts, host, wins, bcast</command> - and without this parameter or any entry in the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smb.conf</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> file the name resolution methods will + and without this parameter or any entry in the + <filename>smb.conf</filename> file the name resolution methods will be attempted in this order. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -296,6 +292,7 @@ </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> <term>-s</term> <listitem><para>This option causes smbpasswd to be silent (i.e. @@ -315,7 +312,7 @@ switch is used to specify the password to be used with the <ulink url="smb.conf.5.html#LDAPADMINDN"><parameter>ldap admin dn</parameter></ulink>. Note that the password is stored in - the <filename>secrets.tdb</filename> and is keyed off + the <filename>private/secrets.tdb</filename> and is keyed off of the admin's DN. This means that if the value of <parameter>ldap admin dn</parameter> ever changes, the password will need to be manually updated as well. @@ -358,15 +355,14 @@ mode communicating with a local smbd for a non-root user then the smbd daemon must be running for this to work. A common problem is to add a restriction to the hosts that may access the <command> - smbd</command> running on the local machine by specifying either <parameter>allow - hosts</parameter> or <parameter>deny hosts</parameter> entry in - the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smb.conf</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> file and neglecting to + smbd</command> running on the local machine by specifying a + <parameter>allow hosts</parameter> or <parameter>deny hosts</parameter> + entry in the <filename>smb.conf</filename> file and neglecting to allow "localhost" access to the smbd. </para> <para>In addition, the smbpasswd command is only useful if Samba - has been set up to use encrypted passwords. See the document <ulink url="pwencrypt.html"> - "LanMan and NT Password Encryption in Samba"</ulink> in the docs directory for details + has been set up to use encrypted passwords. See the file + <filename>ENCRYPTION.txt</filename> in the docs directory for details on how to do this. </para> </refsect1> @@ -374,14 +370,15 @@ <refsect1> <title>VERSION</title> - <para>This man page is correct for version 3.0 of the Samba suite.</para> + <para>This man page is correct for version 3.0 of + the Samba suite.</para> </refsect1> <refsect1> <title>SEE ALSO</title> - <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbpasswd</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>Samba</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> + <para><ulink url="smbpasswd.5.html"><filename>smbpasswd(5)</filename></ulink>, + <ulink url="samba.7.html">samba(7)</ulink> + </para> </refsect1> <refsect1> @@ -394,11 +391,11 @@ <para>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 <ulink url="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/"> + excellent piece of Open Source software, available at + <ulink url="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/"> ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</ulink>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for - Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook XML 4.2 - for Samba 3.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.</para> + Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter</para> </refsect1> </refentry> |