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diff --git a/docs/docbook/samba.7.sgml b/docs/docbook/samba.7.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a27b52ca94 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docbook/samba.7.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,213 @@ +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN"> +<refentry id="samba"> + +<refmeta> + <refentrytitle>samba</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>7</manvolnum> +</refmeta> + + +<refnamediv> + <refname>SAMBA</refname> + <refpurpose>A Windows SMB/CIFS fileserver for UNIX</refpurpose> +</refnamediv> + +<refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis><command>Samba</command></cmdsynopsis> +</refsynopsisdiv> + +<refsect1> + <title>DESCRIPTION</title> + + <para>The Samba software suite is a collection of programs + that implements the Server Message Block (commonly abbreviated + as SMB) protocol for UNIX systems. This protocol is sometimes + also referred to as the Common Internet File System (CIFS), + LanManager or NetBIOS protocol.</para> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><command>smbd</command></term> + <listitem><para>The <command>smbd </command> + daemon provides the file and print services to + SMB clients, such as Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows + for Workgroups or LanManager. The configuration file + for this daemon is described in <filename>smb.conf</filename> + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><command>nmbd</command></term> + <listitem><para>The <command>nmbd</command> + daemon provides NetBIOS nameserving and browsing + support. The configuration file for this daemon + is described in <filename>smb.conf</filename></para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><command>smbclient</command></term> + <listitem><para>The <command>smbclient</command> + program implements a simple ftp-like client. This + is useful for accessing SMB shares on other compatible + servers (such as Windows NT), and can also be used + to allow a UNIX box to print to a printer attached to + any SMB server (such as a PC running Windows NT).</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><command>testparm</command></term> + <listitem><para>The <command>testparm</command> + utility is a simple syntax checker for Samba's + <filename>smb.conf</filename>configuration file.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><command>testprns</command></term> + <listitem><para>The <command>testprns</command> + utility supports testing printer names defined + in your <filename>printcap></filename> file used + by Samba.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><command>smbstatus</command></term> + <listitem><para>The <command>smbstatus</command> + tool provides access to information about the + current connections to <command>smbd</command>.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><command>nmblookup</command></term> + <listitem><para>The <command>nmblookup</command> + tools allows NetBIOS name queries to be made + from a UNIX host.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><command>make_smbcodepage</command></term> + <listitem><para>The <command>make_smbcodepage</command> + utility provides a means of creating SMB code page + definition files for your <command>smbd</command> server.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><command>smbpasswd</command></term> + <listitem><para>The <command>smbpasswd</command> + command is a tool for changing LanMan and Windows NT + password hashes on Samba and Windows NT servers.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>COMPONENTS</title> + + <para>The Samba suite is made up of several components. Each + component is described in a separate manual page. It is strongly + recommended that you read the documentation that comes with Samba + and the manual pages of those components that you use. If the + manual pages aren't clear enough then please send a patch or + bug report to <ulink url="mailto:samba@samba.org"> + samba@samba.org</ulink></para> + + + +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>AVAILABILITY</title> + + <para>The Samba software suite is licensed under the + GNU Public License(GPL). A copy of that license should + have come with the package in the file COPYING. You are + encouraged to distribute copies of the Samba suite, but + please obey the terms of this license.</para> + + <para>The latest version of the Samba suite can be + obtained via anonymous ftp from samba.org in the + directory pub/samba/. It is also available on several + mirror sites worldwide.</para> + + <para>You may also find useful information about Samba + on the newsgroup <ulink url="news:comp.protocols.smb"> + comp.protocol.smb</ulink> and the Samba mailing + list. Details on how to join the mailing list are given in + the README file that comes with Samba.</para> + + <para>If you have access to a WWW viewer (such as Netscape + or Mosaic) then you will also find lots of useful information, + including back issues of the Samba mailing list, at + <ulink url="http://lists.samba.org/">http://lists.samba.org</ulink>.</para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>VERSION</title> + + <para>This man page is correct for version 2.2 of the + Samba suite. </para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>CONTRIBUTIONS</title> + + <para>If you wish to contribute to the Samba project, + then I suggest you join the Samba mailing list at + <ulink url="http://lists.samba.org/">http://lists.samba.org</ulink>. + </para> + + <para>If you have patches to submit or bugs to report + then you may mail them directly to samba-patches@samba.org. + Note, however, that due to the enormous popularity of this + package the Samba Team may take some time to respond to mail. We + prefer patches in <command>diff -u</command> format.</para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>CONTRIBUTORS</title> + + <para>Contributors to the project are now too numerous + to mention here but all deserve the thanks of all Samba + users. To see a full list, look at <ulink + url="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/change-log"> + ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/change-log</ulink> + for the pre-CVS changes and at <ulink + url="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/cvs.log"> + ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/cvs.log</ulink> + for the contributors to Samba post-CVS. CVS is the Open Source + source code control system used by the Samba Team to develop + Samba. The project would have been unmanageable without it.</para> + + <para>In addition, several commercial organizations now help + fund the Samba Team with money and equipment. For details see + the Samba Web pages at <ulink + url="http://samba.org/samba/samba-thanks.html"> + http://samba.org/samba/samba-thanks.html</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> + + <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/"> + 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</para> +</refsect1> + +</refentry> |