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@@ -295,9 +295,7 @@ CLASS="FILENAME"
<B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
-> server.</P
-><P
->The default log directory is compiled into Samba
+> server. The default log directory is compiled into Samba
as part of the build process. Common defaults are <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
> /usr/local/samba/var/log.nmb</TT
@@ -308,7 +306,15 @@ CLASS="FILENAME"
<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/var/log/log.nmb</TT
->.</P
+>. <EM
+>Beware:</EM
+>
+ If the directory specified does not exist, <B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+>nmbd</B
+>
+ will log to the default debug log location defined at compile time.
+ </P
></DD
><DT
>-n &#60;primary NetBIOS name&#62;</DT
@@ -340,31 +346,30 @@ CLASS="FILENAME"
><DD
><P
>UDP port number is a positive integer value.
- This option changes the default UDP port number (normally 137)
+ This option changes the default UDP port number (normally 137)
that <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
-> responds to name queries on. Don't
- use this option unless you are an expert, in which case you
+> responds to name queries on. Don't
+ use this option unless you are an expert, in which case you
won't need help!</P
></DD
><DT
>-s &#60;configuration file&#62;</DT
><DD
><P
->The default configuration file name
+>The default configuration file name
is set at build time, typically as <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
> /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf</TT
>, but
this may be changed when Samba is autoconfigured.</P
><P
->The file specified contains the configuration details
+>The file specified contains the configuration details
required by the server. See <A
HREF="smb.conf.5.html"
TARGET="_top"
->
- <TT
+> <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>smb.conf(5)</TT
></A
@@ -377,7 +382,7 @@ CLASS="FILENAME"
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN130"
+NAME="AEN131"
></A
><H2
>FILES</H2
@@ -393,12 +398,12 @@ CLASS="FILENAME"
></DT
><DD
><P
->If the server is to be run by the
+>If the server is to be run by the
<B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>inetd</B
-> meta-daemon, this file
- must contain suitable startup information for the
+> meta-daemon, this file
+ must contain suitable startup information for the
meta-daemon. See the <A
HREF="UNIX_INSTALL.html"
TARGET="_top"
@@ -414,11 +419,11 @@ CLASS="FILENAME"
></DT
><DD
><P
->or whatever initialization script your
+>or whatever initialization script your
system uses).</P
><P
->If running the server as a daemon at startup,
- this file will need to contain an appropriate startup
+>If running the server as a daemon at startup,
+ this file will need to contain an appropriate startup
sequence for the server. See the <A
HREF="UNIX_INSTALL.html"
TARGET="_top"
@@ -433,13 +438,13 @@ CLASS="FILENAME"
></DT
><DD
><P
->If running the server via the
+>If running the server via the
meta-daemon <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>inetd</B
->, 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).
+>, 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).
See the <A
HREF="UNIX_INSTALL.html"
TARGET="_top"
@@ -454,7 +459,7 @@ CLASS="FILENAME"
></DT
><DD
><P
->This is the default location of the
+>This is the default location of the
<A
HREF="smb.conf.5.html"
TARGET="_top"
@@ -463,17 +468,17 @@ CLASS="FILENAME"
>smb.conf</TT
></A
>
- server configuration file. Other common places that systems
+ server configuration file. Other common places that systems
install this file are <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/usr/samba/lib/smb.conf</TT
->
+>
and <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/etc/smb.conf</TT
>.</P
><P
->When run as a WINS server (see the
+>When run as a WINS server (see the
<A
HREF="smb.conf.5.html#WINSSUPPORT"
TARGET="_top"
@@ -490,11 +495,11 @@ CLASS="COMMAND"
will store the WINS database in the file <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>wins.dat</TT
->
+>
in the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>var/locks</TT
-> directory configured under
+> directory configured under
wherever Samba was configured to install itself.</P
><P
>If <B
@@ -532,7 +537,7 @@ CLASS="FILENAME"
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN177"
+NAME="AEN178"
></A
><H2
>SIGNALS</H2
@@ -540,21 +545,21 @@ NAME="AEN177"
>To shut down an <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
-> process it is recommended
+> process it is recommended
that SIGKILL (-9) <EM
>NOT</EM
-> be used, except as a last
- resort, as this may leave the name database in an inconsistent state.
+> be used, except as a last
+ resort, as this may leave the name database in an inconsistent state.
The correct way to terminate <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
-> is to send it
+> is to send it
a SIGTERM (-15) signal and wait for it to die on its own.</P
><P
><B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
-> will accept SIGHUP, which will cause
+> will accept SIGHUP, which will cause
it to dump out its namelists into the file <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>namelist.debug
@@ -562,12 +567,12 @@ CLASS="FILENAME"
> in the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/usr/local/samba/var/locks</TT
->
+>
directory (or the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>var/locks</TT
-> directory configured
- under wherever Samba was configured to install itself). This will also
+> directory configured
+ under wherever Samba was configured to install itself). This will also
cause <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
@@ -593,7 +598,7 @@ CLASS="COMMAND"
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN193"
+NAME="AEN194"
></A
><H2
>VERSION</H2
@@ -604,7 +609,7 @@ NAME="AEN193"
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN196"
+NAME="AEN197"
></A
><H2
>SEE ALSO</H2
@@ -669,7 +674,7 @@ TARGET="_top"
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN213"
+NAME="AEN214"
></A
><H2
>AUTHOR</H2