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diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/nmbd.8.html b/docs/htmldocs/nmbd.8.html index 1408b6fd4e..dc8f5b0de3 100644 --- a/docs/htmldocs/nmbd.8.html +++ b/docs/htmldocs/nmbd.8.html @@ -38,19 +38,19 @@ participates in the browsing protocols which make up the Windows <p><br>SMB/CIFS clients, when they start up, may wish to locate an SMB/CIFS server. That is, they wish to know what IP number a specified host is using. -<p><br>Amongst other services, this program will listen for such requests, +<p><br>Amongst other services, <strong>nmbd</strong> will listen for such requests, and if its own NetBIOS name is specified it will respond with the IP number of the host it is running on. Its "own NetBIOS name" is by default the primary DNS name of the host it is running on, but this -can be overriden with the <strong>-n</strong> option (see <em>OPTIONS</em> below). Thus -nmbd will reply to broadcast queries for its own name(s). Additional -names for nmbd to respond on can be set via parameters in the -<strong>smb.conf (5)</strong> configuration file. -<p><br>nmbd can also be used as a WINS (Windows Internet Name Server) +can be overridden with the <strong>-n</strong> option (see <a href="nmbd.8.html#OPTIONS">OPTIONS</a> below). Thus +<strong>nmbd</strong> will reply to broadcast queries for its own name(s). Additional +names for <strong>nmbd</strong> to respond on can be set via parameters in the +<a href="smb.conf.5.html"><strong>smb.conf(5)</strong></a> configuration file. +<p><br><strong>nmbd</strong> can also be used as a WINS (Windows Internet Name Server) server. What this basically means is that it will act as a WINS database server, creating a database from name registration requests that it receives and replying to queries from clients for these names. -<p><br>In addition, nmbd can act as a WINS proxy, relaying broadcast queries +<p><br>In addition, <strong>nmbd</strong> can act as a WINS proxy, relaying broadcast queries from clients that do not understand how to talk the WINS protocol to a WIN server. <p><br><a name="OPTIONS"></a> @@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ WIN server. <p><br><ul> <p><br><a name="minusD"></a> -<li><strong><strong>-D</strong></strong> If specified, this parameter causes the server to operate +<li><strong><strong>-D</strong></strong> If specified, this parameter causes <strong>nmbd</strong> to operate as a daemon. That is, it detaches itself and runs in the background, -fielding requests on the appropriate port. By default, the server will +fielding requests on the appropriate port. By default, <strong>nmbd</strong> will NOT operate as a daemon. nmbd can also be operated from the inetd meta-daemon, although this is not recommended. <p><br><a name="minusa"></a> @@ -74,15 +74,16 @@ to. <li><strong><strong>-H filename</strong></strong> NetBIOS lmhosts file. <p><br>The lmhosts file is a list of NetBIOS names to IP addresses that is loaded by the nmbd server and used via the name resolution mechanism -<em>name resolve order</em> described in <strong>smbd.conf (5)</strong> to resolve any +<a href="smb.conf.5.html#nameresolveorder"><strong>name resolve order</strong></a> described in +<a href="smb.conf.5.html"><strong>smb.conf (5)</strong></a> to resolve any NetBIOS name queries needed by the server. Note that the contents of -this file are <em>NOT</em> used by nmbd to answer any name queries, adding +this file are <em>NOT</em> used by <strong>nmbd</strong> to answer any name queries. Adding a line to this file affects name NetBIOS resolution from this host <em>ONLY</em>. <p><br>The default path to this file is compiled into Samba as part of the build process. Common defaults are <em>/usr/local/samba/lib/lmhosts</em>, -<em>/usr/samba/lib/lmhosts</em> or <em>/etc/lmhosts</em>. See the <strong>lmhosts -(5)</strong> man page for details on the contents of this file. +<em>/usr/samba/lib/lmhosts</em> or <em>/etc/lmhosts</em>. See the +<a href="lmhosts.5.html"><strong>lmhosts (5)</strong></a> man page for details on the contents of this file. <p><br><a name="minusd"></a> <li><strong><strong>-d debuglevel</strong></strong> debuglevel is an integer from 0 to 10. <p><br>The default value if this parameter is not specified is zero. @@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ be logged. The actual log file name is generated by appending the extension ".nmb" to the specified base name. For example, if the name specified was "log" then the file log.nmb would contain the debugging data. -<p><br>The default log file path is is compiled into Samba as part of the +<p><br>The default log file path is compiled into Samba as part of the build process. Common defaults are <em>/usr/local/samba/var/log.nmb</em>, <em>/usr/samba/var/log.nmb</em> or <em>/var/log/log.nmb</em>. <p><br><a name="minusn"></a> @@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ but will override the setting in the <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><strong>smb.conf< <p><br><a name="minusp"></a> <li><strong><strong>-p UDP port number</strong></strong> UDP port number is a positive integer value. <p><br>This option changes the default UDP port number (normally 137) that -nmbd responds to name queries on. Don't use this option unless you are +<strong>nmbd</strong> responds to name queries on. Don't use this option unless you are an expert, in which case you won't need help! <p><br><a name="minuss"></a> <li><strong><strong>-s configuration file</strong></strong> The default configuration file name is @@ -126,14 +127,14 @@ this may be changed when Samba is autoconfigured. <p><br>The file specified contains the configuration details required by the server. See <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><strong>smb.conf (5)</strong></a> for more information. <p><br><a name="minusi"></a> -<li><strong><strong>-i scope</strong></strong> This specifies a NetBIOS scope that the server will use +<li><strong><strong>-i scope</strong></strong> This specifies a NetBIOS scope that <strong>nmbd</strong> will use to communicate with when generating NetBIOS names. For details on the use of NetBIOS scopes, see rfc1001.txt and rfc1002.txt. NetBIOS scopes are <em>very</em> rarely used, only set this parameter if you are the system administrator in charge of all the NetBIOS systems you communicate with. <p><br><a name="minush"></a> -<li><strong><strong>-h</strong></strong> Prints the help information (usage) for nmbd. +<li><strong><strong>-h</strong></strong> Prints the help information (usage) for <strong>nmbd</strong>. <p><br></ul> <p><br><a name="FILES"></a> <h2>FILES</h2> @@ -142,11 +143,12 @@ communicate with. <p><br>If the server is to be run by the inetd meta-daemon, this file must contain suitable startup information for the meta-daemon. <p><br><strong>/etc/rc</strong> -<p><br>(or whatever initialisation script your system uses). +<p><br>(or whatever initialization script your system uses). <p><br>If running the server as a daemon at startup, this file will need to contain an appropriate startup sequence for the server. <p><br><strong>/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf</strong> -<p><br>This is the default location of the <em>smb.conf</em> server configuration +<p><br>This is the default location of the +<a href="smb.conf.5.html"><strong>smb.conf</strong></a> server configuration file. Other common places that systems install this file are <em>/usr/samba/lib/smb.conf</em> and <em>/etc/smb.conf</em>. <p><br>When run as a <strong>WINS</strong> server (see the <a href="smb.conf.5.html#winssupport"><strong>wins support</strong></a> @@ -160,17 +162,17 @@ configured under wherever Samba was configured to install itself. <p><br><a name="SIGNALS"></a> <h2>SIGNALS</h2> -<p><br>To shut down an nmbd process it is recommended that SIGKILL (-9) +<p><br>To shut down an <strong>nmbd</strong> 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 inconsistant state. The correct way to terminate -nmbd is to send it a SIGTERM (-15) signal and wait for it to die on +database in an inconsistent state. The correct way to terminate +<strong>nmbd</strong> is to send it a SIGTERM (-15) signal and wait for it to die on its own. -<p><br>nmbd will accept SIGHUP, which will cause it to dump out it's -namelists into the file namelist.debug in the +<p><br><strong>nmbd</strong> will accept SIGHUP, which will cause it to dump out it's +namelists into the file <code>namelist.debug</code> in the <em>/usr/local/samba/var/locks</em> directory (or the <em>var/locks</em> directory configured under wherever Samba was configured to install -itself). This will also cause nmbd to dump out it's server database in -the log.nmb file. In addition, the the debug log level of nmbd may be raised +itself). This will also cause <strong>nmbd</strong> to dump out it's server database in +the log.nmb file. In addition, the debug log level of nmbd may be raised by sending it a SIGUSR1 (<code>kill -USR1 <nmbd-pid></code>) and lowered by sending it a SIGUSR2 (<code>kill -USR2 <nmbd-pid></code>). This is to allow transient problems to be diagnosed, whilst still running at a normally low log @@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ available as a link from the Web page : <h2>AUTHOR</h2> <p><br>The original Samba software and related utilities were created by -Andrew Tridgell (samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au). Samba is now developed +Andrew Tridgell <a href="mailto:samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au"><em>samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au</em></a>. Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed. <p><br>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. The man page |