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diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/nmbd.8.html b/docs/htmldocs/nmbd.8.html index c282bde89d..f3e514fa77 100644 --- a/docs/htmldocs/nmbd.8.html +++ b/docs/htmldocs/nmbd.8.html @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ those produced by SMB/CIFS clients such as Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and LanManager clients. It also participates in the browsing protocols which make up the - Windows "Network Neighborhood" view.</p><p>SMB/CIFS clients, when they start up, may wish to + Windows "Network Neighborhood" view.</p><p>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><p>Amongst other services, <b class="command">nmbd</b> 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 + 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 overridden with the <span class="emphasis"><em>-n</em></span> option (see OPTIONS below). Thus <b class="command">nmbd</b> will @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-S</span></dt><dd><p>If specified, this parameter causes <b class="command">nmbd</b> to log to standard output rather than a file.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-i</span></dt><dd><p>If this parameter is specified it causes the - server to run "interactively", not as a daemon, even if the + server to run "interactively", not as a daemon, even if the server is executed on the command line of a shell. Setting this parameter negates the implicit daemon mode when run from the command line. <b class="command">nmbd</b> also logs to standard @@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-H <filename></span></dt><dd><p>NetBIOS lmhosts file. 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 <a href="smb.conf.5.html#nameresolveorder" target="_top"><i class="parameter"><tt>name resolve - order</tt></i></a> described in <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> to resolve any + resolution mechanism <a class="indexterm" name="id2797065"></a><a href="#"><i class="parameter"><tt>name resolve order</tt></i></a> described in <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> to resolve any NetBIOS name queries needed by the server. Note that the contents of this file are <span class="emphasis"><em>NOT</em></span> used by <b class="command">nmbd</b> to answer any name queries. @@ -67,8 +66,7 @@ configuration details required by the server. The information in this file includes server-specific information such as what printcap file to use, as well as descriptions of all the services that the server is -to provide. See <a href="smb.conf.5.html" target="_top"><tt class="filename"> -smb.conf(5)</tt></a> for more information. +to provide. See <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> for more information. The default configuration file name is determined at compile time.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-d|--debug=debuglevel</span></dt><dd><p><i class="replaceable"><tt>debuglevel</tt></i> is an integer from 0 to 10. The default value if this parameter is @@ -82,10 +80,9 @@ amounts of log data, and should only be used when investigating a problem. Levels above 3 are designed for use only by developers and generate HUGE amounts of log data, most of which is extremely cryptic.</p><p>Note that specifying this parameter here will -override the <a href="smb.conf.5.html#loglevel" target="_top">log -level</a> parameter in the <a href="smb.conf.5.html" target="_top"> -<tt class="filename">smb.conf(5)</tt></a> file.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-l|--logfile=logbasename</span></dt><dd><p>File name for log/debug files. The extension -<tt class="constant">".client"</tt> will be appended. The log file is +override the <a class="indexterm" name="id2797372"></a><a href="#"><i class="parameter"><tt>log level</tt></i></a> parameter +in the <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> file.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-l|--logfile=logbasename</span></dt><dd><p>File name for log/debug files. The extension +<tt class="constant">".client"</tt> will be appended. The log file is never removed by the client. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-p <UDP port number></span></dt><dd><p>UDP port number is a positive integer value. This option changes the default UDP port number (normally 137) @@ -94,29 +91,26 @@ never removed by the client. won't need help!</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>FILES</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><tt class="filename">/etc/inetd.conf</tt></span></dt><dd><p>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. See the <a href="install.html" target="_top">install</a> document - for details. + meta-daemon. </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><tt class="filename">/etc/rc</tt></span></dt><dd><p>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 - sequence for the server. See the <a href="install.html" target="_top">"How to Install and Test SAMBA"</a> document - for details.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><tt class="filename">/etc/services</tt></span></dt><dd><p>If running the server via the + sequence for the server.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><tt class="filename">/etc/services</tt></span></dt><dd><p>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). - See the <a href="install.html" target="_top">"How to Install and Test SAMBA"</a> - document for details.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><tt class="filename">/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf</tt></span></dt><dd><p>This is the default location of + </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><tt class="filename">/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf</tt></span></dt><dd><p>This is the default location of the <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> 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/samba/smb.conf</tt>.</p><p>When run as a WINS server (see the - <a href="smb.conf.5.html#WINSSUPPORT" target="_top"><tt class="constant">wins support</tt></a> + <a class="indexterm" name="id2797588"></a><a href="#"><i class="parameter"><tt>wins support</tt></i></a> parameter in the <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> man page), <b class="command">nmbd</b> 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 wherever Samba was configured to install itself.</p><p>If <b class="command">nmbd</b> is acting as a <span class="emphasis"><em> - browse master</em></span> (see the <a href="smb.conf.5.html#LOCALMASTER" target="_top"><tt class="constant">local master</tt></a> + browse master</em></span> (see the <a class="indexterm" name="id2797657"></a><a href="#"><i class="parameter"><tt>local master</tt></i></a> parameter in the <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> man page, <b class="command">nmbd</b> will store the browsing database in the file <tt class="filename">browse.dat </tt> in the <tt class="filename">var/locks</tt> directory |