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diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/smbclient.1.html b/docs/htmldocs/smbclient.1.html index 49f00fb2db..ca8cafd312 100644 --- a/docs/htmldocs/smbclient.1.html +++ b/docs/htmldocs/smbclient.1.html @@ -1,424 +1,1645 @@ -<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>smbclient</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.59.1"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="refentry" lang="en"><a name="smbclient.1"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>smbclient — ftp-like client to access SMB/CIFS resources - on servers</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><tt>smbclient</tt> {servicename} [password] [-b <buffer size>] [-d debuglevel] [-D Directory] [-U username] [-W workgroup] [-M <netbios name>] [-m maxprotocol] [-A authfile] [-N] [-l logfile] [-L <netbios name>] [-I destinationIP] [-E] [-c <command string>] [-i scope] [-O <socket options>] [-p port] [-R <name resolve order>] [-s <smb config file>] [-T<c|x>IXFqgbNan] [-k]</p></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2><p>This tool is part of the <a href="Samba.7.html">Samba(7)</a> suite.</p><p><b>smbclient</b> is a client that can +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> +<HTML +><HEAD +><TITLE +>smbclient</TITLE +><META +NAME="GENERATOR" +CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.77"></HEAD +><BODY +CLASS="REFENTRY" +BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" +TEXT="#000000" +LINK="#0000FF" +VLINK="#840084" +ALINK="#0000FF" +><H1 +><A +NAME="SMBCLIENT" +></A +>smbclient</H1 +><DIV +CLASS="REFNAMEDIV" +><A +NAME="AEN5" +></A +><H2 +>Name</H2 +>smbclient -- ftp-like client to access SMB/CIFS resources + on servers</DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSYNOPSISDIV" +><A +NAME="AEN8" +></A +><H2 +>Synopsis</H2 +><P +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbclient</B +> {servicename} [password] [-b <buffer size>] [-d debuglevel] [-D Directory] [-U username] [-W workgroup] [-M <netbios name>] [-m maxprotocol] [-A authfile] [-N] [-l logfile] [-L <netbios name>] [-I destinationIP] [-E] [-c <command string>] [-i scope] [-O <socket options>] [-p port] [-R <name resolve order>] [-s <smb config file>] [-T<c|x>IXFqgbNan]</P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN33" +></A +><H2 +>DESCRIPTION</H2 +><P +>This tool is part of the <A +HREF="samba.7.html" +TARGET="_top" +> Samba</A +> suite.</P +><P +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbclient</B +> is a client that can 'talk' to an SMB/CIFS server. It offers an interface - similar to that of the ftp program (see <a href="ftp.1.html">ftp(1)</a>). + similar to that of the ftp program (see <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>ftp(1)</B +>). Operations include things like getting files from the server to the local machine, putting files from the local machine to the server, retrieving directory information from the server - and so on. </p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>OPTIONS</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">servicename</span></dt><dd><p>servicename is the name of the service + and so on. </P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN40" +></A +><H2 +>OPTIONS</H2 +><P +></P +><DIV +CLASS="VARIABLELIST" +><DL +><DT +>servicename</DT +><DD +><P +>servicename is the name of the service you want to use on the server. A service name takes the form - <tt>//server/service</tt> where <i><tt>server - </tt></i> is the NetBIOS name of the SMB/CIFS server - offering the desired service and <i><tt>service</tt></i> + <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>//server/service</TT +> where <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>server + </I +></TT +> is the NetBIOS name of the SMB/CIFS server + offering the desired service and <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>service</I +></TT +> is the name of the service offered. Thus to connect to - the service "printer" on the SMB/CIFS server "smbserver", - you would use the servicename <tt>//smbserver/printer - </tt></p><p>Note that the server name required is NOT necessarily + the service "printer" on the SMB/CIFS server "smbserver", + you would use the servicename <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>//smbserver/printer + </TT +></P +><P +>Note that the server name required is NOT necessarily the IP (DNS) host name of the server ! The name required is a NetBIOS server name, which may or may not be the same as the IP hostname of the machine running the server. - </p><p>The server name is looked up according to either - the <i><tt>-R</tt></i> parameter to <b>smbclient</b> or - using the name resolve order parameter in - the <a href="smb.conf.5.html">smb.conf(5)</a> file, + </P +><P +>The server name is looked up according to either + the <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>-R</I +></TT +> parameter to <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbclient</B +> or + using the name resolve order parameter in the <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>smb.conf</TT +> file, allowing an administrator to change the order and methods - by which server names are looked up. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">password</span></dt><dd><p>The password required to access the specified + by which server names are looked up. </P +></DD +><DT +>password</DT +><DD +><P +>The password required to access the specified service on the specified server. If this parameter is - supplied, the <i><tt>-N</tt></i> option (suppress - password prompt) is assumed. </p><p>There is no default password. If no password is supplied + supplied, the <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>-N</I +></TT +> option (suppress + password prompt) is assumed. </P +><P +>There is no default password. If no password is supplied on the command line (either by using this parameter or adding - a password to the <i><tt>-U</tt></i> option (see - below)) and the <i><tt>-N</tt></i> option is not + a password to the <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>-U</I +></TT +> option (see + below)) and the <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>-N</I +></TT +> option is not specified, the client will prompt for a password, even if the desired service does not require one. (If no password is required, simply press ENTER to provide a null password.) - </p><p>Note: Some servers (including OS/2 and Windows for + </P +><P +>Note: Some servers (including OS/2 and Windows for Workgroups) insist on an uppercase password. Lowercase or mixed case passwords may be rejected by these servers. - </p><p>Be cautious about including passwords in scripts. - </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-R <name resolve order></span></dt><dd><p>This option is used by the programs in the Samba + </P +><P +>Be cautious about including passwords in scripts. + </P +></DD +><DT +>-s smb.conf</DT +><DD +><P +>Specifies the location of the all important + <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>smb.conf</TT +> file. </P +></DD +><DT +>-O socket options</DT +><DD +><P +>TCP socket options to set on the client + socket. See the socket options parameter in the <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +> smb.conf (5)</TT +> manpage for the list of valid + options. </P +></DD +><DT +>-R <name resolve order></DT +><DD +><P +>This option is used by the programs in the Samba suite to determine what naming services and in what order to resolve host names to IP addresses. The option takes a space-separated - string of different name resolution options.</p><p>The options are :"lmhosts", "host", "wins" and "bcast". They - cause names to be resolved as follows:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p><tt>lmhosts</tt>: Lookup an IP + string of different name resolution options.</P +><P +>The options are :"lmhosts", "host", "wins" and "bcast". They + cause names to be resolved as follows :</P +><P +></P +><UL +><LI +><P +><TT +CLASS="CONSTANT" +>lmhosts</TT +> : 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 <a href="lmhosts.5.html">lmhosts(5)</a> for details) then - any name type matches for lookup.</p></li><li><p><tt>host</tt>: Do a standard host - name to IP address resolution, using the system <tt>/etc/hosts - </tt>, NIS, or DNS lookups. This method of name resolution + no name type attached to the NetBIOS name (see the <A +HREF="lmhosts.5.html" +TARGET="_top" +>lmhosts(5)</A +> for details) then + any name type matches for lookup.</P +></LI +><LI +><P +><TT +CLASS="CONSTANT" +>host</TT +> : Do a standard host + name to IP address resolution, using the system <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/etc/hosts + </TT +>, NIS, or DNS lookups. This method of name resolution is operating system dependent, for instance on IRIX or Solaris this - may be controlled by the <tt>/etc/nsswitch.conf</tt> + may be controlled by the <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/etc/nsswitch.conf</TT +> file). Note that this method is only used if the NetBIOS name type being queried is the 0x20 (server) name type, otherwise - it is ignored.</p></li><li><p><tt>wins</tt>: Query a name with - the IP address listed in the <i><tt>wins server</tt></i> + it is ignored.</P +></LI +><LI +><P +><TT +CLASS="CONSTANT" +>wins</TT +> : Query a name with + the IP address listed in the <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>wins server</I +></TT +> parameter. If no WINS server has - been specified this method will be ignored.</p></li><li><p><tt>bcast</tt>: Do a broadcast on + been specified this method will be ignored.</P +></LI +><LI +><P +><TT +CLASS="CONSTANT" +>bcast</TT +> : Do a broadcast on each of the known local interfaces listed in the - <i><tt>interfaces</tt></i> + <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>interfaces</I +></TT +> parameter. This is the least reliable of the name resolution methods as it depends on the target host being on a locally - connected subnet.</p></li></ul></div><p>If this parameter is not set then the name resolve order - defined in the <a href="smb.conf.5.html">smb.conf(5)</a> file parameter - (name resolve order) will be used. </p><p>The default order is lmhosts, host, wins, bcast and without - this parameter or any entry in the <i><tt>name resolve order - </tt></i> parameter of the <a href="smb.conf.5.html">smb.conf(5)</a> file the name resolution - methods will be attempted in this order. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-M NetBIOS name</span></dt><dd><p>This options allows you to send messages, using - the "WinPopup" protocol, to another computer. Once a connection is + connected subnet.</P +></LI +></UL +><P +>If this parameter is not set then the name resolve order + defined in the <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>smb.conf</TT +> file parameter + (name resolve order) will be used. </P +><P +>The default order is lmhosts, host, wins, bcast and without + this parameter or any entry in the <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>name resolve order + </I +></TT +> parameter of the <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>smb.conf</TT +> file the name resolution + methods will be attempted in this order. </P +></DD +><DT +>-M NetBIOS name</DT +><DD +><P +>This options allows you to send messages, using + the "WinPopup" protocol, to another computer. Once a connection is established you then type your message, pressing ^D (control-D) to - end. </p><p>If the receiving computer is running WinPopup the user will + end. </P +><P +>If the receiving computer is running WinPopup the user will receive the message and probably a beep. If they are not running WinPopup the message will be lost, and no error message will - occur. </p><p>The message is also automatically truncated if the message + occur. </P +><P +>The message is also automatically truncated if the message is over 1600 bytes, as this is the limit of the protocol. - </p><p>One useful trick is to cat the message through - <b>smbclient</b>. For example: <b> - cat mymessage.txt | smbclient -M FRED </b> will - send the message in the file <tt>mymessage.txt</tt> - to the machine FRED. </p><p>You may also find the <i><tt>-U</tt></i> and - <i><tt>-I</tt></i> options useful, as they allow you to - control the FROM and TO parts of the message. </p><p>See the <i><tt>message command</tt></i> parameter in the <a href="smb.conf.5.html">smb.conf(5)</a> for a description of how to handle incoming - WinPopup messages in Samba. </p><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Note</em></span>: Copy WinPopup into the startup group + </P +><P +>One useful trick is to cat the message through + <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbclient</B +>. For example: <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +> cat mymessage.txt | smbclient -M FRED </B +> will + send the message in the file <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>mymessage.txt</TT +> + to the machine FRED. </P +><P +>You may also find the <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>-U</I +></TT +> and + <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>-I</I +></TT +> options useful, as they allow you to + control the FROM and TO parts of the message. </P +><P +>See the message command parameter in the <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +> smb.conf(5)</TT +> for a description of how to handle incoming + WinPopup messages in Samba. </P +><P +><SPAN +CLASS="emphasis" +><I +CLASS="EMPHASIS" +>Note</I +></SPAN +>: Copy WinPopup into the startup group on your WfWg PCs if you want them to always be able to receive - messages. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-p port</span></dt><dd><p>This number is the TCP port number that will be used + messages. </P +></DD +><DT +>-i scope</DT +><DD +><P +>This specifies a NetBIOS scope that smbclient will + use to communicate with when generating NetBIOS names. For details + on the use of NetBIOS scopes, see <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>rfc1001.txt</TT +> + and <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>rfc1002.txt</TT +>. + NetBIOS scopes are <SPAN +CLASS="emphasis" +><I +CLASS="EMPHASIS" +>very</I +></SPAN +> rarely used, only set + this parameter if you are the system administrator in charge of all + the NetBIOS systems you communicate with. </P +></DD +><DT +>-N</DT +><DD +><P +>If specified, this parameter suppresses the normal + password prompt from the client to the user. This is useful when + accessing a service that does not require a password. </P +><P +>Unless a password is specified on the command line or + this parameter is specified, the client will request a + password.</P +></DD +><DT +>-n NetBIOS name</DT +><DD +><P +>By default, the client will use the local + machine's hostname (in uppercase) as its NetBIOS name. This parameter + allows you to override the host name and use whatever NetBIOS + name you wish. </P +></DD +><DT +>-d debuglevel</DT +><DD +><P +><TT +CLASS="REPLACEABLE" +><I +>debuglevel</I +></TT +> is an integer from 0 to 10, or + the letter 'A'. </P +><P +>The default value if this parameter is not specified + is zero. </P +><P +>The higher this value, the more detail will be logged to + the log files about the activities of the + client. At level 0, only critical errors and serious warnings will + be logged. Level 1 is a reasonable level for day to day running - + it generates a small amount of information about operations + carried out. </P +><P +>Levels above 1 will generate considerable 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. If <TT +CLASS="REPLACEABLE" +><I +>debuglevel</I +></TT +> is set to the letter 'A', then <SPAN +CLASS="emphasis" +><I +CLASS="EMPHASIS" +>all + </I +></SPAN +> debug messages will be printed. This setting + is for developers only (and people who <SPAN +CLASS="emphasis" +><I +CLASS="EMPHASIS" +>really</I +></SPAN +> want + to know how the code works internally). </P +><P +>Note that specifying this parameter here will override + the log level parameter in the <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>smb.conf (5)</TT +> + file. </P +></DD +><DT +>-p port</DT +><DD +><P +>This number is the TCP port number that will be used when making connections to the server. The standard (well-known) TCP port number for an SMB/CIFS server is 139, which is the - default. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-l logfilename</span></dt><dd><p>If specified, <i><tt>logfilename</tt></i> specifies a base filename + default. </P +></DD +><DT +>-l logfilename</DT +><DD +><P +>If specified, <TT +CLASS="REPLACEABLE" +><I +>logfilename</I +></TT +> specifies a base filename into which operational data from the running client will be - logged. </p><p>The default base name is specified at compile time.</p><p>The base name is used to generate actual log file names. - For example, if the name specified was "log", the debug file - would be <tt>log.client</tt>.</p><p>The log file generated is never removed by the client. - </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-h|--help</span></dt><dd><p>Print a summary of command line options. -</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-I IP-address</span></dt><dd><p><i><tt>IP address</tt></i> is the address of the server to connect to. - It should be specified in standard "a.b.c.d" notation. </p><p>Normally the client would attempt to locate a named + logged. </P +><P +>The default base name is specified at compile time.</P +><P +>The base name is used to generate actual log file names. + For example, if the name specified was "log", the debug file + would be <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>log.client</TT +>.</P +><P +>The log file generated is never removed by the client. + </P +></DD +><DT +>-h</DT +><DD +><P +>Print the usage message for the client. </P +></DD +><DT +>-I IP-address</DT +><DD +><P +><TT +CLASS="REPLACEABLE" +><I +>IP address</I +></TT +> is the address of the server to connect to. + It should be specified in standard "a.b.c.d" notation. </P +><P +>Normally the client would attempt to locate a named SMB/CIFS server by looking it up via the NetBIOS name resolution - mechanism described above in the <i><tt>name resolve order</tt></i> + mechanism described above in the <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>name resolve order</I +></TT +> parameter above. Using this parameter will force the client to assume that the server is on the machine with the specified IP address and the NetBIOS name component of the resource being - connected to will be ignored. </p><p>There is no default for this parameter. If not supplied, + connected to will be ignored. </P +><P +>There is no default for this parameter. If not supplied, it will be determined automatically by the client as described - above. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-E</span></dt><dd><p>This parameter causes the client to write messages + above. </P +></DD +><DT +>-E</DT +><DD +><P +>This parameter causes the client to write messages to the standard error stream (stderr) rather than to the standard - output stream. </p><p>By default, the client writes messages to standard output - - typically the user's tty. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-L</span></dt><dd><p>This option allows you to look at what services - are available on a server. You use it as <b>smbclient -L - host</b> and a list should appear. The <i><tt>-I - </tt></i> option may be useful if your NetBIOS names don't + output stream. </P +><P +>By default, the client writes messages to standard output + - typically the user's tty. </P +></DD +><DT +>-U username[%pass]</DT +><DD +><P +>Sets the SMB username or username and password. + If %pass is not specified, The user will be prompted. The client + will first check the <TT +CLASS="ENVAR" +>USER</TT +> environment variable, then the + <TT +CLASS="ENVAR" +>LOGNAME</TT +> variable and if either exists, the + string is uppercased. Anything in these variables following a '%' + sign will be treated as the password. If these environment + variables are not found, the username <TT +CLASS="CONSTANT" +>GUEST</TT +> + is used. </P +><P +>If the password is not included in these environment + variables (using the %pass syntax), <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbclient</B +> will look for + a <TT +CLASS="ENVAR" +>PASSWD</TT +> environment variable from which + to read the password. </P +><P +>A third option is to use a credentials file which + contains the plaintext of the domain name, username and password. This + option is mainly provided for scripts where the admin doesn't + wish to pass the credentials on the command line or via environment + variables. If this method is used, make certain that the permissions + on the file restrict access from unwanted users. See the + <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>-A</I +></TT +> for more details. </P +><P +>Be cautious about including passwords in scripts or in + the <TT +CLASS="ENVAR" +>PASSWD</TT +> environment variable. Also, on + many systems the command line of a running process may be seen + via the <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>ps</B +> command to be safe always allow + <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbclient</B +> to prompt for a password and type + it in directly. </P +></DD +><DT +>-A filename</DT +><DD +><P +>This option allows + you to specify a file from which to read the username, domain name, and + password used in the connection. The format of the file is + </P +><P +><PRE +CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING" +>username = <value> +password = <value> +domain = <value> + </PRE +></P +><P +>If the domain parameter is missing the current workgroup name + is used instead. Make certain that the permissions on the file restrict + access from unwanted users. </P +></DD +><DT +>-L</DT +><DD +><P +>This option allows you to look at what services + are available on a server. You use it as <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbclient -L + host</B +> and a list should appear. The <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>-I + </I +></TT +> option may be useful if your NetBIOS names don't match your TCP/IP DNS host names or if you are trying to reach a - host on another network. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-t terminal code</span></dt><dd><p>This option tells <b>smbclient</b> how to interpret + host on another network. </P +></DD +><DT +>-t terminal code</DT +><DD +><P +>This option tells <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbclient</B +> how to interpret filenames coming from the remote server. Usually Asian language multibyte UNIX implementations use different character sets than - SMB/CIFS servers (<span class="emphasis"><em>EUC</em></span> instead of <span class="emphasis"><em> - SJIS</em></span> for example). Setting this parameter will let - <b>smbclient</b> convert between the UNIX filenames and + SMB/CIFS servers (<SPAN +CLASS="emphasis" +><I +CLASS="EMPHASIS" +>EUC</I +></SPAN +> instead of <SPAN +CLASS="emphasis" +><I +CLASS="EMPHASIS" +> SJIS</I +></SPAN +> for example). Setting this parameter will let + <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbclient</B +> convert between the UNIX filenames and the SMB filenames correctly. This option has not been seriously tested - and may have some problems. </p><p>The terminal codes include CWsjis, CWeuc, CWjis7, CWjis8, + and may have some problems. </P +><P +>The terminal codes include CWsjis, CWeuc, CWjis7, CWjis8, CWjunet, CWhex, CWcap. This is not a complete list, check the Samba - source code for the complete list. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-b buffersize</span></dt><dd><p>This option changes the transmit/send buffer + source code for the complete list. </P +></DD +><DT +>-b buffersize</DT +><DD +><P +>This option changes the transmit/send buffer size when getting or putting a file from/to the server. The default is 65520 bytes. Setting this value smaller (to 1200 bytes) has been observed to speed up file transfers to and from a Win9x server. - </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-V</span></dt><dd><p>Prints the version number for -<b>smbd</b>.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-s <configuration file></span></dt><dd><p>The file specified contains the -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> -smb.conf(5)</tt></a> 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><tt>debuglevel</tt></i> is an integer -from 0 to 10. The default value if this parameter is -not specified is zero.</p><p>The higher this value, the more detail will be -logged to the log files about the activities of the -server. At level 0, only critical errors and serious -warnings will be logged. Level 1 is a reasonable level for -day to day running - it generates a small amount of -information about operations carried out.</p><p>Levels above 1 will generate considerable -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>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>".client"</tt> will be appended. The log file is -never removed by the client. -</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-N</span></dt><dd><p>If specified, this parameter suppresses the normal -password prompt from the client to the user. This is useful when -accessing a service that does not require a password. </p><p>Unless a password is specified on the command line or -this parameter is specified, the client will request a -password.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-k</span></dt><dd><p> -Try to authenticate with kerberos. Only useful in -an Active Directory environment. -</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-A|--authfile=filename</span></dt><dd><p>This option allows -you to specify a file from which to read the username and -password used in the connection. The format of the file is -</p><pre class="programlisting"> -username = <value> -password = <value> -domain = <value> -</pre><p>Make certain that the permissions on the file restrict -access from unwanted users. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-U|--user=username[%password]</span></dt><dd><p>Sets the SMB username or username and password. </p><p>If %password is not specified, the user will be prompted. The -client will first check the <tt>USER</tt> environment variable, then the -<tt>LOGNAME</tt> variable and if either exists, the -string is uppercased. If these environmental variables are not -found, the username <tt>GUEST</tt> is used. </p><p>A third option is to use a credentials file which -contains the plaintext of the username and password. This -option is mainly provided for scripts where the admin does not -wish to pass the credentials on the command line or via environment -variables. If this method is used, make certain that the permissions -on the file restrict access from unwanted users. See the -<i><tt>-A</tt></i> for more details. </p><p>Be cautious about including passwords in scripts. Also, on -many systems the command line of a running process may be seen -via the <b>ps</b> command. To be safe always allow -<b>rpcclient</b> to prompt for a password and type -it in directly. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-n <primary NetBIOS name></span></dt><dd><p>This option allows you to override -the NetBIOS name that Samba uses for itself. This is identical -to setting the <a href="smb.conf.5.html#netbiosname" target="_top"><i><tt>NetBIOS -name</tt></i></a> parameter in the <a href="smb.conf.5.html">smb.conf(5)</a> file. However, a command -line setting will take precedence over settings in -<a href="smb.conf.5.html">smb.conf(5)</a>.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-i <scope></span></dt><dd><p>This specifies a NetBIOS scope that -<b>nmblookup</b> 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 -<span class="emphasis"><em>very</em></span> rarely used, only set this parameter -if you are the system administrator in charge of all the -NetBIOS systems you communicate with.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-W|--workgroup=domain</span></dt><dd><p>Set the SMB domain of the username. This -overrides the default domain which is the domain defined in -smb.conf. If the domain specified is the same as the servers -NetBIOS name, it causes the client to log on using the servers local -SAM (as opposed to the Domain SAM). </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-O socket options</span></dt><dd><p>TCP socket options to set on the client -socket. See the socket options parameter in -the <a href="smb.conf.5.html">smb.conf(5)</a> manual page for the list of valid -options. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-T tar options</span></dt><dd><p>smbclient may be used to create <b>tar(1) - </b> compatible backups of all the files on an SMB/CIFS + </P +></DD +><DT +>-W WORKGROUP</DT +><DD +><P +>Override the default workgroup (domain) specified + in the workgroup parameter of the <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>smb.conf</TT +> + file for this connection. This may be needed to connect to some + servers. </P +></DD +><DT +>-T tar options</DT +><DD +><P +>smbclient may be used to create <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>tar(1) + </B +> compatible backups of all the files on an SMB/CIFS share. The secondary tar flags that can be given to this option - are : </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p><i><tt>c</tt></i> - Create a tar file on UNIX. + are : </P +><P +></P +><UL +><LI +><P +><TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>c</I +></TT +> - Create a tar file on UNIX. Must be followed by the name of a tar file, tape device - or "-" for standard output. If using standard output you must + or "-" for standard output. If using standard output you must turn the log level to its lowest value -d0 to avoid corrupting your tar file. This flag is mutually exclusive with the - <i><tt>x</tt></i> flag. </p></li><li><p><i><tt>x</tt></i> - Extract (restore) a local + <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>x</I +></TT +> flag. </P +></LI +><LI +><P +><TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>x</I +></TT +> - Extract (restore) a local tar file back to a share. Unless the -D option is given, the tar files will be restored from the top level of the share. Must be - followed by the name of the tar file, device or "-" for standard - input. Mutually exclusive with the <i><tt>c</tt></i> flag. + followed by the name of the tar file, device or "-" for standard + input. Mutually exclusive with the <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>c</I +></TT +> flag. Restored files have their creation times (mtime) set to the date saved in the tar file. Directories currently do not get - their creation dates restored properly. </p></li><li><p><i><tt>I</tt></i> - Include files and directories. + their creation dates restored properly. </P +></LI +><LI +><P +><TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>I</I +></TT +> - Include files and directories. Is the default behavior when filenames are specified above. Causes tar files to be included in an extract or create (and therefore everything else to be excluded). See example below. Filename globbing - works in one of two ways. See r below. </p></li><li><p><i><tt>X</tt></i> - Exclude files and directories. + works in one of two ways. See r below. </P +></LI +><LI +><P +><TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>X</I +></TT +> - Exclude files and directories. Causes tar files to be excluded from an extract or create. See example below. Filename globbing works in one of two ways now. - See <i><tt>r</tt></i> below. </p></li><li><p><i><tt>b</tt></i> - Blocksize. Must be followed + See <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>r</I +></TT +> below. </P +></LI +><LI +><P +><TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>b</I +></TT +> - Blocksize. Must be followed by a valid (greater than zero) blocksize. Causes tar file to be written out in blocksize*TBLOCK (usually 512 byte) blocks. - </p></li><li><p><i><tt>g</tt></i> - Incremental. Only back up + </P +></LI +><LI +><P +><TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>g</I +></TT +> - Incremental. Only back up files that have the archive bit set. Useful only with the - <i><tt>c</tt></i> flag. </p></li><li><p><i><tt>q</tt></i> - Quiet. Keeps tar from printing + <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>c</I +></TT +> flag. </P +></LI +><LI +><P +><TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>q</I +></TT +> - Quiet. Keeps tar from printing diagnostics as it works. This is the same as tarmode quiet. - </p></li><li><p><i><tt>r</tt></i> - Regular expression include + </P +></LI +><LI +><P +><TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>r</I +></TT +> - Regular expression include or exclude. Uses regular expression matching for excluding or excluding files if compiled with HAVE_REGEX_H. However this mode can be very slow. If not compiled with HAVE_REGEX_H, does a limited wildcard match on '*' and '?'. - </p></li><li><p><i><tt>N</tt></i> - Newer than. Must be followed + </P +></LI +><LI +><P +><TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>N</I +></TT +> - Newer than. Must be followed by the name of a file whose date is compared against files found on the share during a create. Only files newer than the file specified are backed up to the tar file. Useful only with the - <i><tt>c</tt></i> flag. </p></li><li><p><i><tt>a</tt></i> - Set archive bit. Causes the + <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>c</I +></TT +> flag. </P +></LI +><LI +><P +><TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>a</I +></TT +> - Set archive bit. Causes the archive bit to be reset when a file is backed up. Useful with the - <i><tt>g</tt></i> and <i><tt>c</tt></i> flags. - </p></li></ul></div><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Tar Long File Names</em></span></p><p><b>smbclient</b>'s tar option now supports long + <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>g</I +></TT +> and <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>c</I +></TT +> flags. + </P +></LI +></UL +><P +><SPAN +CLASS="emphasis" +><I +CLASS="EMPHASIS" +>Tar Long File Names</I +></SPAN +></P +><P +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbclient</B +>'s tar option now supports long file names both on backup and restore. However, the full path name of the file must be less than 1024 bytes. Also, when - a tar archive is created, <b>smbclient</b>'s tar option places all + a tar archive is created, <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbclient</B +>'s tar option places all files in the archive with relative names, not absolute names. - </p><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Tar Filenames</em></span></p><p>All file names can be given as DOS path names (with '\\' + </P +><P +><SPAN +CLASS="emphasis" +><I +CLASS="EMPHASIS" +>Tar Filenames</I +></SPAN +></P +><P +>All file names can be given as DOS path names (with '\' as the component separator) or as UNIX path names (with '/' as - the component separator). </p><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Examples</em></span></p><p>Restore from tar file <tt>backup.tar</tt> into myshare on mypc - (no password on share). </p><p><b>smbclient //mypc/yshare "" -N -Tx backup.tar - </b></p><p>Restore everything except <tt>users/docs</tt> - </p><p><b>smbclient //mypc/myshare "" -N -TXx backup.tar - users/docs</b></p><p>Create a tar file of the files beneath <tt> - users/docs</tt>. </p><p><b>smbclient //mypc/myshare "" -N -Tc - backup.tar users/docs </b></p><p>Create the same tar file as above, but now use - a DOS path name. </p><p><b>smbclient //mypc/myshare "" -N -tc backup.tar - users\edocs </b></p><p>Create a tar file of all the files and directories in - the share. </p><p><b>smbclient //mypc/myshare "" -N -Tc backup.tar * - </b></p></dd><dt><span class="term">-D initial directory</span></dt><dd><p>Change to initial directory before starting. Probably - only of any use with the tar -T option. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-c command string</span></dt><dd><p>command string is a semicolon-separated list of - commands to be executed instead of prompting from stdin. <i><tt> - -N</tt></i> is implied by <i><tt>-c</tt></i>.</p><p>This is particularly useful in scripts and for printing stdin - to the server, e.g. <b>-c 'print -'</b>. </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>OPERATIONS</h2><p>Once the client is running, the user is presented with - a prompt : </p><p><tt>smb:\> </tt></p><p>The backslash ("\\") indicates the current working directory + the component separator). </P +><P +><SPAN +CLASS="emphasis" +><I +CLASS="EMPHASIS" +>Examples</I +></SPAN +></P +><P +>Restore from tar file <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>backup.tar</TT +> into myshare on mypc + (no password on share). </P +><P +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbclient //mypc/yshare "" -N -Tx backup.tar + </B +></P +><P +>Restore everything except <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>users/docs</TT +> + </P +><P +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbclient //mypc/myshare "" -N -TXx backup.tar + users/docs</B +></P +><P +>Create a tar file of the files beneath <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +> users/docs</TT +>. </P +><P +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbclient //mypc/myshare "" -N -Tc + backup.tar users/docs </B +></P +><P +>Create the same tar file as above, but now use + a DOS path name. </P +><P +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbclient //mypc/myshare "" -N -tc backup.tar + users\edocs </B +></P +><P +>Create a tar file of all the files and directories in + the share. </P +><P +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbclient //mypc/myshare "" -N -Tc backup.tar * + </B +></P +></DD +><DT +>-D initial directory</DT +><DD +><P +>Change to initial directory before starting. Probably + only of any use with the tar -T option. </P +></DD +><DT +>-c command string</DT +><DD +><P +>command string is a semicolon-separated list of + commands to be executed instead of prompting from stdin. <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +> -N</I +></TT +> is implied by <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>-c</I +></TT +>.</P +><P +>This is particularly useful in scripts and for printing stdin + to the server, e.g. <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>-c 'print -'</B +>. </P +></DD +></DL +></DIV +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN310" +></A +><H2 +>OPERATIONS</H2 +><P +>Once the client is running, the user is presented with + a prompt : </P +><P +><TT +CLASS="PROMPT" +>smb:\> </TT +></P +><P +>The backslash ("\") indicates the current working directory on the server, and will change if the current working directory - is changed. </p><p>The prompt indicates that the client is ready and waiting to + is changed. </P +><P +>The prompt indicates that the client is ready and waiting to carry out a user command. Each command is a single word, optionally followed by parameters specific to that command. Command and parameters are space-delimited unless these notes specifically state otherwise. All commands are case-insensitive. Parameters to commands may or may not be case sensitive, depending on the command. - </p><p>You can specify file names which have spaces in them by quoting - the name with double quotes, for example "a long file name". </p><p>Parameters shown in square brackets (e.g., "[parameter]") are + </P +><P +>You can specify file names which have spaces in them by quoting + the name with double quotes, for example "a long file name". </P +><P +>Parameters shown in square brackets (e.g., "[parameter]") are optional. If not given, the command will use suitable defaults. Parameters - shown in angle brackets (e.g., "<parameter>") are required. - </p><p>Note that all commands operating on the server are actually + shown in angle brackets (e.g., "<parameter>") are required. + </P +><P +>Note that all commands operating on the server are actually performed by issuing a request to the server. Thus the behavior may vary from server to server, depending on how the server was implemented. - </p><p>The commands available are given here in alphabetical order. </p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">? [command]</span></dt><dd><p>If <i><tt>command</tt></i> is specified, the ? command will display + </P +><P +>The commands available are given here in alphabetical order. </P +><P +></P +><DIV +CLASS="VARIABLELIST" +><DL +><DT +>? [command]</DT +><DD +><P +>If <TT +CLASS="REPLACEABLE" +><I +>command</I +></TT +> is specified, the ? command will display a brief informative message about the specified command. If no command is specified, a list of available commands will - be displayed. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">! [shell command]</span></dt><dd><p>If <i><tt>shell command</tt></i> is specified, the ! + be displayed. </P +></DD +><DT +>! [shell command]</DT +><DD +><P +>If <TT +CLASS="REPLACEABLE" +><I +>shell command</I +></TT +> is specified, the ! command will execute a shell locally and run the specified shell command. If no command is specified, a local shell will be run. - </p></dd><dt><span class="term">altname file</span></dt><dd><p>The client will request that the server return - the "alternate" name (the 8.3 name) for a file or directory. - </p></dd><dt><span class="term">cancel jobid0 [jobid1] ... [jobidN]</span></dt><dd><p>The client will request that the server cancel + </P +></DD +><DT +>altname file</DT +><DD +><P +>The client will request that the server return + the "alternate" name (the 8.3 name) for a file or directory. + </P +></DD +><DT +>cancel jobid0 [jobid1] ... [jobidN]</DT +><DD +><P +>The client will request that the server cancel the printjobs identified by the given numeric print job ids. - </p></dd><dt><span class="term">chmod file mode in octal</span></dt><dd><p>This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS + </P +></DD +><DT +>chmod file mode in octal</DT +><DD +><P +>This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS UNIX extensions and will fail if the server does not. The client requests that the server change the UNIX permissions to the given octal mode, in standard UNIX format. - </p></dd><dt><span class="term">chown file uid gid</span></dt><dd><p>This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS + </P +></DD +><DT +>chown file uid gid</DT +><DD +><P +>This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS UNIX extensions and will fail if the server does not. The client requests that the server change the UNIX user and group ownership to the given decimal values. Note there is currently no way to remotely look up the UNIX uid and gid values for a given name. This may be addressed in future versions of the CIFS UNIX extensions. - </p></dd><dt><span class="term">cd [directory name]</span></dt><dd><p>If "directory name" is specified, the current + </P +></DD +><DT +>cd [directory name]</DT +><DD +><P +>If "directory name" is specified, the current working directory on the server will be changed to the directory specified. This operation will fail if for any reason the specified - directory is inaccessible. </p><p>If no directory name is specified, the current working - directory on the server will be reported. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">del <mask></span></dt><dd><p>The client will request that the server attempt - to delete all files matching <i><tt>mask</tt></i> from the current working - directory on the server. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">dir <mask></span></dt><dd><p>A list of the files matching <i><tt>mask</tt></i> in the current + directory is inaccessible. </P +><P +>If no directory name is specified, the current working + directory on the server will be reported. </P +></DD +><DT +>del <mask></DT +><DD +><P +>The client will request that the server attempt + to delete all files matching <TT +CLASS="REPLACEABLE" +><I +>mask</I +></TT +> from the current working + directory on the server. </P +></DD +><DT +>dir <mask></DT +><DD +><P +>A list of the files matching <TT +CLASS="REPLACEABLE" +><I +>mask</I +></TT +> in the current working directory on the server will be retrieved from the server - and displayed. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">exit</span></dt><dd><p>Terminate the connection with the server and exit - from the program. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">get <remote file name> [local file name]</span></dt><dd><p>Copy the file called <tt>remote file name</tt> from + and displayed. </P +></DD +><DT +>exit</DT +><DD +><P +>Terminate the connection with the server and exit + from the program. </P +></DD +><DT +>get <remote file name> [local file name]</DT +><DD +><P +>Copy the file called <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>remote file name</TT +> from the server to the machine running the client. If specified, name - the local copy <tt>local file name</tt>. Note that all transfers in - <b>smbclient</b> are binary. See also the - lowercase command. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">help [command]</span></dt><dd><p>See the ? command above. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">lcd [directory name]</span></dt><dd><p>If <i><tt>directory name</tt></i> is specified, the current + the local copy <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>local file name</TT +>. Note that all transfers in + <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbclient</B +> are binary. See also the + lowercase command. </P +></DD +><DT +>help [command]</DT +><DD +><P +>See the ? command above. </P +></DD +><DT +>lcd [directory name]</DT +><DD +><P +>If <TT +CLASS="REPLACEABLE" +><I +>directory name</I +></TT +> is specified, the current working directory on the local machine will be changed to the directory specified. This operation will fail if for any - reason the specified directory is inaccessible. </p><p>If no directory name is specified, the name of the + reason the specified directory is inaccessible. </P +><P +>If no directory name is specified, the name of the current working directory on the local machine will be reported. - </p></dd><dt><span class="term">link source destination</span></dt><dd><p>This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS + </P +></DD +><DT +>link source destination</DT +><DD +><P +>This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS UNIX extensions and will fail if the server does not. The client requests that the server create a hard link between the source and destination files. The source file must not exist. - </p></dd><dt><span class="term">lowercase</span></dt><dd><p>Toggle lowercasing of filenames for the get and - mget commands. </p><p>When lowercasing is toggled ON, local filenames are converted + </P +></DD +><DT +>lowercase</DT +><DD +><P +>Toggle lowercasing of filenames for the get and + mget commands. </P +><P +>When lowercasing is toggled ON, local filenames are converted to lowercase when using the get and mget commands. This is often useful when copying (say) MSDOS files from a server, because - lowercase filenames are the norm on UNIX systems. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">ls <mask></span></dt><dd><p>See the dir command above. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">mask <mask></span></dt><dd><p>This command allows the user to set up a mask + lowercase filenames are the norm on UNIX systems. </P +></DD +><DT +>ls <mask></DT +><DD +><P +>See the dir command above. </P +></DD +><DT +>mask <mask></DT +><DD +><P +>This command allows the user to set up a mask which will be used during recursive operation of the mget and - mput commands. </p><p>The masks specified to the mget and mput commands act as + mput commands. </P +><P +>The masks specified to the mget and mput commands act as filters for directories rather than files when recursion is - toggled ON. </p><p>The mask specified with the mask command is necessary + toggled ON. </P +><P +>The mask specified with the mask command is necessary to filter files within those directories. For example, if the - mask specified in an mget command is "source*" and the mask - specified with the mask command is "*.c" and recursion is + mask specified in an mget command is "source*" and the mask + specified with the mask command is "*.c" and recursion is toggled ON, the mget command will retrieve all files matching - "*.c" in all directories below and including all directories - matching "source*" in the current working directory. </p><p>Note that the value for mask defaults to blank (equivalent - to "*") and remains so until the mask command is used to change it. + "*.c" in all directories below and including all directories + matching "source*" in the current working directory. </P +><P +>Note that the value for mask defaults to blank (equivalent + to "*") and remains so until the mask command is used to change it. It retains the most recently specified value indefinitely. To avoid unexpected results it would be wise to change the value of - mask back to "*" after using the mget or mput commands. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">md <directory name></span></dt><dd><p>See the mkdir command. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">mget <mask></span></dt><dd><p>Copy all files matching <i><tt>mask</tt></i> from the server to - the machine running the client. </p><p>Note that <i><tt>mask</tt></i> is interpreted differently during recursive + mask back to "*" after using the mget or mput commands. </P +></DD +><DT +>md <directory name></DT +><DD +><P +>See the mkdir command. </P +></DD +><DT +>mget <mask></DT +><DD +><P +>Copy all files matching <TT +CLASS="REPLACEABLE" +><I +>mask</I +></TT +> from the server to + the machine running the client. </P +><P +>Note that <TT +CLASS="REPLACEABLE" +><I +>mask</I +></TT +> is interpreted differently during recursive operation and non-recursive operation - refer to the recurse and mask commands for more information. Note that all transfers in - <b>smbclient</b> are binary. See also the lowercase command. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">mkdir <directory name></span></dt><dd><p>Create a new directory on the server (user access - privileges permitting) with the specified name. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">mput <mask></span></dt><dd><p>Copy all files matching <i><tt>mask</tt></i> in the current working + <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbclient</B +> are binary. See also the lowercase command. </P +></DD +><DT +>mkdir <directory name></DT +><DD +><P +>Create a new directory on the server (user access + privileges permitting) with the specified name. </P +></DD +><DT +>mput <mask></DT +><DD +><P +>Copy all files matching <TT +CLASS="REPLACEABLE" +><I +>mask</I +></TT +> in the current working directory on the local machine to the current working directory on - the server. </p><p>Note that <i><tt>mask</tt></i> is interpreted differently during recursive + the server. </P +><P +>Note that <TT +CLASS="REPLACEABLE" +><I +>mask</I +></TT +> is interpreted differently during recursive operation and non-recursive operation - refer to the recurse and mask - commands for more information. Note that all transfers in <b>smbclient</b> - are binary. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">print <file name></span></dt><dd><p>Print the specified file from the local machine - through a printable service on the server. </p><p>See also the printmode command.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">printmode <graphics or text></span></dt><dd><p>Set the print mode to suit either binary data + commands for more information. Note that all transfers in <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbclient</B +> + are binary. </P +></DD +><DT +>print <file name></DT +><DD +><P +>Print the specified file from the local machine + through a printable service on the server. </P +><P +>See also the printmode command.</P +></DD +><DT +>printmode <graphics or text></DT +><DD +><P +>Set the print mode to suit either binary data (such as graphical information) or text. Subsequent print - commands will use the currently set print mode. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">prompt</span></dt><dd><p>Toggle prompting for filenames during operation - of the mget and mput commands. </p><p>When toggled ON, the user will be prompted to confirm + commands will use the currently set print mode. </P +></DD +><DT +>prompt</DT +><DD +><P +>Toggle prompting for filenames during operation + of the mget and mput commands. </P +><P +>When toggled ON, the user will be prompted to confirm the transfer of each file during these commands. When toggled OFF, all specified files will be transferred without prompting. - </p></dd><dt><span class="term">put <local file name> [remote file name]</span></dt><dd><p>Copy the file called <tt>local file name</tt> from the + </P +></DD +><DT +>put <local file name> [remote file name]</DT +><DD +><P +>Copy the file called <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>local file name</TT +> from the machine running the client to the server. If specified, - name the remote copy <tt>remote file name</tt>. Note that all transfers - in <b>smbclient</b> are binary. See also the lowercase command. - </p></dd><dt><span class="term">queue</span></dt><dd><p>Displays the print queue, showing the job id, - name, size and current status. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">quit</span></dt><dd><p>See the exit command. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">rd <directory name></span></dt><dd><p>See the rmdir command. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">recurse</span></dt><dd><p>Toggle directory recursion for the commands mget - and mput. </p><p>When toggled ON, these commands will process all directories + name the remote copy <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>remote file name</TT +>. Note that all transfers + in <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbclient</B +> are binary. See also the lowercase command. + </P +></DD +><DT +>queue</DT +><DD +><P +>Displays the print queue, showing the job id, + name, size and current status. </P +></DD +><DT +>quit</DT +><DD +><P +>See the exit command. </P +></DD +><DT +>rd <directory name></DT +><DD +><P +>See the rmdir command. </P +></DD +><DT +>recurse</DT +><DD +><P +>Toggle directory recursion for the commands mget + and mput. </P +><P +>When toggled ON, these commands will process all directories in the source directory (i.e., the directory they are copying from ) and will recurse into any that match the mask specified to the command. Only files that match the mask specified using the mask command will be retrieved. See also the mask command. - </p><p>When recursion is toggled OFF, only files from the current + </P +><P +>When recursion is toggled OFF, only files from the current working directory on the source machine that match the mask specified to the mget or mput commands will be copied, and any mask specified - using the mask command will be ignored. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">rm <mask></span></dt><dd><p>Remove all files matching <i><tt>mask</tt></i> from the current - working directory on the server. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">rmdir <directory name></span></dt><dd><p>Remove the specified directory (user access - privileges permitting) from the server. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">setmode <filename> <perm=[+|\-]rsha></span></dt><dd><p>A version of the DOS attrib command to set - file permissions. For example: </p><p><b>setmode myfile +r </b></p><p>would make myfile read only. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">symlink source destination</span></dt><dd><p>This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS + using the mask command will be ignored. </P +></DD +><DT +>rm <mask></DT +><DD +><P +>Remove all files matching <TT +CLASS="REPLACEABLE" +><I +>mask</I +></TT +> from the current + working directory on the server. </P +></DD +><DT +>rmdir <directory name></DT +><DD +><P +>Remove the specified directory (user access + privileges permitting) from the server. </P +></DD +><DT +>setmode <filename> <perm=[+|\-]rsha></DT +><DD +><P +>A version of the DOS attrib command to set + file permissions. For example: </P +><P +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>setmode myfile +r </B +></P +><P +>would make myfile read only. </P +></DD +><DT +>symlink source destination</DT +><DD +><P +>This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS UNIX extensions and will fail if the server does not. The client requests that the server create a symbolic hard link between the source and destination files. The source file must not exist. Note that the server will not create a link to any path that lies outside the currently connected share. This is enforced by the Samba server. - </p></dd><dt><span class="term">tar <c|x>[IXbgNa]</span></dt><dd><p>Performs a tar operation - see the <i><tt>-T - </tt></i> command line option above. Behavior may be affected + </P +></DD +><DT +>tar <c|x>[IXbgNa]</DT +><DD +><P +>Performs a tar operation - see the <TT +CLASS="PARAMETER" +><I +>-T + </I +></TT +> command line option above. Behavior may be affected by the tarmode command (see below). Using g (incremental) and N - (newer) will affect tarmode settings. Note that using the "-" option + (newer) will affect tarmode settings. Note that using the "-" option with tar x may not work - use the command line option instead. - </p></dd><dt><span class="term">blocksize <blocksize></span></dt><dd><p>Blocksize. Must be followed by a valid (greater + </P +></DD +><DT +>blocksize <blocksize></DT +><DD +><P +>Blocksize. Must be followed by a valid (greater than zero) blocksize. Causes tar file to be written out in - <i><tt>blocksize</tt></i>*TBLOCK (usually 512 byte) blocks. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">tarmode <full|inc|reset|noreset></span></dt><dd><p>Changes tar's behavior with regard to archive + <TT +CLASS="REPLACEABLE" +><I +>blocksize</I +></TT +>*TBLOCK (usually 512 byte) blocks. </P +></DD +><DT +>tarmode <full|inc|reset|noreset></DT +><DD +><P +>Changes tar's behavior with regard to archive bits. In full mode, tar will back up everything regardless of the archive bit setting (this is the default mode). In incremental mode, tar will only back up files with the archive bit set. In reset mode, tar will reset the archive bit on all files it backs up (implies - read/write share). </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>NOTES</h2><p>Some servers are fussy about the case of supplied usernames, + read/write share). </P +></DD +></DL +></DIV +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN501" +></A +><H2 +>NOTES</H2 +><P +>Some servers are fussy about the case of supplied usernames, passwords, share names (AKA service names) and machine names. If you fail to connect try giving all parameters in uppercase. - </p><p>It is often necessary to use the -n option when connecting + </P +><P +>It is often necessary to use the -n option when connecting to some types of servers. For example OS/2 LanManager insists on a valid NetBIOS name being used, so you need to supply a valid - name that would be known to the server.</p><p>smbclient supports long file names where the server - supports the LANMAN2 protocol or above. </p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES</h2><p>The variable <tt>USER</tt> may contain the + name that would be known to the server.</P +><P +>smbclient supports long file names where the server + supports the LANMAN2 protocol or above. </P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN506" +></A +><H2 +>ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES</H2 +><P +>The variable <TT +CLASS="ENVAR" +>USER</TT +> may contain the username of the person using the client. This information is used only if the protocol level is high enough to support - session-level passwords.</p><p>The variable <tt>PASSWD</tt> may contain + session-level passwords.</P +><P +>The variable <TT +CLASS="ENVAR" +>PASSWD</TT +> may contain the password of the person using the client. This information is used only if the protocol level is high enough to support - session-level passwords. </p><p>The variable <tt>LIBSMB_PROG</tt> may contain + session-level passwords. </P +><P +>The variable <TT +CLASS="ENVAR" +>LIBSMB_PROG</TT +> may contain the path, executed with system(), which the client should connect to instead of connecting to a server. This functionality is primarily intended as a development aid, and works best when using a LMHOSTS - file</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>INSTALLATION</h2><p>The location of the client program is a matter for + file</P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN514" +></A +><H2 +>INSTALLATION</H2 +><P +>The location of the client program is a matter for individual system administrators. The following are thus - suggestions only. </p><p>It is recommended that the smbclient software be installed - in the <tt>/usr/local/samba/bin/</tt> or <tt> - /usr/samba/bin/</tt> directory, this directory readable + suggestions only. </P +><P +>It is recommended that the smbclient software be installed + in the <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/usr/local/samba/bin/</TT +> or <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +> /usr/samba/bin/</TT +> directory, this directory readable by all, writeable only by root. The client program itself should - be executable by all. The client should <span class="emphasis"><em>NOT</em></span> be - setuid or setgid! </p><p>The client log files should be put in a directory readable - and writeable only by the user. </p><p>To test the client, you will need to know the name of a - running SMB/CIFS server. It is possible to run <a href="smbd.8.html">smbd(8)</a> as an ordinary user - running that server as a daemon + be executable by all. The client should <SPAN +CLASS="emphasis" +><I +CLASS="EMPHASIS" +>NOT</I +></SPAN +> be + setuid or setgid! </P +><P +>The client log files should be put in a directory readable + and writeable only by the user. </P +><P +>To test the client, you will need to know the name of a + running SMB/CIFS server. It is possible to run <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbd(8) + </B +> as an ordinary user - running that server as a daemon on a user-accessible port (typically any port number over 1024) - would provide a suitable test server. </p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>DIAGNOSTICS</h2><p>Most diagnostics issued by the client are logged in a + would provide a suitable test server. </P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN524" +></A +><H2 +>DIAGNOSTICS</H2 +><P +>Most diagnostics issued by the client are logged in a specified log file. The log file name is specified at compile time, - but may be overridden on the command line. </p><p>The number and nature of diagnostics available depends + but may be overridden on the command line. </P +><P +>The number and nature of diagnostics available depends on the debug level used by the client. If you have problems, - set the debug level to 3 and peruse the log files. </p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>VERSION</h2><p>This man page is correct for version 2.2 of the Samba suite.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>AUTHOR</h2><p>The original Samba software and related utilities + set the debug level to 3 and peruse the log files. </P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN528" +></A +><H2 +>VERSION</H2 +><P +>This man page is correct for version 2.2 of + the Samba suite.</P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN531" +></A +><H2 +>AUTHOR</H2 +><P +>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.</p><p>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. + to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</P +><P +>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 <a href="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/" target="_top"> - ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</a>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 + excellent piece of Open Source software, available at + <A +HREF="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/" +TARGET="_top" +> ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</A +>) 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.</p></div></div></body></html> + Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter</P +></DIV +></BODY +></HTML +>
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