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+++ b/docs/htmldocs/smbd.8.html
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
+<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN">
<HTML
><HEAD
><TITLE
>smbd</TITLE
><META
NAME="GENERATOR"
-CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.7"></HEAD
+CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.76b+
+"></HEAD
><BODY
CLASS="REFENTRY"
BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"
@@ -15,9 +16,7 @@ VLINK="#840084"
ALINK="#0000FF"
><H1
><A
-NAME="SMBD.8"
-></A
->smbd</H1
+NAME="SMBD">smbd</H1
><DIV
CLASS="REFNAMEDIV"
><A
@@ -29,15 +28,13 @@ NAME="AEN5"
><DIV
CLASS="REFSYNOPSISDIV"
><A
-NAME="AEN8"
-></A
-><H2
+NAME="AEN8"><H2
>Synopsis</H2
><P
><B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>smbd</B
-> [-D] [-F] [-S] [-i] [-h] [-V] [-b] [-d &#60;debug level&#62;] [-l &#60;log directory&#62;] [-p &#60;port number&#62;] [-O &#60;socket option&#62;] [-s &#60;configuration file&#62;]</P
+> [-D] [-F] [-S] [-i] [-h] [-V] [-b] [-d &#60;debug level&#62;] [-l &#60;log directory&#62;] [-p &#60;port number&#62;] [-O &#60;socket option&#62;] [-s &#60;configuration file&#62;]</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
@@ -47,13 +44,7 @@ NAME="AEN23"
><H2
>DESCRIPTION</H2
><P
->This program is part of the <SPAN
-CLASS="CITEREFENTRY"
-><SPAN
-CLASS="REFENTRYTITLE"
->Samba</SPAN
->(7)</SPAN
-> suite.</P
+>This program is part of the Samba suite.</P
><P
><B
CLASS="COMMAND"
@@ -70,24 +61,28 @@ CLASS="COMMAND"
>An extensive description of the services that the
server can provide is given in the man page for the
configuration file controlling the attributes of those
- services (see <SPAN
-CLASS="CITEREFENTRY"
-><SPAN
-CLASS="REFENTRYTITLE"
->smb.conf</SPAN
->(5)</SPAN
+ services (see <A
+HREF="smb.conf.5.html"
+TARGET="_top"
+><TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>smb.conf(5)
+ </TT
+></A
>. This man page will not describe the
services, but will concentrate on the administrative aspects
of running the server.</P
><P
>Please note that there are significant security
- implications to running this server, and the <SPAN
-CLASS="CITEREFENTRY"
-><SPAN
-CLASS="REFENTRYTITLE"
->smb.conf</SPAN
->(5)</SPAN
-> manual page should be regarded as mandatory reading before
+ implications to running this server, and the <A
+HREF="smb.conf.5.html"
+TARGET="_top"
+><TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>smb.conf(5)</TT
+></A
+>
+ manpage should be regarded as mandatory reading before
proceeding with installation.</P
><P
>A session is created whenever a client requests one.
@@ -109,7 +104,7 @@ CLASS="COMMAND"
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN42"
+NAME="AEN37"
></A
><H2
>OPTIONS</H2
@@ -200,106 +195,83 @@ CLASS="COMMAND"
</P
></DD
><DT
+>-h</DT
+><DD
+><P
+>Prints the help information (usage)
+ for <B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+>smbd</B
+>.</P
+></DD
+><DT
>-V</DT
><DD
><P
>Prints the version number for
-<B
+ <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>smbd</B
>.</P
></DD
><DT
->-s &#60;configuration file&#62;</DT
+>-b</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
-CLASS="FILENAME"
->smb.conf(5)</TT
-></A
-> for more information.
-The default configuration file name is determined at
-compile time.</P
+>Prints information about how
+ Samba was built.</P
></DD
><DT
->-d|--debug=debuglevel</DT
+>-d &#60;debug level&#62;</DT
><DD
><P
-><VAR
+><TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
->debuglevel</VAR
+><I
+>debuglevel</I
+></TT
> is an integer
-from 0 to 10. The default value if this parameter is
-not specified is zero.</P
+ 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
+ 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
+ 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
+ override the <A
HREF="smb.conf.5.html#loglevel"
TARGET="_top"
>log
-level</A
+ level</A
> parameter in the <A
HREF="smb.conf.5.html"
TARGET="_top"
-><TT
+> <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>smb.conf(5)</TT
></A
> file.</P
></DD
><DT
->-l|--logfile=logbasename</DT
-><DD
-><P
->File name for log/debug files. The extension
-<CODE
-CLASS="CONSTANT"
->".client"</CODE
-> will be appended. The log file is
-never removed by the client.</P
-></DD
-><DT
->-h|--help</DT
-><DD
-><P
->Print a summary of command line options.</P
-></DD
-><DT
->-b</DT
-><DD
-><P
->Prints information about how
- Samba was built.</P
-></DD
-><DT
>-l &#60;log directory&#62;</DT
><DD
><P
>If specified,
- <VAR
+ <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
->log directory</VAR
+><I
+>log directory</I
+></TT
>
specifies a log directory into which the "log.smbd" log
file will be created for informational and debug
@@ -308,23 +280,18 @@ CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
its size may be controlled by the <A
HREF="smb.conf.5.html#maxlogsize"
TARGET="_top"
-><VAR
-CLASS="PARAMETER"
->max log size</VAR
-></A
+>max log size</A
>
- option in the <SPAN
-CLASS="CITEREFENTRY"
-><SPAN
-CLASS="REFENTRYTITLE"
->smb.conf</SPAN
->(5)</SPAN
-> file. <SPAN
-CLASS="emphasis"
-><I
+ option in the <A
+HREF="smb.conf.5.html"
+TARGET="_top"
+><TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+> smb.conf(5)</TT
+></A
+> file. <I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>Beware:</I
-></SPAN
>
If the directory specified does not exist, <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
@@ -337,12 +304,33 @@ CLASS="COMMAND"
compile time.</P
></DD
><DT
+>-O &#60;socket options&#62;</DT
+><DD
+><P
+>See the <A
+HREF="smb.conf.5.html#socketoptions"
+TARGET="_top"
+>socket options</A
+>
+ parameter in the <A
+HREF="smb.conf.5.html"
+TARGET="_top"
+><TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>smb.conf(5)
+ </TT
+></A
+> file for details.</P
+></DD
+><DT
>-p &#60;port number&#62;</DT
><DD
><P
-><VAR
+><TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
->port number</VAR
+><I
+>port number</I
+></TT
> is a positive integer
value. The default value if this parameter is not
specified is 139.</P
@@ -365,13 +353,33 @@ CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
>This parameter is not normally specified except
in the above situation.</P
></DD
+><DT
+>-s &#60;configuration file&#62;</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
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+> smb.conf(5)</TT
+></A
+> for more information.
+ The default configuration file name is determined at
+ compile time.</P
+></DD
></DL
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN127"
+NAME="AEN123"
></A
><H2
>FILES</H2
@@ -394,9 +402,9 @@ CLASS="COMMAND"
> meta-daemon, this file
must contain suitable startup information for the
meta-daemon. See the <A
-HREF="install.html"
+HREF="UNIX_INSTALL.html"
TARGET="_top"
->"How to Install and Test SAMBA"</A
+>UNIX_INSTALL.html</A
>
document for details.
</P
@@ -414,9 +422,9 @@ CLASS="FILENAME"
>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"
+HREF="UNIX_INSTALL.html"
TARGET="_top"
->"How to Install and Test SAMBA"</A
+>UNIX_INSTALL.html</A
>
document for details.</P
></DD
@@ -435,9 +443,9 @@ CLASS="COMMAND"
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"
+HREF="UNIX_INSTALL.html"
TARGET="_top"
->"How to Install and Test SAMBA"</A
+>UNIX_INSTALL.html</A
>
document for details.</P
></DD
@@ -448,30 +456,34 @@ CLASS="FILENAME"
></DT
><DD
><P
->This is the default location of the <SPAN
-CLASS="CITEREFENTRY"
-><SPAN
-CLASS="REFENTRYTITLE"
->smb.conf</SPAN
->(5)</SPAN
-> server configuration file. Other common places that systems
+>This is the default location of the
+ <A
+HREF="smb.conf.5.html"
+TARGET="_top"
+><TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>smb.conf</TT
+></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
+>/etc/smb.conf</TT
>.</P
><P
>This file describes all the services the server
- is to make available to clients. See <SPAN
-CLASS="CITEREFENTRY"
-><SPAN
-CLASS="REFENTRYTITLE"
->smb.conf</SPAN
->(5)</SPAN
-> for more information.</P
+ is to make available to clients. See <A
+HREF="smb.conf.5.html"
+TARGET="_top"
+> <TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>smb.conf(5)</TT
+></A
+> for more information.</P
></DD
></DL
></DIV
@@ -479,7 +491,7 @@ CLASS="REFENTRYTITLE"
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN165"
+NAME="AEN159"
></A
><H2
>LIMITATIONS</H2
@@ -498,7 +510,7 @@ CLASS="COMMAND"
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN169"
+NAME="AEN163"
></A
><H2
>ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES</H2
@@ -508,17 +520,17 @@ NAME="AEN169"
CLASS="VARIABLELIST"
><DL
><DT
-><VAR
+><TT
CLASS="ENVAR"
->PRINTER</VAR
+>PRINTER</TT
></DT
><DD
><P
>If no printer name is specified to
printable services, most systems will use the value of
- this variable (or <CODE
+ this variable (or <TT
CLASS="CONSTANT"
->lp</CODE
+>lp</TT
> if this variable is
not defined) as the name of the printer to use. This
is not specific to the server, however.</P
@@ -529,7 +541,7 @@ CLASS="CONSTANT"
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN178"
+NAME="AEN172"
></A
><H2
>PAM INTERACTION</H2
@@ -537,33 +549,22 @@ NAME="AEN178"
>Samba uses PAM for authentication (when presented with a plaintext
password), for account checking (is this account disabled?) and for
session management. The degree too which samba supports PAM is restricted
- by the limitations of the SMB protocol and the <A
+ by the limitations of the SMB protocol and the
+ <A
HREF="smb.conf.5.html#OBEYPAMRESRICTIONS"
TARGET="_top"
-><VAR
-CLASS="PARAMETER"
->obey
- pam restricions</VAR
-></A
-> <SPAN
-CLASS="CITEREFENTRY"
-><SPAN
-CLASS="REFENTRYTITLE"
->smb.conf</SPAN
->(5)</SPAN
-> paramater. When this is set, the following restrictions apply:
+>obey pam restricions</A
+>
+ smb.conf paramater. When this is set, the following restrictions apply:
</P
><P
></P
><UL
><LI
><P
-><SPAN
-CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>Account Validation</I
-></SPAN
>: All accesses to a
samba server are checked
against PAM to see if the account is vaild, not disabled and is permitted to
@@ -572,12 +573,9 @@ CLASS="EMPHASIS"
></LI
><LI
><P
-><SPAN
-CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>Session Management</I
-></SPAN
>: When not using share
level secuirty, users must pass PAM's session checks before access
is granted. Note however, that this is bypassed in share level secuirty.
@@ -590,7 +588,7 @@ CLASS="EMPHASIS"
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN193"
+NAME="AEN183"
></A
><H2
>VERSION</H2
@@ -601,7 +599,7 @@ NAME="AEN193"
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN196"
+NAME="AEN186"
></A
><H2
>DIAGNOSTICS</H2
@@ -624,7 +622,7 @@ NAME="AEN196"
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN201"
+NAME="AEN191"
></A
><H2
>SIGNALS</H2
@@ -646,12 +644,9 @@ CLASS="COMMAND"
that <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>SIGKILL (-9)</B
-> <SPAN
-CLASS="emphasis"
-><I
+> <I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>NOT</I
-></SPAN
>
be used, except as a last resort, as this may leave the shared
memory area in an inconsistent state. The safe way to terminate
@@ -665,14 +660,16 @@ CLASS="COMMAND"
CLASS="COMMAND"
>smbd</B
> may be raised
- or lowered using <SPAN
-CLASS="CITEREFENTRY"
-><SPAN
-CLASS="REFENTRYTITLE"
->smbcontrol</SPAN
->(1)</SPAN
-> program (SIGUSR[1|2] signals are no longer
- used since Samba 2.2). This is to allow transient problems to be diagnosed,
+ or lowered using <A
+HREF="smbcontrol.1.html"
+TARGET="_top"
+><B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+>smbcontrol(1)
+ </B
+></A
+> program (SIGUSR[1|2] signals are no longer used in
+ Samba 2.2). This is to allow transient problems to be diagnosed,
whilst still running at a normally low log level.</P
><P
>Note that as the signal handlers send a debug write,
@@ -691,55 +688,55 @@ CLASS="COMMAND"
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN219"
+NAME="AEN208"
></A
><H2
>SEE ALSO</H2
><P
-><SPAN
-CLASS="CITEREFENTRY"
-><SPAN
-CLASS="REFENTRYTITLE"
->hosts_access</SPAN
->(5)</SPAN
->, <SPAN
-CLASS="CITEREFENTRY"
-><SPAN
-CLASS="REFENTRYTITLE"
->inetd</SPAN
->(8)</SPAN
->, <SPAN
-CLASS="CITEREFENTRY"
-><SPAN
-CLASS="REFENTRYTITLE"
->nmbd</SPAN
->(8)</SPAN
->, <SPAN
-CLASS="CITEREFENTRY"
-><SPAN
-CLASS="REFENTRYTITLE"
->smb.conf</SPAN
->(5)</SPAN
->, <SPAN
-CLASS="CITEREFENTRY"
-><SPAN
-CLASS="REFENTRYTITLE"
->smbclient</SPAN
->(1)</SPAN
->, <SPAN
-CLASS="CITEREFENTRY"
-><SPAN
-CLASS="REFENTRYTITLE"
->testparm</SPAN
->(1)</SPAN
->, <SPAN
-CLASS="CITEREFENTRY"
-><SPAN
-CLASS="REFENTRYTITLE"
->testprns</SPAN
->(1)</SPAN
->, and the
- Internet RFC's <TT
+>hosts_access(5), <B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+>inetd(8)</B
+>,
+ <A
+HREF="nmbd.8.html"
+TARGET="_top"
+><B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+>nmbd(8)</B
+></A
+>,
+ <A
+HREF="smb.conf.5.html"
+TARGET="_top"
+><TT
+CLASS="FILENAME"
+>smb.conf(5)</TT
+>
+ </A
+>, <A
+HREF="smbclient.1.html"
+TARGET="_top"
+><B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+>smbclient(1)
+ </B
+></A
+>, <A
+HREF="testparm.1.html"
+TARGET="_top"
+><B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+> testparm(1)</B
+></A
+>, <A
+HREF="testprns.1.html"
+TARGET="_top"
+> <B
+CLASS="COMMAND"
+>testprns(1)</B
+></A
+>, and the Internet RFC's
+ <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>rfc1001.txt</TT
>, <TT
@@ -757,7 +754,7 @@ TARGET="_top"
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN246"
+NAME="AEN225"
></A
><H2
>AUTHOR</H2
@@ -769,14 +766,14 @@ NAME="AEN246"
><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
+ 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
+ Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter</P
></DIV
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