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diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/smbd.8.html b/docs/htmldocs/smbd.8.html index 65f5f95b8d..5b71bd7196 100644 --- a/docs/htmldocs/smbd.8.html +++ b/docs/htmldocs/smbd.8.html @@ -1,780 +1,183 @@ -<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"> -<HTML -><HEAD -><TITLE ->smbd</TITLE -><META -NAME="GENERATOR" -CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.76b+ -"></HEAD -><BODY -CLASS="REFENTRY" -BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" -TEXT="#000000" -LINK="#0000FF" -VLINK="#840084" -ALINK="#0000FF" -><H1 -><A -NAME="SMBD">smbd</H1 -><DIV -CLASS="REFNAMEDIV" -><A -NAME="AEN5" -></A -><H2 ->Name</H2 ->smbd -- server to provide SMB/CIFS services to clients</DIV -><DIV -CLASS="REFSYNOPSISDIV" -><A -NAME="AEN8"><H2 ->Synopsis</H2 -><P -><B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->smbd</B -> [-D] [-F] [-S] [-i] [-h] [-V] [-b] [-d <debug level>] [-l <log directory>] [-p <port number>] [-O <socket option>] [-s <configuration file>]</P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="REFSECT1" -><A -NAME="AEN23" -></A -><H2 ->DESCRIPTION</H2 -><P ->This program is part of the Samba suite.</P -><P -><B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->smbd</B -> is the server daemon that +<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>smbd</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.60.1"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="refentry" lang="en"><a name="smbd.8"></a><div class="titlepage"><div></div><div></div></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>smbd — server to provide SMB/CIFS services to clients</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><tt class="command">smbd</tt> [-D] [-F] [-S] [-i] [-h] [-V] [-b] [-d <debug level>] [-l <log directory>] [-p <port number>] [-O <socket option>] [-s <configuration file>]</p></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2><p>This program is part of the <a href="Samba.7.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">Samba</span>(7)</span></a> suite.</p><p><b class="command">smbd</b> is the server daemon that provides filesharing and printing services to Windows clients. The server provides filespace and printer services to clients using the SMB (or CIFS) protocol. This is compatible with the LanManager protocol, and can service LanManager clients. These include MSCLIENT 3.0 for DOS, Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, - OS/2, DAVE for Macintosh, and smbfs for Linux.</P -><P ->An extensive description of the services that the + OS/2, DAVE for Macintosh, and smbfs for Linux.</p><p>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 <A -HREF="smb.conf.5.html" -TARGET="_top" -><TT -CLASS="FILENAME" ->smb.conf(5) - </TT -></A ->. This man page will not describe the + services (see <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></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 <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. + of running the server.</p><p>Please note that there are significant security + implications to running this server, and the <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> manual page should be regarded as mandatory reading before + proceeding with installation.</p><p>A session is created whenever a client requests one. Each client gets a copy of the server for each session. This copy then services all connections made by the client during that session. When all connections from its client are closed, - the copy of the server for that client terminates.</P -><P ->The configuration file, and any files that it includes, + the copy of the server for that client terminates.</p><p>The configuration file, and any files that it includes, are automatically reloaded every minute, if they change. You can force a reload by sending a SIGHUP to the server. Reloading the configuration file will not affect connections to any service that is already established. Either the user will have to - disconnect from the service, or <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->smbd</B -> killed and restarted.</P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="REFSECT1" -><A -NAME="AEN37" -></A -><H2 ->OPTIONS</H2 -><P -></P -><DIV -CLASS="VARIABLELIST" -><DL -><DT ->-D</DT -><DD -><P ->If specified, this parameter causes + disconnect from the service, or <b class="command">smbd</b> killed and restarted.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>OPTIONS</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">-D</span></dt><dd><p>If specified, this parameter causes the server to operate as a daemon. That is, it detaches itself and runs in the background, fielding requests on the appropriate port. Operating the server as a - daemon is the recommended way of running <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->smbd</B -> for + daemon is the recommended way of running <b class="command">smbd</b> for servers that provide more than casual use file and - print services. This switch is assumed if <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->smbd - </B -> is executed on the command line of a shell. - </P -></DD -><DT ->-F</DT -><DD -><P ->If specified, this parameter causes - the main <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->smbd</B -> process to not daemonize, + print services. This switch is assumed if <b class="command">smbd + </b> is executed on the command line of a shell. + </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-F</span></dt><dd><p>If specified, this parameter causes + the main <b class="command">smbd</b> process to not daemonize, i.e. double-fork and disassociate with the terminal. Child processes are still created as normal to service each connection request, but the main process does not exit. This operation mode is suitable for running - <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->smbd</B -> under process supervisors such - as <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->supervise</B -> and <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->svscan</B -> - from Daniel J. Bernstein's <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->daemontools</B -> + <b class="command">smbd</b> under process supervisors such + as <b class="command">supervise</b> and <b class="command">svscan</b> + from Daniel J. Bernstein's <b class="command">daemontools</b> package, or the AIX process monitor. - </P -></DD -><DT ->-S</DT -><DD -><P ->If specified, this parameter causes - <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->smbd</B -> to log to standard output rather - than a file.</P -></DD -><DT ->-i</DT -><DD -><P ->If this parameter is specified it causes the - server to run "interactively", not as a daemon, even if the + </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-S</span></dt><dd><p>If specified, this parameter causes + <b class="command">smbd</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 is executed on the command line of a shell. Setting this parameter negates the implicit deamon mode when run from the - command line. <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->smbd</B -> also logs to standard - output, as if the <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->-S</B -> parameter had been + command line. <b class="command">smbd</b> also logs to standard + output, as if the <b class="command">-S</b> parameter had been given. - </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 -CLASS="COMMAND" ->smbd</B ->.</P -></DD -><DT ->-b</DT -><DD -><P ->Prints information about how - Samba was built.</P -></DD -><DT ->-d <debug level></DT -><DD -><P -><TT -CLASS="REPLACEABLE" -><I ->debuglevel</I -></TT -> 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 -CLASS="FILENAME" ->smb.conf(5)</TT -></A -> file.</P -></DD -><DT ->-l <log directory></DT -><DD -><P ->If specified, - <TT -CLASS="REPLACEABLE" -><I ->log directory</I -></TT -> - specifies a log directory into which the "log.smbd" log + </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-V</span></dt><dd><p>Prints the version number for +<b class="command">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 class="filename"> +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 class="replaceable"><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 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 +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">-b</span></dt><dd><p>Prints information about how + Samba was built.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-l <log directory></span></dt><dd><p>If specified, + <i class="replaceable"><tt>log directory</tt></i> + specifies a log directory into which the "log.smbd" log file will be created for informational and debug messages from the running server. The log file generated is never removed by the server although - its size may be controlled by the <A -HREF="smb.conf.5.html#maxlogsize" -TARGET="_top" ->max log size</A -> - 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 -> - If the directory specified does not exist, <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->smbd</B -> + its size may be controlled by the <a href="smb.conf.5.html#maxlogsize" target="_top"><i class="parameter"><tt>max log size</tt></i></a> + option in the <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> file. <span class="emphasis"><em>Beware:</em></span> + If the directory specified does not exist, <b class="command">smbd</b> will log to the default debug log location defined at compile time. - </P -><P ->The default log directory is specified at - compile time.</P -></DD -><DT ->-O <socket options></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 <port number></DT -><DD -><P -><TT -CLASS="REPLACEABLE" -><I ->port number</I -></TT -> is a positive integer + </p><p>The default log directory is specified at + compile time.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-p <port number></span></dt><dd><p><i class="replaceable"><tt>port number</tt></i> is a positive integer value. The default value if this parameter is not - specified is 139.</P -><P ->This number is the port number that will be + specified is 139.</p><p>This number is the port number that will be used when making connections to the server from client software. The standard (well-known) port number for the SMB over TCP is 139, hence the default. If you wish to run the server as an ordinary user rather than as root, most systems will require you to use a port number greater than 1024 - ask your system administrator - for help if you are in this situation.</P -><P ->In order for the server to be useful by most + for help if you are in this situation.</p><p>In order for the server to be useful by most clients, should you configure it on a port other than 139, you will require port redirection services on port 139, details of which are outlined in rfc1002.txt - section 4.3.5.</P -><P ->This parameter is not normally specified except - in the above situation.</P -></DD -><DT ->-s <configuration file></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="AEN123" -></A -><H2 ->FILES</H2 -><P -></P -><DIV -CLASS="VARIABLELIST" -><DL -><DT -><TT -CLASS="FILENAME" ->/etc/inetd.conf</TT -></DT -><DD -><P ->If the server is to be run by the - <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->inetd</B -> meta-daemon, this file + section 4.3.5.</p><p>This parameter is not normally specified except + in the above situation.</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="UNIX_INSTALL.html" -TARGET="_top" ->UNIX_INSTALL.html</A -> + meta-daemon. See the <a href="install.html" target="_top">"How to Install and Test SAMBA"</a> document for details. - </P -></DD -><DT -><TT -CLASS="FILENAME" ->/etc/rc</TT -></DT -><DD -><P ->or whatever initialization script your - system uses).</P -><P ->If running the server as a daemon at startup, + </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="UNIX_INSTALL.html" -TARGET="_top" ->UNIX_INSTALL.html</A -> - document for details.</P -></DD -><DT -><TT -CLASS="FILENAME" ->/etc/services</TT -></DT -><DD -><P ->If running the server via the - meta-daemon <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->inetd</B ->, this file + 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 + 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="UNIX_INSTALL.html" -TARGET="_top" ->UNIX_INSTALL.html</A -> - document for details.</P -></DD -><DT -><TT -CLASS="FILENAME" ->/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf</TT -></DT -><DD -><P ->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/smb.conf</TT ->.</P -><P ->This file describes all the services the server - 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 -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="REFSECT1" -><A -NAME="AEN159" -></A -><H2 ->LIMITATIONS</H2 -><P ->On some systems <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->smbd</B -> cannot change uid back + 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 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>This file describes all the services the server + is to make available to clients. See <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> for more information.</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>LIMITATIONS</h2><p>On some systems <b class="command">smbd</b> cannot change uid back to root after a setuid() call. Such systems are called trapdoor uid systems. If you have such a system, you will be unable to connect from a client (such as a PC) as two different users at once. Attempts to connect the second user will result in access denied or - similar.</P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="REFSECT1" -><A -NAME="AEN163" -></A -><H2 ->ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES</H2 -><P -></P -><DIV -CLASS="VARIABLELIST" -><DL -><DT -><TT -CLASS="ENVAR" ->PRINTER</TT -></DT -><DD -><P ->If no printer name is specified to + similar.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><tt class="envar">PRINTER</tt></span></dt><dd><p>If no printer name is specified to printable services, most systems will use the value of - this variable (or <TT -CLASS="CONSTANT" ->lp</TT -> if this variable is + this variable (or <tt class="constant">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 -></DD -></DL -></DIV -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="REFSECT1" -><A -NAME="AEN172" -></A -><H2 ->PAM INTERACTION</H2 -><P ->Samba uses PAM for authentication (when presented with a plaintext + is not specific to the server, however.</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>PAM INTERACTION</h2><p>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 -HREF="smb.conf.5.html#OBEYPAMRESRICTIONS" -TARGET="_top" ->obey pam restricions</A -> - smb.conf paramater. When this is set, the following restrictions apply: - </P -><P -></P -><UL -><LI -><P -><I -CLASS="EMPHASIS" ->Account Validation</I ->: All accesses to a + by the limitations of the SMB protocol and the <a href="smb.conf.5.html#OBEYPAMRESRICTIONS" target="_top"><i class="parameter"><tt>obey + pam restricions</tt></i></a> <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> paramater. When this is set, the following restrictions apply: + </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Account Validation</em></span>: All accesses to a samba server are checked against PAM to see if the account is vaild, not disabled and is permitted to login at this time. This also applies to encrypted logins. - </P -></LI -><LI -><P -><I -CLASS="EMPHASIS" ->Session Management</I ->: When not using share + </p></li><li><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Session Management</em></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. Note also that some older pam configuration files may need a line added for session support. - </P -></LI -></UL -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="REFSECT1" -><A -NAME="AEN183" -></A -><H2 ->VERSION</H2 -><P ->This man page is correct for version 3.0 of - the Samba suite.</P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="REFSECT1" -><A -NAME="AEN186" -></A -><H2 ->DIAGNOSTICS</H2 -><P ->Most diagnostics issued by the server are logged + </p></li></ul></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>VERSION</h2><p>This man page is correct for version 3.0 of + the Samba suite.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>DIAGNOSTICS</h2><p>Most diagnostics issued by the server 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 + at compile time, 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 server. If you have problems, set - the debug level to 3 and peruse the log files.</P -><P ->Most messages are reasonably self-explanatory. Unfortunately, + the debug level to 3 and peruse the log files.</p><p>Most messages are reasonably self-explanatory. Unfortunately, at the time this man page was created, there are too many diagnostics available in the source code to warrant describing each and every diagnostic. At this stage your best bet is still to grep the source code and inspect the conditions that gave rise to the - diagnostics you are seeing.</P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="REFSECT1" -><A -NAME="AEN191" -></A -><H2 ->SIGNALS</H2 -><P ->Sending the <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->smbd</B -> a SIGHUP will cause it to - reload its <TT -CLASS="FILENAME" ->smb.conf</TT -> configuration - file within a short period of time.</P -><P ->To shut down a user's <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->smbd</B -> process it is recommended - that <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->SIGKILL (-9)</B -> <I -CLASS="EMPHASIS" ->NOT</I -> + diagnostics you are seeing.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>SIGNALS</h2><p>Sending the <b class="command">smbd</b> a SIGHUP will cause it to + reload its <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> configuration + file within a short period of time.</p><p>To shut down a user's <b class="command">smbd</b> process it is recommended + that <b class="command">SIGKILL (-9)</b> <span class="emphasis"><em>NOT</em></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 - an <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->smbd</B -> is to send it a SIGTERM (-15) signal and wait for - it to die on its own.</P -><P ->The debug log level of <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->smbd</B -> may be raised - 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, - they are not re-entrant in <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->smbd</B ->. This you should wait until - <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->smbd</B -> is in a state of waiting for an incoming SMB before + an <b class="command">smbd</b> is to send it a SIGTERM (-15) signal and wait for + it to die on its own.</p><p>The debug log level of <b class="command">smbd</b> may be raised + or lowered using <a href="smbcontrol.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbcontrol</span>(1)</span></a> program (SIGUSR[1|2] signals are no longer + used since 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, + they are not re-entrant in <b class="command">smbd</b>. This you should wait until + <b class="command">smbd</b> is in a state of waiting for an incoming SMB before issuing them. It is possible to make the signal handlers safe by un-blocking the signals before the select call and re-blocking - them after, however this would affect performance.</P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="REFSECT1" -><A -NAME="AEN208" -></A -><H2 ->SEE ALSO</H2 -><P ->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 -CLASS="FILENAME" ->rfc1002.txt</TT ->. + them after, however this would affect performance.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><h2>SEE ALSO</h2><p><a href="hosts_access.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">hosts_access</span>(5)</span></a>, <a href="inetd.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">inetd</span>(8)</span></a>, <a href="nmbd.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">nmbd</span>(8)</span></a>, <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a>, <a href="smbclient.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbclient</span>(1)</span></a>, <a href="testparm.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">testparm</span>(1)</span></a>, <a href="testprns.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">testprns</span>(1)</span></a>, and the + Internet RFC's <tt class="filename">rfc1001.txt</tt>, <tt class="filename">rfc1002.txt</tt>. In addition the CIFS (formerly SMB) specification is available - as a link from the Web page <A -HREF="http://samba.org/cifs/" -TARGET="_top" -> - http://samba.org/cifs/</A ->.</P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="REFSECT1" -><A -NAME="AEN225" -></A -><H2 ->AUTHOR</H2 -><P ->The original Samba software and related utilities + as a link from the Web page <a href="http://samba.org/cifs/" target="_top"> + http://samba.org/cifs/</a>.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><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</P -></DIV -></BODY -></HTML ->
\ No newline at end of file + 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> |