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diff --git a/docs/manpages/lmhosts.5.xml b/docs/manpages/lmhosts.5.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..afee69bc96 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/manpages/lmhosts.5.xml @@ -0,0 +1,127 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd" [ + +<!ENTITY % globalentities SYSTEM '../global.ent'> %globalentities; +]> +<refentry id="lmhosts.5"> + +<refmeta> + <refentrytitle>lmhosts</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> +</refmeta> + + +<refnamediv> + <refname>lmhosts</refname> + <refpurpose>The Samba NetBIOS hosts file</refpurpose> +</refnamediv> + +<refsynopsisdiv> + <para><filename>lmhosts</filename> is the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>Samba</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> NetBIOS name to IP address mapping file.</para> +</refsynopsisdiv> + +<refsect1> + <title>DESCRIPTION</title> + + <para>This file is part of the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>Samba</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> suite.</para> + + <para><filename>lmhosts</filename> is the <emphasis>Samba + </emphasis> NetBIOS name to IP address mapping file. It + is very similar to the <filename>/etc/hosts</filename> file + format, except that the hostname component must correspond + to the NetBIOS naming format.</para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>FILE FORMAT</title> + <para>It is an ASCII file containing one line for NetBIOS name. + The two fields on each line are separated from each other by + white space. Any entry beginning with '#' is ignored. Each line + in the lmhosts file contains the following information:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>IP Address - in dotted decimal format.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem><para>NetBIOS Name - This name format is a + maximum fifteen character host name, with an optional + trailing '#' character followed by the NetBIOS name type + as two hexadecimal digits.</para> + + <para>If the trailing '#' is omitted then the given IP + address will be returned for all names that match the given + name, whatever the NetBIOS name type in the lookup.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para>An example follows:</para> + + <programlisting> +# +# Sample Samba lmhosts file. +# +192.9.200.1 TESTPC +192.9.200.20 NTSERVER#20 +192.9.200.21 SAMBASERVER + </programlisting> + + <para>Contains three IP to NetBIOS name mappings. The first + and third will be returned for any queries for the names "TESTPC" + and "SAMBASERVER" respectively, whatever the type component of + the NetBIOS name requested.</para> + + <para>The second mapping will be returned only when the "0x20" name + type for a name "NTSERVER" is queried. Any other name type will not + be resolved.</para> + + <para>The default location of the <filename>lmhosts</filename> file + is in the same directory as the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smb.conf</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> file.</para> + +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>FILES</title> + + <para>lmhosts is loaded from the configuration directory. This is + usually <filename>/etc/samba</filename> or <filename>/usr/local/samba/lib</filename>. + </para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>VERSION</title> + + <para>This man page is correct for version 3.0 of the Samba suite.</para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>SEE ALSO</title> + <para><citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>smbclient</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smb.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum> + </citerefentry>, and <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbpasswd</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> + </para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>AUTHOR</title> + + <para>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.</para> + + <para>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 + <ulink url="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/"> + ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</ulink>) 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 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.</para> +</refsect1> + +</refentry> |