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diff --git a/docs/manpages/nmbd.8 b/docs/manpages/nmbd.8 index d2d8635316..f5dfe5e5de 100644 --- a/docs/manpages/nmbd.8 +++ b/docs/manpages/nmbd.8 @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ .\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/comp/docbook2X/> .\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches, .\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>. -.TH "NMBD" "8" "18 March 2003" "" "" +.TH "NMBD" "8" "24 March 2003" "" "" .SH NAME nmbd \- NetBIOS name server to provide NetBIOS over IP naming services to clients @@ -75,11 +75,6 @@ If specified, this parameter causes \fBnmbd\fR to log to standard output rather than a file. .TP -\fB-a\fR -If this parameter is specified, each new -connection will append log messages to the log file. -This is the default. -.TP \fB-i\fR If this parameter is specified it causes the server to run "interactively", not as a daemon, even if the @@ -89,15 +84,8 @@ command line. \fBnmbd\fR also logs to standard output, as if the -S parameter had been given. .TP -\fB-o\fR -If this parameter is specified, the -log files will be overwritten when opened. By default, -\fBsmbd\fR will append entries to the log -files. -.TP -\fB-h\fR -Prints the help information (usage) -for \fBnmbd\fR. +\fB-h|--help\fR +Print a summary of command line options. .TP \fB-H <filename>\fR NetBIOS lmhosts file. The lmhosts @@ -119,62 +107,81 @@ are \fI/usr/local/samba/lib/lmhosts\fR, .TP \fB-V\fR Prints the version number for -\fBnmbd\fR. +\fBsmbd\fR. .TP -\fB-d <debug level>\fR -debuglevel is an integer +\fB-s <configuration file>\fR +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 \fIsmb.conf(5)\fR for more information. +The default configuration file name is determined at +compile time. +.TP +\fB-d|--debug=debuglevel\fR +\fIdebuglevel\fR is an integer from 0 to 10. The default value if this parameter is not specified is zero. -The higher this value, the more detail will -be logged to the log files about the activities of the +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. -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. +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. -Note that specifying this parameter here will override -the \fIlog level\fR -parameter in the \fBsmb.conf\fR(5) file. +Note that specifying this parameter here will +override the log +level file. .TP -\fB-l <log directory>\fR -The -l parameter specifies a directory -into which the "log.nmbd" log file will be created -for operational data from the running \fBnmbd\fR -server. The default log directory is compiled into Samba -as part of the build process. Common defaults are \fI /usr/local/samba/var/log.nmb\fR, \fI /usr/samba/var/log.nmb\fR or -\fI/var/log/log.nmb\fR. \fBBeware:\fR -If the directory specified does not exist, \fBnmbd\fR -will log to the default debug log location defined at compile time. +\fB-l|--logfile=logbasename\fR +File name for log/debug files. The extension +".client" will be appended. The log file is +never removed by the client. .TP \fB-n <primary NetBIOS name>\fR This option allows you to override -the NetBIOS name that Samba uses for itself. This is identical +the NetBIOS name that Samba uses for itself. This is identical to setting the \fINetBIOS name\fR parameter in the \fBsmb.conf\fR(5) file. However, a command -line setting will take precedence over settings in +line setting will take precedence over settings in \fBsmb.conf\fR(5). .TP +\fB-i <scope>\fR +This specifies a NetBIOS scope that +\fBnmblookup\fR 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 +\fBvery\fR rarely used, only set this parameter +if you are the system administrator in charge of all the +NetBIOS systems you communicate with. +.TP +\fB-W|--workgroup=domain\fR +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). +.TP +\fB-O socket options\fR +TCP socket options to set on the client +socket. See the socket options parameter in +the \fBsmb.conf\fR(5) manual page for the list of valid +options. +.TP \fB-p <UDP port number>\fR UDP port number is a positive integer value. This option changes the default UDP port number (normally 137) that \fBnmbd\fR responds to name queries on. Don't use this option unless you are an expert, in which case you won't need help! -.TP -\fB-s <configuration file>\fR -The default configuration file name -is set at build time, typically as \fI /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf\fR, but -this may be changed when Samba is autoconfigured. - -The file specified contains the configuration details -required by the server. See \fBsmb.conf\fR(5) for more information. .SH "FILES" .TP \fB\fI/etc/inetd.conf\fB\fR |