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index d62080f596..dcba30100b 100644
--- a/docs/manpages/rpcclient.1
+++ b/docs/manpages/rpcclient.1
@@ -3,8 +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 "RPCCLIENT" "1" "28 January 2003" "" ""
-
+.TH "RPCCLIENT" "1" "04 March 2003" "" ""
.SH NAME
rpcclient \- tool for executing client side MS-RPC functions
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ rpcclient \- tool for executing client side MS-RPC functions
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
-This tool is part of the \fBSamba\fR(7) suite.
+This tool is part of the Samba suite.
.PP
\fBrpcclient\fR is a utility initially developed
to test MS-RPC functionality in Samba itself. It has undergone
@@ -25,7 +24,8 @@ their UNIX workstation.
\fBserver\fR
NetBIOS name of Server to which to connect.
The server can be any SMB/CIFS server. The name is
-resolved using the \fIname resolve order\fR line from \fBsmb.conf\fR(5).
+resolved using the \fIname resolve order\fR line from
+\fIsmb.conf(5)\fR.
.TP
\fB-A|--authfile=filename\fR
This option allows
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ password used in the connection. The format of the file is
.nf
-username = <value>
-password = <value>
-domain = <value>
+ username = <value>
+ password = <value>
+ domain = <value>
+
.fi
Make certain that the permissions on the file restrict
@@ -46,9 +47,6 @@ access from unwanted users.
execute semicolon separated commands (listed
below))
.TP
-\fB-h|--help\fR
-Print a summary of command line options.
-.TP
\fB-d|--debug=debuglevel\fR
\fIdebuglevel\fR is an integer
from 0 to 10. The default value if this parameter is
@@ -71,6 +69,9 @@ Note that specifying this parameter here will
override the log
level file.
.TP
+\fB-h|--help\fR
+Print a summary of command line options.
+.TP
\fB-I IP-address\fR
\fIIP address\fR is the address of the server to connect to.
It should be specified in standard "a.b.c.d" notation.
@@ -192,14 +193,15 @@ follows:
.nf
-Long Printer Name:\\
-Driver File Name:\\
-Data File Name:\\
-Config File Name:\\
-Help File Name:\\
-Language Monitor Name:\\
-Default Data Type:\\
-Comma Separated list of Files
+ Long Printer Name:\\
+ Driver File Name:\\
+ Data File Name:\\
+ Config File Name:\\
+ Help File Name:\\
+ Language Monitor Name:\\
+ Default Data Type:\\
+ Comma Separated list of Files
+
.fi
Any empty fields should be enter as the string "NULL".
@@ -325,7 +327,7 @@ parameters where passed to the interpreter.
.PP
From Luke Leighton's original rpcclient man page:
.PP
-\fBWARNING!\fR The MSRPC over SMB code has
+\fB"WARNING!\fR The MSRPC over SMB code has
been developed from examining Network traces. No documentation is
available from the original creators (Microsoft) on how MSRPC over
SMB works, or how the individual MSRPC services work. Microsoft's
@@ -333,11 +335,12 @@ implementation of these services has been demonstrated (and reported)
to be... a bit flaky in places.
.PP
The development of Samba's implementation is also a bit rough,
-and as more of the services are understood, it can even result in
-versions of \fBsmbd\fR(8) and \fBrpcclient\fR(1) that are incompatible for some commands or services. Additionally,
+and as more of the services are understood, it can even result in
+versions of \fBsmbd(8)\fR and \fBrpcclient(1)\fR
+that are incompatible for some commands or services. Additionally,
the developers are sending reports to Microsoft, and problems found
or reported to Microsoft are fixed in Service Packs, which may
-result in incompatibilities.
+result in incompatibilities."
.SH "VERSION"
.PP
This man page is correct for version 3.0 of the Samba
@@ -352,5 +355,4 @@ to the way the Linux kernel is developed.
The original rpcclient man page was written by Matthew
Geddes, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton, and rewritten by Gerald Carter.
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.
+Carter.