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diff --git a/docs/manpages/smbcontrol.1.xml b/docs/manpages/smbcontrol.1.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..af6054de58 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/manpages/smbcontrol.1.xml @@ -0,0 +1,297 @@ +<?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="smbcontrol.1"> + +<refmeta> + <refentrytitle>smbcontrol</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> +</refmeta> + + +<refnamediv> + <refname>smbcontrol</refname> + <refpurpose>send messages to smbd, nmbd or winbindd processes</refpurpose> +</refnamediv> + +<refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>smbcontrol</command> + <arg>-i</arg> + <arg>-s</arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>smbcontrol</command> + <arg>destination</arg> + <arg>message-type</arg> + <arg>parameter</arg> + </cmdsynopsis> +</refsynopsisdiv> + +<refsect1> + <title>DESCRIPTION</title> + + <para>This tool is part of the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>Samba</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> suite.</para> + + <para><command>smbcontrol</command> is a very small program, which + sends messages to a <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, a <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nmbd</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, or a <citerefentry><refentrytitle>winbindd</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> daemon running on the system.</para> +</refsect1> + + +<refsect1> + <title>OPTIONS</title> + + <variablelist> + &stdarg.help; + &stdarg.configfile; + <varlistentry> + <term>-i</term> + <listitem><para>Run interactively. Individual commands + of the form destination message-type parameters can be entered + on STDIN. An empty command line or a "q" will quit the + program.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>destination</term> + <listitem><para>One of <parameter>nmbd</parameter>, <parameter>smbd</parameter> or a process ID.</para> + + <para>The <parameter>smbd</parameter> destination causes the + message to "broadcast" to all smbd daemons.</para> + + <para>The <parameter>nmbd</parameter> destination causes the + message to be sent to the nmbd daemon specified in the + <filename>nmbd.pid</filename> file.</para> + + <para>If a single process ID is given, the message is sent + to only that process.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + + <varlistentry> + <term>message-type</term> + <listitem><para>Type of message to send. See + the section <constant>MESSAGE-TYPES</constant> for details. + </para></listitem></varlistentry> + + + + <varlistentry> + <term>parameters</term> + <listitem><para>any parameters required for the message-type</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>MESSAGE-TYPES</title> + + <para>Available message types are:</para> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry><term>close-share</term> + <listitem><para>Order smbd to close the client + connections to the named share. Note that this doesn't affect client + connections to any other shares. This message-type takes an argument of the + share name for which client connections will be closed, or the + "*" character which will close all currently open shares. + This may be useful if you made changes to the access controls on the share. + This message can only be sent to <constant>smbd</constant>.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>debug</term> + <listitem><para>Set debug level to the value specified by the + parameter. This can be sent to any of the destinations.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>force-election</term> + <listitem><para>This message causes the <command>nmbd</command> daemon to + force a new browse master election. </para> + </listitem></varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>ping</term> + <listitem><para> + Send specified number of "ping" messages and + wait for the same number of reply "pong" messages. This can be sent to + any of the destinations.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>profile</term> + <listitem><para>Change profile settings of a daemon, based on the + parameter. The parameter can be "on" to turn on profile stats + collection, "off" to turn off profile stats collection, "count" + to enable only collection of count stats (time stats are + disabled), and "flush" to zero the current profile stats. This can + be sent to any smbd or nmbd destinations.</para> + </listitem></varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>debuglevel</term> + <listitem><para> + Request debuglevel of a certain daemon and write it to stdout. This + can be sent to any of the destinations.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>profilelevel</term> + <listitem><para> + Request profilelevel of a certain daemon and write it to stdout. + This can be sent to any smbd or nmbd destinations.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>printnotify</term> + <listitem><para> + Order smbd to send a printer notify message to any Windows NT clients + connected to a printer. This message-type takes the following arguments: + </para> + + <variablelist> + + <varlistentry> + <term>queuepause printername</term> + <listitem><para>Send a queue pause change notify + message to the printer specified.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>queueresume printername</term> + <listitem><para>Send a queue resume change notify + message for the printer specified.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>jobpause printername unixjobid</term> + <listitem><para>Send a job pause change notify + message for the printer and unix jobid + specified.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>jobresume printername unixjobid</term> + <listitem><para>Send a job resume change notify + message for the printer and unix jobid + specified.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>jobdelete printername unixjobid</term> + <listitem><para>Send a job delete change notify + message for the printer and unix jobid + specified.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + <para> + Note that this message only sends notification that an + event has occured. It doesn't actually cause the + event to happen. + </para> + + <para>This message can only be sent to <constant>smbd</constant>. </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>samsync</term> + <listitem><para>Order smbd to synchronise sam database from PDC (being BDC). Can only be sent to <constant>smbd</constant>. </para> + <note><para>Not working at the moment</para></note> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>samrepl</term> + <listitem><para>Send sam replication message, with specified serial. Can only be sent to <constant>smbd</constant>. Should not be used manually.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>dmalloc-mark</term> + <listitem><para>Set a mark for dmalloc. Can be sent to both smbd and nmbd. Only available if samba is built with dmalloc support. </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>dmalloc-log-changed</term> + <listitem><para> + Dump the pointers that have changed since the mark set by dmalloc-mark. + Can be sent to both smbd and nmbd. Only available if samba is built with dmalloc support. </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>shutdown</term> + <listitem><para>Shut down specified daemon. Can be sent to both smbd and nmbd.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>pool-usage</term> + <listitem><para>Print a human-readable description of all + talloc(pool) memory usage by the specified daemon/process. Available + for both smbd and nmbd.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>drvupgrade</term> + <listitem><para>Force clients of printers using specified driver + to update their local version of the driver. Can only be + sent to smbd.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>reload-config</term> + <listitem><para>Force daemon to reload smb.conf configuration file. Can be sent + to <constant>smbd</constant>, <constant>nmbd</constant>, or <constant>winbindd</constant>. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + +</variablelist> +</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>nmbd</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> and <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</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 for + Samba 3.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.</para> +</refsect1> + +</refentry> |