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diff --git a/docs/manpages/smbcontrol.1 b/docs/manpages/smbcontrol.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..9a6dd16abf --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/manpages/smbcontrol.1 @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ +.TH "smbcontrol " "1" "29 Sep 2000" "Samba" "SAMBA" +.PP +.SH "NAME" +smbcontrol \- send messages to smbd or nmbd processes +.PP +.SH "SYNOPSIS" +.PP +\fBsmbcontrol\fP -i +.PP +\fBsmbcontrol\fP destination message-type parameters +.PP +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +.PP +This program is part of the \fBSamba\fP suite\&. +.PP +\fBsmbcontrol\fP is a very small program, which sends messages to a \fBsmbd\fP +or a \fBnmbd\fP daemon running on the system\&. +.PP +.SH "OPTIONS" +.PP +.IP +.IP "\fB-i\fP" +Run interactively\&. Individual commands of the form +destination message-type parameters +can be entered on STDIN\&. An empty command line will quit the program\&. +.IP +.IP "\fBdestination\fP" +is one of "nmbd", "smbd" or a process ID +.IP +The \fBsmbd\fP destination causes the message to be "broadcast" to all +smbd daemons\&. +.IP +The \fBnmbd\fP destination causes the message to be sent to the nmbd +daemon specified in the \fBnmbd\&.pid\fP file\&. +.IP +If a single process ID is given, the message is sent to only that +process\&. +.IP +.IP "\fBmessage-type\fP" +is one of: debug, force-election, or ping\&. +.IP +The \fBdebug\fP message-type allows the debug level to be set to the value +specified by the parameter\&. This can be sent to any of the destinations\&. +.IP +The \fBforce-election\fP message-type can only be sent to the \fBnmbd\fP +destination\&. This message causes the \fBnmbd\fP daemon to force a +new browse master election\&. +.IP +The \fBping\fP message-type sends the number of "ping" messages specified +by the parameter and waits for the same number of +reply "pong" messages\&. This can be sent to any of the destinations\&. +.IP +.IP "\fBparameters\fP" +is any parameters required for the message-type +.IP +.PP +.SH "VERSION" +.PP +This man page is correct for version 2\&.2\&.0 of the Samba suite\&. +.PP +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.PP +\fBsmbd (8)\fP, \fBnmbd (8)\fP +.PP +.SH "AUTHOR" +.PP +The original Samba software and related utilities were created by +Andrew Tridgell \fIsamba@samba\&.org\fP\&. Samba is now developed +by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the +Linux kernel is developed\&. +.PP +This man page source was written in YODL format (another excellent piece of Open +Source software, available at +\fBftp://ftp\&.icce\&.rug\&.nl/pub/unix/\fP) +for the Samba 2\&.2\&.0 release by Herb Lewis\&. +\fIsamba@samba\&.org\fP\&. +.PP +See \fBsamba (7)\fP to find out how to get a full +list of contributors and details on how to submit bug reports, +comments etc\&. |