diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/manpages/smbd.8')
-rw-r--r-- | docs/manpages/smbd.8 | 36 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/docs/manpages/smbd.8 b/docs/manpages/smbd.8 index 3b180b4d1f..e0a3c7a2b3 100644 --- a/docs/manpages/smbd.8 +++ b/docs/manpages/smbd.8 @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ .\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/hacks/docbook2X/> .\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches, .\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>. -.TH "SMBD" "8" "23 February 2001" "" "" +.TH SMBD 8 "24 Mar 2001" "smbd 2.2.0-alpha3" .SH NAME smbd \- server to provide SMB/CIFS services to clients .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -26,13 +26,12 @@ An extensive description of the services that the server can provide is given in the man page for the configuration file controlling the attributes of those services (see \fIsmb.conf(5) -\fR <URL:smb.conf.5.html>. This man page will not describe the +\fR. This man page will not describe the services, but will concentrate on the administrative aspects of running the server. .PP Please note that there are significant security -implications to running this server, and the \fIsmb.conf(5)\fR <URL:smb.conf.5.html> -manpage should be regarded as mandatory reading before +implications to running this server, and the \fIsmb.conf(5)\fRmanpage should be regarded as mandatory reading before proceeding with installation. .PP A session is created whenever a client requests one. @@ -103,21 +102,19 @@ data, most of which is extremely cryptic. Note that specifying this parameter here will override the log -level <URL:smb.conf.5.html#loglevel> parameter in the \fIsmb.conf(5)\fR <URL:smb.conf.5.html> file. +levelfile. .TP \fB-l <log file>\fR If specified, \fBlog file\fR specifies a log filename into which informational and debug messages from the running server will be logged. The log file generated is never removed by the server although -its size may be controlled by the max log size <URL:smb.conf.5.html#maxlogsize> -option in the \fI smb.conf(5)\fR <URL:smb.conf.5.html> file. The default log +its size may be controlled by the max log sizeoption in the \fI smb.conf(5)\fRfile. The default log file name is specified at compile time. .TP \fB-O <socket options>\fR -See the socket options <URL:smb.conf.5.html#socketoptions> -parameter in the \fIsmb.conf(5) -\fR <URL:smb.conf.5.html> file for details. +See the socket optionsparameter in the \fIsmb.conf(5) +\fRfile for details. .TP \fB-p <port number>\fR port number is a positive integer @@ -148,7 +145,7 @@ 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 \fI smb.conf(5)\fR <URL:smb.conf.5.html> for more information. +to provide. See \fI smb.conf(5)\fRfor more information. The default configuration file name is determined at compile time. .SH "FILES" @@ -177,13 +174,12 @@ See the section INSTALLATION below. .TP \fB\fI/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf\fB\fR This is the default location of the -\fIsmb.conf\fR <URL:smb.conf.5.html> -server configuration file. Other common places that systems +\fIsmb.conf\fRserver configuration file. Other common places that systems install this file are \fI/usr/samba/lib/smb.conf\fR and \fI/etc/smb.conf\fR. This file describes all the services the server -is to make available to clients. See \fIsmb.conf(5)\fR <URL:smb.conf.5.html> for more information. +is to make available to clients. See \fIsmb.conf(5)\fRfor more information. .SH "LIMITATIONS" .PP On some systems \fBsmbd\fR cannot change uid back @@ -315,10 +311,10 @@ need the assistance of your system administrator to modify the system files. .PP You will probably want to set up the NetBIOS name server -\fBnmbd\fR <URL:nmbd.8.html> at +\fBnmbd\fRat the same time as \fBsmbd\fR. To do this refer to the man page for \fBnmbd(8)\fR - <URL:nmbd.8.html>. +. .PP First, ensure that a port is configured in the file \fI/etc/services\fR. The well-known port 139 @@ -387,7 +383,7 @@ to the service \fI\\\\fred\\mary\fR. .PP To properly test and experiment with the server, we recommend using the \fBsmbclient\fR program (see -\fBsmbclient(1)\fR <URL:smbclient.1.html>) +\fBsmbclient(1)\fR) and also going through the steps outlined in the file \fIDIAGNOSIS.txt\fR in the \fIdocs/\fR directory of your Samba installation. @@ -439,10 +435,10 @@ them after, however this would affect performance. .SH "SEE ALSO" .PP hosts_access(5), \fBinetd(8)\fR, -\fBnmbd(8)\fR <URL:nmbd.8.html>, +\fBnmbd(8)\fR, \fIsmb.conf(5)\fR - <URL:smb.conf.5.html>, \fBsmbclient(1) -\fR <URL:smbclient.1.html>, \fB testparm(1)\fR <URL:testparm.1.html>, \fBtestprns(1)\fR <URL:testprns.1.html>, and the Internet RFC's +, \fBsmbclient(1) +\fR, and the Internet RFC's \fIrfc1001.txt\fR, \fIrfc1002.txt\fR. In addition the CIFS (formerly SMB) specification is available as a link from the Web page |