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diff --git a/docs/manpages/smbmount.8 b/docs/manpages/smbmount.8 index 207ec836d6..8d7dfd8d22 100644 --- a/docs/manpages/smbmount.8 +++ b/docs/manpages/smbmount.8 @@ -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 "SMBMOUNT" "8" "03 april 2003" "" "" - +.TH "SMBMOUNT" "8" "04 March 2003" "" "" .SH NAME smbmount \- mount an smbfs filesystem .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ smbmount \- mount an smbfs filesystem .PP \fBsmbmount\fR mounts a Linux SMB filesystem. It is usually invoked as \fBmount.smbfs\fR by -the \fBmount\fR(8) command when using the +the \fBmount(8)\fR command when using the "-t smbfs" option. This command only works in Linux, and the kernel must support the smbfs filesystem. .PP @@ -28,10 +27,11 @@ unknown options. \fBsmbmount\fR is a daemon. After mounting it keeps running until the mounted smbfs is umounted. It will log things that happen when in daemon mode using the "machine name" smbmount, so -typically this output will end up in \fIlog.smbmount\fR. The \fB smbmount\fR process may also be called mount.smbfs. +typically this output will end up in \fIlog.smbmount\fR. The +\fBsmbmount\fR process may also be called mount.smbfs. .PP \fBNOTE:\fR \fBsmbmount\fR -calls \fBsmbmnt\fR(8) to do the actual mount. You +calls \fBsmbmnt(8)\fR to do the actual mount. You must make sure that \fBsmbmnt\fR is in the path so that it can be found. .SH "OPTIONS" @@ -58,21 +58,20 @@ in the PASSWD environment variable or a credentials file (see below) will be read correctly. .TP \fBcredentials=<filename>\fR -specifies a file that contains a username and/or password. -The format of the file is: +specifies a file that contains a username +and/or password. The format of the file is: + .nf -username = <value> -password = <value> + username = <value> + password = <value> + .fi This is preferred over having passwords in plaintext in a shared file, such as \fI/etc/fstab\fR. Be sure to protect any credentials file properly. .TP -\fBkrb\fR -Use kerberos (Active Directory). -.TP \fBnetbiosname=<arg>\fR sets the source NetBIOS name. It defaults to the local hostname. @@ -98,30 +97,31 @@ permissions that remote files have in the local filesystem. The default is based on the current umask. .TP \fBdmask=<arg>\fR -Sets the directory mask. This determines the +sets the directory mask. This determines the permissions that remote directories have in the local filesystem. The default is based on the current umask. .TP \fBdebug=<arg>\fR -Sets the debug level. This is useful for +sets the debug level. This is useful for tracking down SMB connection problems. A suggested value to start with is 4. If set too high there will be a lot of output, possibly hiding the useful output. .TP \fBip=<arg>\fR -Sets the destination host or IP address. +sets the destination host or IP address. .TP \fBworkgroup=<arg>\fR -Sets the workgroup on the destination +sets the workgroup on the destination .TP \fBsockopt=<arg>\fR -Sets the TCP socket options. See the \fBsmb.conf\fR(5) \fIsocket options\fR option. +sets the TCP socket options. See the \fIsmb.conf +\fR \fIsocket options\fR option. .TP \fBscope=<arg>\fR -Sets the NetBIOS scope +sets the NetBIOS scope .TP \fBguest\fR -Don't prompt for a password +don't prompt for a password .TP \fBro\fR mount read-only @@ -196,8 +196,10 @@ source tree may contain additional options and information. .PP FreeBSD also has a smbfs, but it is not related to smbmount .PP -For Solaris, HP-UX and others you may want to look at \fBsmbsh\fR(1) or at other solutions, such as -Sharity or perhaps replacing the SMB server with a NFS server. +For Solaris, HP-UX and others you may want to look at +\fBsmbsh(1)\fR or at other +solutions, such as sharity or perhaps replacing the SMB server with +a NFS server. .SH "AUTHOR" .PP Volker Lendecke, Andrew Tridgell, Michael H. Warfield @@ -210,5 +212,4 @@ The SAMBA Mailing list <URL:mailto:samba@samba.org> is the preferred place to ask questions regarding these programs. .PP The conversion of this manpage for Samba 2.2 was performed -by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook XML 4.2 for Samba 3.0 -was done by Alexander Bokovoy. +by Gerald Carter |