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This should be the NetBIOS name of the SMB/CIFS -server, which can be bf(*SMBSERVER) on Windows NT 4.0 or Samba Servers. - -Note that the server name required is NOT necessarily the IP (DNS) -host name of the server! The name required is a NetBIOS server name, -which may or may not be the same as the IP hostname of the machine -running the server. Also, remember that having a period in a NetBIOS -name (such as an IP hostname) may cause connectivity problems on your -network: NT tends to strip NetBIOS names from the leading period -onwards. - -The server name is looked up according to either the -link(bf(-R))(minusR) parameter to bf(rpcclient) or using the -url(bf(name resolve order))(smb.conf.5.html#nameresolveorder) -parameter in the smb.conf file, allowing an administrator to change -the order and methods by which server names are looked up. - -label(password) -dit(bf(password)) password is the password required to access the -specified service on the specified server. If this parameter is -supplied, the link(bf(-N))(minusN) option (suppress password prompt) is assumed. - -There is no default password. If no password is supplied on the -command line (either by using this parameter or adding a password to -the link(bf(-U))(minusU) option (see below)) and the link(bf(-N))(minusN) option is not specified, -the client will prompt for a password, even if the desired service -does not require one. (If no password is required, simply press ENTER -to provide a null password.) - -Note: Some servers (including OS/2 and Windows for Workgroups) insist -on an uppercase password. Lowercase or mixed case passwords may be -rejected by these servers. - -Be cautious about including passwords in scripts. - -label(minuss) -dit(bf(-s smb.conf)) This parameter specifies the pathname to the -Samba configuration file, smb.conf. This file controls all aspects of -the Samba setup on the machine and rpcclient also needs to read this -file. - -label(minusB) -dit(bf(-B IP addr)) The IP address to use when sending a broadcast packet. - -label(minusO) -dit(bf(-O socket options)) TCP socket options to set on the client -socket. See the url(socket options)(smb.conf.5.html#socketoptions) -parameter in the url(bf(smb.conf (5)))(smb.conf.5.html) manpage for -the list of valid options. - -label(minusR) -dit(bf(-R name resolve order)) This option allows the user of -rpcclient to determine what name resolution services to use when -looking up the NetBIOS name of the host being connected to. - -The options are :"lmhosts", "host", "wins" and "bcast". They cause -names to be resolved as follows : - -startit() - -it() bf(lmhosts) : Lookup an IP address in the Samba lmhosts file. -The lmhosts file is stored in the same directory as the -url(bf(smb.conf))(smb.conf.5.html) file. - -it() bf(host) : Do a standard host name to IP address resolution, -using the system /etc/hosts, NIS, or DNS lookups. This method of name -resolution is operating system depended for instance on IRIX or -Solaris this may be controlled by the em(/etc/nsswitch.conf) file). - -it() bf(wins) : Query a name with the IP address listed in the url(bf(wins -server))(smb.conf.5.html#winsserver) parameter in the smb.conf file. If -no WINS server has been specified this method will be ignored. - -it() bf(bcast) : Do a broadcast on each of the known local interfaces -listed in the url(bf(interfaces))(smb.conf.5.html#interfaces) parameter -in the smb.conf file. This is the least reliable of the name resolution -methods as it depends on the target host being on a locally connected -subnet. To specify a particular broadcast address the link(bf(-B))(minusB) option -may be used. - -endit() - -If this parameter is not set then the name resolve order defined -in the url(bf(smb.conf))(smb.conf.5.html) file parameter -url((bf(name resolve order)))(smb.conf.5.html#nameresolveorder) -will be used. - -The default order is lmhosts, host, wins, bcast and without this -parameter or any entry in the url(bf("name resolve -order"))(smb.conf.5.html#nameresolveorder) parameter of the -url(bf(smb.conf))(smb.conf.5.html) file the name resolution methods -will be attempted in this order. - -label(minusi) -dit(bf(-i scope)) This specifies a NetBIOS scope that rpcclient will use -to communicate with when generating NetBIOS names. For details on the -use of NetBIOS scopes, see rfc1001.txt and rfc1002.txt. NetBIOS scopes -are em(very) rarely used, only set this parameter if you are the -system administrator in charge of all the NetBIOS systems you -communicate with. - -label(minusN) -dit(bf(-N)) If specified, this parameter suppresses the normal -password prompt from the client to the user. This is useful when -accessing a service that does not require a password. - -Unless a password is specified on the command line or this parameter -is specified, the client will request a password. - -label(minusn) -dit(bf(-n NetBIOS name)) By default, the client will use the local -machine's hostname (in uppercase) as its NetBIOS name. This parameter -allows you to override the host name and use whatever NetBIOS name you -wish. - -label(minusd) -dit(bf(-d debuglevel)) debuglevel is an integer from 0 to 10, or the -letter 'A'. - -The default value if this parameter is not specified is zero. - -The higher this value, the more detail will be logged to the log files -about the activities of the client. At level 0, only critical errors -and serious warnings will be logged. Level 1 is a reasonable level for -day to day running - it generates a small amount of information about -operations carried out. - -Levels above 1 will generate considerable amounts of log data, and -should only be used when investigating a problem. Levels above 3 are -designed for use only by developers and generate HUGE amounts of log -data, most of which is extremely cryptic. If debuglevel is set to the -letter 'A', then em(all) debug messages will be printed. This setting -is for developers only (and people who em(really) want to know how the -code works internally). - -Note that specifying this parameter here will override the url(bf(log -level))(smb.conf.5.html#loglevel) parameter in the url(bf(smb.conf -(5)))(smb.conf.5.html) file. - -label(minusp) -dit(bf(-p port)) This number is the TCP port number that will be used -when making connections to the server. The standard (well-known) TCP -port number for an SMB/CIFS server is 139, which is the default. - -label(minusl) -dit(bf(-l logfilename)) If specified, logfilename specifies a base -filename into which operational data from the running client will be -logged. - -The default base name is specified at compile time. - -The base name is used to generate actual log file names. For example, -if the name specified was "log", the debug file would be -tt(log.client). - -The log file generated is never removed by the client. - -label(minush) -dit(bf(-h)) Print the usage message for the client. - -label(minusI) -dit(bf(-I IP address)) IP address is the address of the server to -connect to. It should be specified in standard "a.b.c.d" notation. - -Normally the client would attempt to locate a named SMB/CIFS server by -looking it up via the NetBIOS name resolution mechanism described -above in the link(bf(name resolve order))(minusR) parameter -above. Using this parameter will force the client to assume that the -server is on the machine with the specified IP address and the NetBIOS -name component of the resource being connected to will be ignored. - -There is no default for this parameter. If not supplied, it will be -determined automatically by the client as described above. - -label(minusE) -dit(bf(-E)) This parameter causes the client to write messages to the -standard error stream (stderr) rather than to the standard output -stream. - -By default, the client writes messages to standard output - typically -the user's tty. - -Note that by default, debug information is always sent to stderr. -Debug information can instead be sent to a file, using the -link(-l log basename)(minusl) option. - -label(minusU) -dit(bf(-U username)) This specifies the user name that will be used by -the client to make a connection, assuming your server is not a downlevel -server that is running a protocol level that uses passwords on shares, -not on usernames. - -Some servers are fussy about the case of this name, and some insist -that it must be a valid NetBIOS name. - -If no username is supplied, it will default to an uppercase version of -the environment variable tt(USER) or tt(LOGNAME) in that order. If no -username is supplied and neither environment variable exists the -username "GUEST" will be used. - -If the tt(USER) environment variable contains a '%' character, -everything after that will be treated as a password. This allows you -to set the environment variable to be tt(USER=username%password) so -that a password is not passed on the command line (where it may be -seen by the ps command). - -If the service you are connecting to requires a password, it can be -supplied using the link(bf(-U))(minusU) option, by appending a percent symbol ("%") -then the password to username. For example, to attach to a service as -user tt("fred") with password tt("secret"), you would specify. nl() - -tt(-U fred%secret) nl() - -on the command line. Note that there are no spaces around the percent -symbol. - -If you specify the password as part of username then the link(bf(-N))(minusN) option -(suppress password prompt) is assumed. - -If you specify the password as a parameter em(AND) as part of username -then the password as part of username will take precedence. Putting -nothing before or nothing after the percent symbol will cause an empty -username or an empty password to be used, respectively. - -The password may also be specified by setting up an environment -variable called tt(PASSWORD) that contains the users password. Note -that this may be very insecure on some systems but on others allows -users to script rpcclient commands without having a password appear in -the command line of a process listing. - -Note: Some servers (including OS/2 and Windows for Workgroups) insist -on an uppercase password. Lowercase or mixed case passwords may be -rejected by these servers. - -Be cautious about including passwords in scripts or in the -tt(PASSWORD) environment variable. Also, on many systems the command -line of a running process may be seen via the tt(ps) command to be -safe always allow rpcclient to prompt for a password and type it in -directly. - -label(minust) -dit(bf(-t terminal code)) This option tells rpcclient how to interpret -filenames coming from the remote server. Usually Asian language -multibyte UNIX implementations use different character sets than -SMB/CIFS servers (em(EUC) instead of em(SJIS) for example). Setting -this parameter will let rpcclient convert between the UNIX filenames -and the SMB filenames correctly. This option has not been seriously -tested and may have some problems. - -The terminal codes include tt(sjis), tt(euc), tt(jis7), tt(jis8), -tt(junet), tt(hex), tt(cap). This is not a complete list, check the -Samba source code for the complete list. - -label(minusm) -dit(bf(-m max protocol level)) With the new code in Samba2.0, -bf(rpcclient) always attempts to connect at the maximum -protocols level the server supports. This parameter is -preserved for backwards compatibility, but any string -following the bf(-m) will be ignored. - -label(minusW) -dit(bf(-W Domain)) Override the default Domain, which is the remote server's -Domain. This option may be needed to connect to some servers. It is also -possible to specify the remote server name as the Domain, which will -force the username and password to be authenticated against the remote -server's local SAM instead of the Domain SAM. - -label(minusc) -dit(bf(-c command string)) command string is a semicolon separated -list of commands to be executed instead of prompting from stdin. -link(bf(-N))(minusN) is implied by bf(-c). - -This is particularly useful in scripts, e.g. tt(-c 'lsaquery; enumusers -u'). - -enddit() - -label(OPERATIONS) -manpagesection(OPERATIONS) - -Once the client is running, the user is presented with a prompt : - -tt(smb:\>) - -The prompt indicates that the client is ready and waiting to carry out -a user command. Each command is a single word, optionally followed by -parameters specific to that command. Command and parameters are -space-delimited unless these notes specifically state otherwise. All -commands are case-insensitive. Parameters to commands may or may not -be case sensitive, depending on the command. - -You can specify names (e.g registry keys; user or group names; -service names) which have spaces in them by quoting the -name with double quotes, for example "dRMON SmartAgent". - -Parameters shown in square brackets (e.g., "[parameter]") are -optional. If not given, the command will use suitable -defaults. Parameters shown in angle brackets (e.g., "<parameter>") are -required. - -Note that all commands operating on the server are actually performed -by issuing a request to the server. Thus the behavior may vary from -server to server, depending on how the server was implemented. - -The commands available are listed in groups relating to different services: - -startdit() - -dit(Misccellaneous) - - startdit() - - label(questionmark) dit(bf(? [command])) If "command" is specified, - the bf(?) command will display a brief informative message about the - specified command. If no command is specified, a list of available - commands will be displayed. - - label(exclaimationmark) dit(bf(! [shell command])) If "shell command" - is specified, the bf(!) command will execute a shell locally and run - the specified shell command. If no command is specified, a local shell - will be run. - - label(exit) dit(bf(exit)) Terminate the connection with the server and - exit from the program. - - label(help) dit(bf(help [command])) See the link(bf(?))(questionmark) - command above. - - label(quit) dit(bf(quit)) See the link(bf(exit))(exit) command. - - enddit() - -dit(Event Log) - - startdit() - - label(eventlog) dit(bf(eventlog)) - list the events - - enddit() - -dit(Service Control) - - These commands provide functionality similar to the Windows - NT Service Control Manager. - - It is possible to use command-line completion (if you have - the GNU readline library) for Service names, by pressing the - tab key. - - startdit() - - label(svcenum) dit(bf(svcenum)) - [-i] Lists Services. - - label(svcinfo) dit(bf(svcinfo)) - <service> Service Information - - label(svcstart) dit(bf(svcstart)) - <service> [arg 0] [arg 1] ... Start Service - - label(svcstop) dit(bf(svcstop)) - <service> Stop Service - - enddit() - -dit(Scheduler) - - startdit() - - label(at) dit(bf(at)) - Scheduler control (at /? for syntax) - - enddit() - -dit(Registry) - - It is possible to use command-line completion (if you have - the GNU readline library) for registry key and value names, - by pressing the tab key. - - startdit() - - label(regenum) dit(bf(regenum)) - <keyname> Registry Enumeration (keys, values) - - label(regdeletekey) dit(bf(regdeletekey)) - <keyname> Registry Key Delete - - label(regcreatekey) dit(bf(regcreatekey)) - <keyname> [keyclass] Registry Key Create - - label(shutdown) dit(bf(shutdown)) - [-m message] [-t timeout] [-r or --reboot] Server Shutdown - - label(regqueryval) dit(bf(regqueryval)) - <valname> Registry Value Query - - label(regquerykey) dit(bf(regquerykey)) - <keyname> Registry Key Query - - label(regdeleteval) dit(bf(regdeleteval)) - <valname> Registry Value Delete - - label(regcreateval) dit(bf(regcreateval)) - <valname> <valtype> <value> Registry Key Create - - label(reggetsec) dit(bf(reggetsec)) - <keyname> Registry Key Security - - label(regtestsec) dit(bf(regtestsec)) - <keyname> Test Registry Key Security - - enddit() - -dit(Printing) - - It is possible to use command-line completion (if you have - the GNU readline library) for Printer and job names, by - pressing the tab key. - - startdit() - - label(spoolenum) dit(bf(spoolenum)) - Enumerate Printers. This experimental command lists - all printers available on a remote spooler service. - - label(spooljobs) dit(bf(spooljobs)) - <printer name> Enumerate Printer Jobs. This - experimental command lists all jobs, and their - status, currently queued on a remote spooler - service. - - label(spoolopen) dit(bf(spoolopen)) - <printer name> Spool Printer Open Test. Experimental. - - enddit() - -dit(Server) - - startdit() - - label(time) dit(bf(time)) - Display remote time - - label(brsinfo) dit(bf(brsinfo)) - Browser Query Info - - label(wksinfo) dit(bf(wksinfo)) - Workstation Query Info - - label(srvinfo) dit(bf(srvinfo)) - Server Query Info - - label(srvsessions) dit(bf(srvsessions)) - List sessions on a server - - label(srvshares) dit(bf(srvshares)) - List shares on a server - - label(srvtransports) dit(bf(srvtransports)) - List transports on a server - - label(srvconnections) dit(bf(srvconnections)) - List connections on a server - - label(srvfiles) dit(bf(srvfiles)) - List files on a server - - enddit() - -dit(Local Security Authority) - - startdit() - - label(lsaquery) dit(bf(lsaquery)) - Query Info Policy (domain member or server). Obtains - the SID and name of the SAM database that a server - is responsible for (i.e a workstation's local SAM - database or the PDC SAM database). Also obtains the - SID and name of the SAM database that a server is - a member of. - - label(lsaenumdomains) dit(bf(lsaenumdomains)) - Enumerate Trusted Domains. Lists all Trusted and - Trusting Domains with which the remote PDC has - trust relationships established. - - label(lookupsids) dit(bf(lookupsids)) - <rid1 or sid1> <rid1 or sid2> ... Resolve names from SIDs. - Mostly to be used by developers or for troubleshooting, - this command can take either Security Identifiers or Relative - Identifiers, and look them up in the local SAM database - (or look them up in a remote Trusting or Trusted PDC's SAM - database if there is an appropriate Trust Relationship - established). The result is a list of names, of the - format: nl() - tt([TRUST_DOMAIN\]name). nl() - the link(bf(lsaquery))(lsaquery) command must have been - issued first if you wish to use lookupsids to resolve - RIDs. The only RIDs that will be resolved will be those - in the SAM database of the server to which you are connected. - - label(lookupnames) dit(bf(lookupnames)) - <name1> <name2> ... Resolve SIDs from names. - Mostly to be used by developers or for troubleshooting, - this command can take names of the following format: nl() - tt([DOMAIN_NAME\]name). nl() - The names, which can be user, group or alias names, will - either be looked up in the local SAM database or in a remote - Trusting or Trusted PDC's SAM database, if there is an - appropriate Trust Relationship established. The optional - Domain name component is the name of a SAM database, which - can include a workstation's local SAM database or a Trusted - Domain. - Example Usage: nl() - tt(lookupnames WKSTANAME\Administrator "Domain Guests") nl() - - label(querysecret) dit(bf(querysecret)) - LSA Query Secret (developer use). This command only appears - to work against NT4 SP3 and below. Due to its potential - for misuse, it looks like Microsoft modified their - implementation of the LsaRetrievePrivateData call to - always return NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED. - - enddit() - -dit(NETLOGON) - - startdit() - - label(ntlogin) dit(bf(ntlogin)) - [username] [password] NT Domain login test. Demonstrates - how NT-style logins work. Mainly for developer usage, - it can also be used to verify that a user can log in - from a workstation. If you cannot ever get pam_ntdom - to work, try this command first. - - label(domtrust) dit(bf(domtrust)) - <domain> NT Inter-Domain test. Demonstrates how NT-style - Inter-Domain Trust relationships work. Mainly for - developer usage, it can also be used to verify that a - Trust Relationship is correctly established with a - remote PDC. - - label(samsync) dit(bf(samsync)) - SAM Synchronisation Test (experimental). This command - is used to manually synchronise a SAM database from a - remote PDC, when Samba is set up as a Backup Domain - Controller. - - enddit() - -dit(SAM Database) - - The SAM Database holds user, group and alias information. - The commands listed below allow operations such as adding - user accounts and changing their password; listing known - Domains; listing user, group and alias accounts; listing the - members of groups and aliases; adding or removing members - from groups and aliases. - - The commands that make changes are protected by Access Control - permissions on the remote server. You will therefore need to - be in the right NT group in order to perform certain operations. - If you find that a command fails with an NT_STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED - error and you think you should be able to perform that command, - talk to your Administrator: your username is probably not in the - correct NT alias or group (e.g Account Operators; Domain Admin). - - The commands that view information usually require less - user privileges. However, a particular remote server may be - configured with better security settings, so a command that - succeeds on one server may not succeed on another. - - It is possible to use command-line completion (if you have - the GNU readline library) for user, group, alias and domain - names, by pressing the tab key. - - startdit() - - label(lookupdomain) dit(bf(lookupdomain)) - Obtain SID for a local domain - - label(enumusers) dit(bf(enumusers)) - SAM User Database Query (experimental!) - - label(addgroupmem) dit(bf(addgroupmem)) - <group rid> [user] [user] ... SAM Add Domain Group Member - - label(addaliasmem) dit(bf(addaliasmem)) - <alias rid> [member sid1] [member sid2] ... SAM Add Domain Alias Member - - label(delgroupmem) dit(bf(delgroupmem)) - <group rid> [user] [user] ... SAM Delete Domain Group Member - - label(delaliasmem) dit(bf(delaliasmem)) - <alias rid> [member sid1] [member sid2] ... SAM Delete Domain Alias Member - - label(creategroup) dit(bf(creategroup)) - SAM Create Domain Group - - label(createalias) dit(bf(createalias)) - SAM Create Domain Alias - - label(createuser) dit(bf(createuser)) - <username> SAM Create Domain User - - label(delgroup) dit(bf(delgroup)) - SAM Delete Domain Group - - label(delalias) dit(bf(delalias)) - SAM Delete Domain Alias - - label(ntpass) dit(bf(ntpass)) - NT SAM Password Change - - label(samuserset2) dit(bf(samuserset2)) - <username> [-s acb_bits] SAM User Set Info 2 (experimental!) - - label(samuserset) dit(bf(samuserset)) - <username> [-p password] SAM User Set Info (experimental!) - - label(samuser) dit(bf(samuser)) - <username> SAM User Query (experimental!) - - label(samgroup) dit(bf(samgroup)) - <groupname> SAM Group Query (experimental!) - - label(samalias) dit(bf(samalias)) - <aliasname> SAM Alias Query - - label(samaliasmem) dit(bf(samaliasmem)) - <aliasname> SAM Alias Members - - label(samgroupmem) dit(bf(samgroupmem)) - SAM Group Members - - label(samtest) dit(bf(samtest)) - SAM User Encrypted RPC test (experimental!) - - label(enumaliases) dit(bf(enumaliases)) - SAM Aliases Database Query (experimental!) - - label(enumdomains) dit(bf(enumdomains)) - SAM Domains Database Query (experimental!) - - label(enumgroups) dit(bf(enumgroups)) - SAM Group Database Query (experimental!) - - label(dominfo) dit(bf(dominfo)) - SAM Query Domain Info - - label(dispinfo) dit(bf(dispinfo)) - SAM Query Display Info - - enddit() - -enddit() - - -label(NOTES) -manpagesection(NOTES) - -Some servers are fussy about the case of supplied usernames, -passwords, share names (AKA service names) and machine names. If you -fail to connect try giving all parameters in uppercase. - -It is often necessary to use the link(bf(-n))(minusn) option when connecting -to some types of servers. For example OS/2 LanManager insists on a valid -NetBIOS name being used, so you need to supply a valid name that would -be known to the server. - -rpcclient only works on servers that support MSRPC over SMB. This includes -all versions of Windows NT, including the ports to Unix such as AS/U and -AFPS. Support for MSRPC over SMB in other servers is currently rare and -patchy, for example Samba 2.0 only supports a limited set of MSRPC commands, -and some of those are not supported very well. - -label(ENVIRONMENTVARIABLES) -manpagesection(ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES) - -The variable bf(USER) may contain the username of the person using the -client. This information is used only if the protocol level is high -enough to support session-level passwords. - -The variable bf(PASSWORD) may contain the password of the person using -the client. This information is used only if the protocol level is -high enough to support session-level passwords. - -label(INSTALLATION) -manpagesection(INSTALLATION) - -The location of the client program is a matter for individual system -administrators. The following are thus suggestions only. - -It is recommended that the rpcclient software be installed in the -/usr/local/samba/bin or /usr/samba/bin directory, this directory -readable by all, writeable only by root. The client program itself -should be executable by all. The client should em(NOT) be setuid or -setgid! - -The client log files should be put in a directory readable and -writeable only by the user. - -To test the client, you will need to know the name of a running -SMB/CIFS server. It is possible to run url(bf(smbd (8)))(smbd.8.html) -an ordinary user - running that server as a daemon on a -user-accessible port (typically any port number over 1024) would -provide a suitable test server. - -label(DIAGNOSTICS) -manpagesection(DIAGNOSTICS) - -Most diagnostics issued by the client are logged in a specified log -file. The log file name is specified at compile time, but may be -overridden on the command line. - -The number and nature of diagnostics available depends on the debug -level used by the client. If you have problems, set the debug level to -3 and peruse the log files. - -label(VERSION) -manpagesection(VERSION) - -This man page is correct for version 2.0 of the Samba suite. - -label(BUGS) -manpagesection(BUGS) - -startdit() -dit(WARNING!) -The MSPRC 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 implementation of these services has been demonstrated (and -reported) to be... a bit flakey in places. - -The development of Samba's implementation of these services is em(also) -a bit rough, and as more of the services are understood, it can even result -in versions of url(bf(smbd (8)))(smbd.8.html) and rpcclient that are -backwards-incompatible for some commands or services. Additionally, the -developers are sending reports to Microsoft, and problems found by or -reported to Microsoft are fixed in Service Packs, which may also result in -incompatibilities. - -It is therefore not guaranteed that the execution of an rpcclient command will -work. It is also not guaranteed that the target server will continue to -operate, i.e the execution of an MSRPC command may cause a remote service to -fail, or even cause the remote server to fail. Usual rules apply, of course: -the developers bear absolutely no responsibility or liability for the use, -misuse, or lack of use of rpcclient, by any person or persons, whether legal, -illegal, accidental, deliberate, intentional, malicious, curious, etc. - -This em(particularly) applies to the registry and SAM database commands. -As you are using a command-line tool not a mouse-clicky tool, you have -already proven yourself to be savvy, however if you don't know what you're -doing, then em(don't do it!). - -dit(Command Completion) -Command-completion (available if you have the GNU readline library) used on -certain commands may not operate correctly if the word being completed (such as a registry key) contains a space. Typically, the name will be completed, but -you will have to go back and put quotes round it, yourself. - -dit(SAM Database command-completion) -Command-completion (available if you have the GNU readline library) of user, -group and alias names does not work on remote Domains, which would normally -be specified like this: nl() -tt(DOMAIN_name\user_name). nl() -The only names that can be completed in this fashion are the local names -in the SAM database of the target server. - -dit(link(bf(spoolenum))(spoolenum)) -Due to current limitations in the rpcclient MSRPC / SMB code, and due to -the extremely poor MSRPC implementation (by Microsoft) of the spooler -service, if there are a large number of printers (or the names / comment -fields associated with the printers), this command will fail. The -limitations require further research to be carried out; we're stuck with -the poor \PIPE\spoolss design. - -endit() - -label(AUTHOR) -manpageauthor() - -The original Samba software and related utilities were created by -Andrew Tridgell email(samba-bugs@samba.org). Samba is now developed -by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the -Linux kernel is developed. - -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 -url(bf(ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/))(ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/)) -and updated for the Samba2.0 release by Jeremy Allison. This man page -was developed cut-and-paste style from the smbclient man page, by -Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton. -email(samba-bugs@samba.org). - -See url(bf(samba (7)))(samba.7.html) to find out how to get a full -list of contributors and details on how to submit bug reports, -comments etc. - |