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diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/samba.7.html b/docs/htmldocs/samba.7.html index 21bd5d8b32..e6b0e717e3 100644 --- a/docs/htmldocs/samba.7.html +++ b/docs/htmldocs/samba.7.html @@ -1,139 +1,360 @@ - - - - - -<html><head><title>Samba (7)</title> - -<link rev="made" href="mailto:samba@samba.org"> -</head> -<body> - -<hr> - -<h1>Samba (7)</h1> -<h2>Samba</h2> -<h2>23 Oct 1998</h2> - - - -<p><a name="NAME"></a> -<h2>NAME</h2> - Samba - A Windows SMB/CIFS fileserver for UNIX -<p><a name="SYNOPSIS"></a> -<h2>SYNOPSIS</h2> - -<strong>Samba</strong> -<p><a name="DESCRIPTION"></a> -<h2>DESCRIPTION</h2> - -<p>The Samba software suite is a collection of programs that implements -the Server Message Block(commonly abbreviated as SMB) protocol for -UNIX systems. This protocol is sometimes also referred to as the -Common Internet File System (CIFS), LanManager or NetBIOS protocol. -<p><a name="COMPONENTS"></a> -<h2>COMPONENTS</h2> - -<p>The Samba suite is made up of several components. Each component is -described in a separate manual page. It is strongly recommended that -you read the documentation that comes with Samba and the manual pages -of those components that you use. If the manual pages aren't clear -enough then please send a patch or bug report -to <a href="mailto:samba@samba.org"><em>samba@samba.org</em></a>. -<p><dl> -<p><p></p><dt><strong><a href="smbd.8.html"><strong>smbd</strong></a></strong><dd> <br> <br> The <a href="smbd.8.html"><strong>smbd</strong> -(8)</a> daemon provides the file and print services to SMB -clients, such as Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows for Workgroups or -LanManager. The configuration file for this daemon is described in -<a href="smb.conf.5.html"><strong>smb.conf (5)</strong></a>. -<p><p></p><dt><strong><a href="nmbd.8.html"><strong>nmbd</strong></a></strong><dd> <br> <br> The <a href="nmbd.8.html"><strong>nmbd</strong> -(8)</a> daemon provides NetBIOS nameserving and browsing -support. The configuration file for this daemon is described in -<a href="smb.conf.5.html"><strong>smb.conf (5)</strong></a>. -<p><p></p><dt><strong><a href="smbclient.1.html"><strong>smbclient</strong></a></strong><dd> <br> <br> The <a href="smbclient.1.html"><strong>smbclient</strong> -(1)</a> program implements a simple ftp-like -client. This is useful for accessing SMB shares on other compatible -servers (such as Windows NT), and can also be used to allow a UNIX box -to print to a printer attached to any SMB server (such as a PC running -Windows NT). -<p><p></p><dt><strong><a href="testparm.1.html"><strong>testparm</strong></a></strong><dd> <br> <br> The <a href="testparm.1.html"><strong>testparm -(1)</strong></a> utility allows you to test your <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><strong>smb.conf -(5)</strong></a> configuration file. -<p><p></p><dt><strong><a href="testprns.1.html"><strong>testprns</strong></a></strong><dd> <br> <br> the <a href="testprns.1.html"><strong>testprns -(1)</strong></a> utility allows you to test the printers defined -in your printcap file. -<p><p></p><dt><strong><a href="smbstatus.1.html"><strong>smbstatus</strong></a></strong><dd> <br> <br> The <a href="smbstatus.1.html"><strong>smbstatus</strong> -(1)</a> utility allows you list current connections to the -<a href="smbd.8.html"><strong>smbd (8)</strong></a> server. -<p><p></p><dt><strong><a href="nmblookup.1.html"><strong>nmblookup</strong></a></strong><dd> <br> <br> the -<a href="nmblookup.1.html"><strong>nmblookup (1)</strong></a> utility allows NetBIOS name -queries to be made from the UNIX machine. -<p><p></p><dt><strong><a href="make_smbcodepage.1.html"><strong>make_smbcodepage</strong></a></strong><dd> <br> <br> The -<a href="make_smbcodepage.1.html"><strong>make_smbcodepage (1)</strong></a> utility allows -you to create SMB code page definition files for your <a href="smbd.8.html"><strong>smbd -(8)</strong></a> server. -<p><p></p><dt><strong><a href="smbpasswd.8.html"><strong>smbpasswd</strong></a></strong><dd> <br> <br> The <a href="smbpasswd.8.html"><strong>smbpasswd -(8)</strong></a> utility allows you to change SMB encrypted -passwords on Samba and Windows NT(tm) servers. -<p></dl> -<p><a name="AVAILABILITY"></a> -<h2>AVAILABILITY</h2> - -<p>The Samba software suite is licensed under the GNU Public License -(GPL). A copy of that license should have come with the package in the -file COPYING. You are encouraged to distribute copies of the Samba -suite, but please obey the terms of this license. -<p>The latest version of the Samba suite can be obtained via anonymous -ftp from samba.org in the directory pub/samba/. It is -also available on several mirror sites worldwide. -<p>You may also find useful information about Samba on the newsgroup -comp.protocols.smb and the Samba mailing list. Details on how to join -the mailing list are given in the README file that comes with Samba. -<p>If you have access to a WWW viewer (such as Netscape or Mosaic) then -you will also find lots of useful information, including back issues -of the Samba mailing list, at -<a href="http://samba.org/samba/">http://samba.org/samba/</a>. -<p><a name="VERSION"></a> -<h2>VERSION</h2> - -<p>This man page is correct for version 2.0 of the Samba suite. -<p><a name="CONTRIBUTIONS"></a> -<h2>CONTRIBUTIONS</h2> - -<p>If you wish to contribute to the Samba project, then I suggest you -join the Samba mailing list at <a href="mailto:samba@samba.org"><em>samba@samba.org</em></a>. See the -Web page at <a href="http://lists.samba.org/">http://lists.samba.org/</a> -for details on how to do this. -<p>If you have patches to submit or bugs to report then you may mail them -directly to <a href="mailto:samba@samba.org"><em>samba@samba.org</em></a>. Note, however, that due to -the enormous popularity of this package the Samba Team may take some -time to respond to mail. We prefer patches in <em>diff -u</em> format. -<p><a name="CREDITS"></a> -<h2>CREDITS</h2> - -<p>Contributors to the project are now too numerous to mention here but -all deserve the thanks of all Samba users. To see a full list, look at -<a href="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/change-log">ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/change-log</a> -for the pre-CVS changes and at -<a href="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/cvs.log">ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/cvs.log</a> -for the contributors to Samba post-CVS. CVS is the Open Source source -code control system used by the Samba Team to develop Samba. The -project would have been unmanageable without it. -<p>In addition, several commercial organizations now help fund the Samba -Team with money and equipment. For details see the Samba Web pages at -<a href="http://samba.org/samba/samba-thanks.html">http://samba.org/samba/samba-thanks.html</a>. -<p><a name="AUTHOR"></a> -<h2>AUTHOR</h2> - -<p>The original Samba software and related utilities were created by -Andrew Tridgell <a href="mailto:samba@samba.org"><em>samba@samba.org</em></a>. Samba is now developed -by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the -Linux kernel is developed. -<p>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 -<a href="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/"><strong>ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</strong></a>) -and updated for the Samba2.0 release by Jeremy Allison. -<a href="mailto:samba@samba.org"><em>samba@samba.org</em></a>. -</body> -</html> +<HTML +><HEAD +><TITLE +>samba</TITLE +><META +NAME="GENERATOR" +CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.57"></HEAD +><BODY +CLASS="REFENTRY" +><H1 +><A +NAME="SAMBA" +>samba</A +></H1 +><DIV +CLASS="REFNAMEDIV" +><A +NAME="AEN5" +></A +><H2 +>Name</H2 +>SAMBA -- A Windows SMB/CIFS fileserver for UNIX</DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSYNOPSISDIV" +><A +NAME="AEN8" +></A +><H2 +>Synopsis</H2 +><P +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>Samba</B +> </P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN11" +></A +><H2 +>DESCRIPTION</H2 +><P +>The Samba software suite is a collection of programs + that implements the Server Message Block (commonly abbreviated + as SMB) protocol for UNIX systems. This protocol is sometimes + also referred to as the Common Internet File System (CIFS), + LanManager or NetBIOS protocol.</P +><P +></P +><DIV +CLASS="VARIABLELIST" +><DL +><DT +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbd</B +></DT +><DD +><P +>The <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbd </B +> + daemon provides the file and print services to + SMB clients, such as Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows + for Workgroups or LanManager. The configuration file + for this daemon is described in <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>smb.conf</TT +> + </P +></DD +><DT +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>nmbd</B +></DT +><DD +><P +>The <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>nmbd</B +> + daemon provides NetBIOS nameserving and browsing + support. The configuration file for this daemon + is described in <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>smb.conf</TT +></P +></DD +><DT +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbclient</B +></DT +><DD +><P +>The <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbclient</B +> + program implements a simple ftp-like client. This + is useful for accessing SMB shares on other compatible + servers (such as Windows NT), and can also be used + to allow a UNIX box to print to a printer attached to + any SMB server (such as a PC running Windows NT).</P +></DD +><DT +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>testparm</B +></DT +><DD +><P +>The <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>testparm</B +> + utility is a simple syntax checker for Samba's + <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>smb.conf</TT +>configuration file.</P +></DD +><DT +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>testprns</B +></DT +><DD +><P +>The <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>testprns</B +> + utility supports testing printer names defined + in your <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>printcap></TT +> file used + by Samba.</P +></DD +><DT +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbstatus</B +></DT +><DD +><P +>The <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbstatus</B +> + tool provides access to information about the + current connections to <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbd</B +>.</P +></DD +><DT +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>nmblookup</B +></DT +><DD +><P +>The <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>nmblookup</B +> + tools allows NetBIOS name queries to be made + from a UNIX host.</P +></DD +><DT +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>make_smbcodepage</B +></DT +><DD +><P +>The <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>make_smbcodepage</B +> + utility provides a means of creating SMB code page + definition files for your <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbd</B +> server.</P +></DD +><DT +><B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbpasswd</B +></DT +><DD +><P +>The <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>smbpasswd</B +> + command is a tool for changing LanMan and Windows NT + password hashes on Samba and Windows NT servers.</P +></DD +></DL +></DIV +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN75" +></A +><H2 +>COMPONENTS</H2 +><P +>The Samba suite is made up of several components. Each + component is described in a separate manual page. It is strongly + recommended that you read the documentation that comes with Samba + and the manual pages of those components that you use. If the + manual pages aren't clear enough then please send a patch or + bug report to <A +HREF="mailto:samba@samba.org" +TARGET="_top" +> samba@samba.org</A +></P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN79" +></A +><H2 +>AVAILABILITY</H2 +><P +>The Samba software suite is licensed under the + GNU Public License(GPL). A copy of that license should + have come with the package in the file COPYING. You are + encouraged to distribute copies of the Samba suite, but + please obey the terms of this license.</P +><P +>The latest version of the Samba suite can be + obtained via anonymous ftp from samba.org in the + directory pub/samba/. It is also available on several + mirror sites worldwide.</P +><P +>You may also find useful information about Samba + on the newsgroup <A +HREF="news:comp.protocols.smb" +TARGET="_top" +> comp.protocol.smb</A +> and the Samba mailing + list. Details on how to join the mailing list are given in + the README file that comes with Samba.</P +><P +>If you have access to a WWW viewer (such as Netscape + or Mosaic) then you will also find lots of useful information, + including back issues of the Samba mailing list, at + <A +HREF="http://lists.samba.org/" +TARGET="_top" +>http://lists.samba.org</A +>.</P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN87" +></A +><H2 +>VERSION</H2 +><P +>This man page is correct for version 2.2 of the + Samba suite. </P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN90" +></A +><H2 +>CONTRIBUTIONS</H2 +><P +>If you wish to contribute to the Samba project, + then I suggest you join the Samba mailing list at + <A +HREF="http://lists.samba.org/" +TARGET="_top" +>http://lists.samba.org</A +>. + </P +><P +>If you have patches to submit or bugs to report + then you may mail them directly to samba-patches@samba.org. + Note, however, that due to the enormous popularity of this + package the Samba Team may take some time to respond to mail. We + prefer patches in <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>diff -u</B +> format.</P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN96" +></A +><H2 +>CONTRIBUTORS</H2 +><P +>Contributors to the project are now too numerous + to mention here but all deserve the thanks of all Samba + users. To see a full list, look at <A +HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/change-log" +TARGET="_top" +> ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/change-log</A +> + for the pre-CVS changes and at <A +HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/cvs.log" +TARGET="_top" +> ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/cvs.log</A +> + for the contributors to Samba post-CVS. CVS is the Open Source + source code control system used by the Samba Team to develop + Samba. The project would have been unmanageable without it.</P +><P +>In addition, several commercial organizations now help + fund the Samba Team with money and equipment. For details see + the Samba Web pages at <A +HREF="http://samba.org/samba/samba-thanks.html" +TARGET="_top" +> http://samba.org/samba/samba-thanks.html</A +>.</P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="REFSECT1" +><A +NAME="AEN103" +></A +><H2 +>AUTHOR</H2 +><P +>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.</P +><P +>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 + <A +HREF="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/" +TARGET="_top" +> ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</A +>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 + release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for + Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter</P +></DIV +></BODY +></HTML +>
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/manpages/samba.7 b/docs/manpages/samba.7 index 4804d8d2af..e70b5b4da1 100644 --- a/docs/manpages/samba.7 +++ b/docs/manpages/samba.7 @@ -1,160 +1,141 @@ -.TH "Samba " "7" "23 Oct 1998" "Samba" "" -.PP -.SH "NAME" -Samba \- A Windows SMB/CIFS fileserver for UNIX -.PP -.SH "SYNOPSIS" -\fBSamba\fP -.PP -.SH "DESCRIPTION" -.PP -The Samba software suite is a collection of programs that implements -the Server Message Block(commonly abbreviated as SMB) protocol for -UNIX systems\&. This protocol is sometimes also referred to as the -Common Internet File System (CIFS), LanManager or NetBIOS protocol\&. -.PP -.SH "COMPONENTS" -.PP -The Samba suite is made up of several components\&. Each component is -described in a separate manual page\&. It is strongly recommended that -you read the documentation that comes with Samba and the manual pages -of those components that you use\&. If the manual pages aren\'t clear -enough then please send a patch or bug report -to samba@samba\&.org\&. -.PP -.IP -.IP "\fBsmbd\fP" -.br -.br -The \fBsmbd\fP -(8) daemon provides the file and print services to SMB -clients, such as Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows for Workgroups or -LanManager\&. The configuration file for this daemon is described in -\fBsmb\&.conf (5)\fP\&. -.IP -.IP "\fBnmbd\fP" -.br -.br -The \fBnmbd\fP -(8) daemon provides NetBIOS nameserving and browsing -support\&. The configuration file for this daemon is described in -\fBsmb\&.conf (5)\fP\&. -.IP -.IP "\fBsmbclient\fP" -.br -.br -The \fBsmbclient\fP -(1) program implements a simple ftp-like -client\&. This is useful for accessing SMB shares on other compatible -servers (such as Windows NT), and can also be used to allow a UNIX box -to print to a printer attached to any SMB server (such as a PC running -Windows NT)\&. -.IP -.IP "\fBtestparm\fP" -.br -.br -The \fBtestparm -(1)\fP utility allows you to test your \fBsmb\&.conf -(5)\fP configuration file\&. -.IP -.IP "\fBtestprns\fP" -.br -.br -the \fBtestprns -(1)\fP utility allows you to test the printers defined -in your printcap file\&. -.IP -.IP "\fBsmbstatus\fP" -.br -.br -The \fBsmbstatus\fP -(1) utility allows you list current connections to the -\fBsmbd (8)\fP server\&. -.IP -.IP "\fBnmblookup\fP" -.br -.br -the -\fBnmblookup (1)\fP utility allows NetBIOS name -queries to be made from the UNIX machine\&. -.IP -.IP "\fBmake_smbcodepage\fP" -.br -.br -The -\fBmake_smbcodepage (1)\fP utility allows -you to create SMB code page definition files for your \fBsmbd -(8)\fP server\&. -.IP -.IP "\fBsmbpasswd\fP" -.br -.br -The \fBsmbpasswd -(8)\fP utility allows you to change SMB encrypted -passwords on Samba and Windows NT(tm) servers\&. -.IP -.PP -.SH "AVAILABILITY" -.PP -The Samba software suite is licensed under the GNU Public License -(GPL)\&. A copy of that license should have come with the package in the -file COPYING\&. You are encouraged to distribute copies of the Samba -suite, but please obey the terms of this license\&. -.PP -The latest version of the Samba suite can be obtained via anonymous -ftp from samba\&.org in the directory pub/samba/\&. It is -also available on several mirror sites worldwide\&. -.PP -You may also find useful information about Samba on the newsgroup -comp\&.protocols\&.smb and the Samba mailing list\&. Details on how to join -the mailing list are given in the README file that comes with Samba\&. -.PP -If you have access to a WWW viewer (such as Netscape or Mosaic) then -you will also find lots of useful information, including back issues -of the Samba mailing list, at -http://samba\&.org/samba/\&. -.PP -.SH "VERSION" -.PP -This man page is correct for version 2\&.0 of the Samba suite\&. -.PP -.SH "CONTRIBUTIONS" -.PP -If you wish to contribute to the Samba project, then I suggest you -join the Samba mailing list at samba@samba\&.org\&. See the -Web page at http://lists\&.samba\&.org/ -for details on how to do this\&. -.PP -If you have patches to submit or bugs to report then you may mail them -directly to samba@samba\&.org\&. Note, however, that due to -the enormous popularity of this package the Samba Team may take some -time to respond to mail\&. We prefer patches in \fIdiff -u\fP format\&. -.PP -.SH "CREDITS" -.PP -Contributors to the project are now too numerous to mention here but -all deserve the thanks of all Samba users\&. To see a full list, look at -ftp://samba\&.org/pub/samba/alpha/change-log -for the pre-CVS changes and at -ftp://samba\&.org/pub/samba/alpha/cvs\&.log -for the contributors to Samba post-CVS\&. CVS is the Open Source source -code control system used by the Samba Team to develop Samba\&. The -project would have been unmanageable without it\&. -.PP -In addition, several commercial organizations now help fund the Samba -Team with money and equipment\&. For details see the Samba Web pages at -http://samba\&.org/samba/samba-thanks\&.html\&. -.PP -.SH "AUTHOR" -.PP -The original Samba software and related utilities were created by -Andrew Tridgell samba@samba\&.org\&. Samba is now developed -by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the -Linux kernel is developed\&. -.PP -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 -\fBftp://ftp\&.icce\&.rug\&.nl/pub/unix/\fP) -and updated for the Samba2\&.0 release by Jeremy Allison\&. -samba@samba\&.org\&. +.\" This manpage has been automatically generated by docbook2man-spec +.\" from a DocBook document. docbook2man-spec can be found at: +.\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/hacks/docbook2X/> +.\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches, +.\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>. +.TH "SAMBA" "7" "19 February 2001" "" "" +.SH NAME +SAMBA \- A Windows SMB/CIFS fileserver for UNIX +.SH SYNOPSIS +.sp +\fBSamba\fR +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +.PP +The Samba software suite is a collection of programs +that implements the Server Message Block (commonly abbreviated +as SMB) protocol for UNIX systems. This protocol is sometimes +also referred to as the Common Internet File System (CIFS), +LanManager or NetBIOS protocol. +.TP +\fBsmbd\fR +The \fBsmbd \fR +daemon provides the file and print services to +SMB clients, such as Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows +for Workgroups or LanManager. The configuration file +for this daemon is described in \fIsmb.conf\fR +.TP +\fBnmbd\fR +The \fBnmbd\fR +daemon provides NetBIOS nameserving and browsing +support. The configuration file for this daemon +is described in \fIsmb.conf\fR +.TP +\fBsmbclient\fR +The \fBsmbclient\fR +program implements a simple ftp-like client. This +is useful for accessing SMB shares on other compatible +servers (such as Windows NT), and can also be used +to allow a UNIX box to print to a printer attached to +any SMB server (such as a PC running Windows NT). +.TP +\fBtestparm\fR +The \fBtestparm\fR +utility is a simple syntax checker for Samba's +\fIsmb.conf\fRconfiguration file. +.TP +\fBtestprns\fR +The \fBtestprns\fR +utility supports testing printer names defined +in your \fIprintcap>\fR file used +by Samba. +.TP +\fBsmbstatus\fR +The \fBsmbstatus\fR +tool provides access to information about the +current connections to \fBsmbd\fR. +.TP +\fBnmblookup\fR +The \fBnmblookup\fR +tools allows NetBIOS name queries to be made +from a UNIX host. +.TP +\fBmake_smbcodepage\fR +The \fBmake_smbcodepage\fR +utility provides a means of creating SMB code page +definition files for your \fBsmbd\fR server. +.TP +\fBsmbpasswd\fR +The \fBsmbpasswd\fR +command is a tool for changing LanMan and Windows NT +password hashes on Samba and Windows NT servers. +.SH "COMPONENTS" +.PP +The Samba suite is made up of several components. Each +component is described in a separate manual page. It is strongly +recommended that you read the documentation that comes with Samba +and the manual pages of those components that you use. If the +manual pages aren't clear enough then please send a patch or +bug report to samba|[[commat]]|samba.org <URL:mailto:samba@samba.org> +.SH "AVAILABILITY" +.PP +The Samba software suite is licensed under the +GNU Public License(GPL). A copy of that license should +have come with the package in the file COPYING. You are +encouraged to distribute copies of the Samba suite, but +please obey the terms of this license. +.PP +The latest version of the Samba suite can be +obtained via anonymous ftp from samba.org in the +directory pub/samba/. It is also available on several +mirror sites worldwide. +.PP +You may also find useful information about Samba +on the newsgroup comp.protocol.smb <URL:news:comp.protocols.smb> and the Samba mailing +list. Details on how to join the mailing list are given in +the README file that comes with Samba. +.PP +If you have access to a WWW viewer (such as Netscape +or Mosaic) then you will also find lots of useful information, +including back issues of the Samba mailing list, at +http://lists.samba.org <URL:http://lists.samba.org/>. +.SH "VERSION" +.PP +This man page is correct for version 2.2 of the +Samba suite. +.SH "CONTRIBUTIONS" +.PP +If you wish to contribute to the Samba project, +then I suggest you join the Samba mailing list at +http://lists.samba.org <URL:http://lists.samba.org/>. +.PP +If you have patches to submit or bugs to report +then you may mail them directly to samba-patches|[[commat]]|samba.org. +Note, however, that due to the enormous popularity of this +package the Samba Team may take some time to respond to mail. We +prefer patches in \fBdiff -u\fR format. +.SH "CONTRIBUTORS" +.PP +Contributors to the project are now too numerous +to mention here but all deserve the thanks of all Samba +users. To see a full list, look at ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/change-log <URL:ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/change-log> +for the pre-CVS changes and at ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/cvs.log <URL:ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/cvs.log> +for the contributors to Samba post-CVS. CVS is the Open Source +source code control system used by the Samba Team to develop +Samba. The project would have been unmanageable without it. +.PP +In addition, several commercial organizations now help +fund the Samba Team with money and equipment. For details see +the Samba Web pages at http://samba.org/samba/samba-thanks.html <URL:http://samba.org/samba/samba-thanks.html>. +.SH "AUTHOR" +.PP +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. +.PP +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 +ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/ <URL:ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 +release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for +Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter |