From 227936ca256132542fd2107817d9042e42f4760d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeremy Allison Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 03:23:23 +0000 Subject: Sync up changes to smbd.8.yo and nmbd.8.yo. Jeremy. (This used to be commit 889f26a5bceb99dc0c703060e8dbb51776b06492) --- docs/yodldocs/nmbd.8.yo | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++------ docs/yodldocs/smbd.8.yo | 16 +++++++++------- 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/yodldocs/nmbd.8.yo b/docs/yodldocs/nmbd.8.yo index f241af1d0e..aadb70febc 100644 --- a/docs/yodldocs/nmbd.8.yo +++ b/docs/yodldocs/nmbd.8.yo @@ -116,8 +116,9 @@ em(/usr/samba/var/log.nmb) or em(/var/log/log.nmb). label(minusn) dit(bf(-n primary NetBIOS name)) This option allows you to override the NetBIOS name that Samba uses for itself. This is identical to -setting the bf(NetBIOS name) parameter in the smb.conf file -but will override the setting in the smb.conf file. +setting the url(bf(NetBIOS name))(smb.conf.5.html#netbiosname) parameter +in the url(bf(smb.conf))(smb.conf.5.html) file +but will override the setting in the url(bf(smb.conf))(smb.conf.5.html) file. label(minusp) dit(bf(-p UDP port number)) UDP port number is a positive integer value. @@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ set at build time, typically as em(/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf), but this may be changed when Samba is autoconfigured. The file specified contains the configuration details required by the -server. See bf(smb.conf (5)) for more information. +server. See url(bf(smb.conf (5)))(smb.conf.5.html) for more information. label(minusi) dit(bf(-i scope)) This specifies a NetBIOS scope that the server will use @@ -168,17 +169,32 @@ This is the default location of the em(smb.conf) server configuration file. Other common places that systems install this file are em(/usr/samba/lib/smb.conf) and em(/etc/smb.conf). +When run as a bf(WINS) server (see the url(bf(wins support))(smb.conf.5.html#winssupport) +parameter in the url(bf(smb.conf (5)))(smb.conf.5.html) man page), bf(nmbd) will +store the WINS database in the file tt(wins.dat) in the tt(var/locks) directory +configured under wherever Samba was configured to install itself. + +If bf(nmbd) is acting as a bf(browse master) (see the url(bf(local master))(smb.conf.5.html#localmaster) +parameter in the url(bf(smb.conf (5)))(smb.conf.5.html) man page), bf(nmbd) will +store the browsing database in the file tt(browse.dat) in the tt(var/locks) directory +configured under wherever Samba was configured to install itself. + label(SIGNALS) manpagesection(SIGNALS) +To shut down an nmbd process it is recommended that SIGKILL (-9) +em(NOT) be used, except as a last resort, as this may leave the name +database in an inconsistant state. The correct way to terminate +nmbd is to send it a SIGTERM (-15) signal and wait for it to die on +its own. + nmbd will accept SIGHUP, which will cause it to dump out it's namelists into the file namelist.debug in the em(/usr/local/samba/var/locks) directory (or the em(var/locks) directory configured under wherever Samba was configured to install itself). This will also cause nmbd to dump out it's server database in -the log.nmb file. Also new in version 1.9.18 and above is the ability -to raise the debug log level of nmbd by sending it a SIGUSR1 (tt(kill --USR1 )) and to lower the nmbd log level by sending it a +the log.nmb file. In addition, the the debug log level of nmbd may be raised +by sending it a SIGUSR1 (tt(kill -USR1 )) and lowered by sending it a SIGUSR2 (tt(kill -USR2 )). This is to allow transient problems to be diagnosed, whilst still running at a normally low log level. diff --git a/docs/yodldocs/smbd.8.yo b/docs/yodldocs/smbd.8.yo index c5a3f9314d..edd3bbb839 100644 --- a/docs/yodldocs/smbd.8.yo +++ b/docs/yodldocs/smbd.8.yo @@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ label(RUNNINGTHESERVERASADAEMON) manpagesection(RUNNING THE SERVER AS A DAEMON) To run the server as a daemon from the command line, simply put the -bf(-D) option on the command line. There is no need to place an -ampersand at the end of the command line - the bf(-D) option causes +link(bf(-D))(minusD) option on the command line. There is no need to place an +ampersand at the end of the command line - the link(bf(-D))(minusD) option causes the server to detach itself from the tty anyway. Any user can run the server as a daemon (execute permissions @@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ this man page. If the above appears as more than one line, please treat any newlines or indentation as a single space or TAB character.) If the options used at compile time are appropriate for your system, -all parameters except the desired debug level and bf(-D) may be +all parameters except the desired debug level and link(bf(-D))(minusD) may be omitted. See the section em(OPTIONS) above. label(RUNNINGTHESERVERONREQUEST) @@ -300,9 +300,9 @@ machine. If you are experimenting as an ordinary user rather than as root, you will need the assistance of your system administrator to modify the system files. -You will probably want to set up the NetBIOS name server bf(nmbd) at +You will probably want to set up the NetBIOS name server url(bf(nmbd))(nmbd.8.html) at the same time as bf(smbd). To do this refer to the man page for -bf(nmbd (8)). +url(bf(nmbd (8)))(nmbd.8.html). First, ensure that a port is configured in the file /etc/services. The well-known port 139 should be used if possible, though any port may be @@ -335,7 +335,8 @@ are using a non-standard port number. Lastly, edit the configuration file to provide suitable services. To start with, the following two services should be all you need: -tt( +verb( + [homes] writable = yes @@ -344,6 +345,7 @@ tt( printable = yes path = /tmp public = yes + ) This will allow you to connect to your home directory and print to any @@ -399,7 +401,7 @@ memory area in an inconsistant state. The safe way to terminate an smbd is to send it a SIGTERM (-15) signal and wait for it to die on its own. -In version 1.9.18 and above the debug log level of smbd may be raised +The debug log level of smbd may be raised by sending it a SIGUSR1 tt((kill -USR1 )) and lowered by sending it a SIGUSR2 tt((kill -USR2 )). This is to allow transient problems to be diagnosed, whilst still running at a normally -- cgit