From 2fca4a1c69da403e6b5c479adf60bf864ff855ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gerald Carter Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 14:29:53 +0000 Subject: first draft at rpcclient man page for HEAD branch. Taken heavily from the man page in TNG. Updated for newer spoolss commands. jerry (This used to be commit 0202f7e249a3988f94ab38706e6f6224148868bb) --- docs/htmldocs/rpcclient.8.html | 241 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ docs/manpages/rpcclient.8 | 240 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ docs/yodldocs/rpcclient.8.yo | 263 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 744 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/htmldocs/rpcclient.8.html create mode 100644 docs/manpages/rpcclient.8 create mode 100644 docs/yodldocs/rpcclient.8.yo diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/rpcclient.8.html b/docs/htmldocs/rpcclient.8.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d06cd1a1f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/htmldocs/rpcclient.8.html @@ -0,0 +1,241 @@ + + + + +RPCCLIENT + + + + + +
+ +

RPCCLIENT

+

Samba

+

August 27, 2000

+ + + + + +

NAME

+ rpcclient - developer's tool to testing client side MS-RPC functions + +

SYNOPSIS

+ +
  • rpcclient [-d debuglevel] [-S server] [-l logbasename] [-n netbios name] [-N] +[-m maxprotocol] [-I destIP] [-E] [-U username] [-W workgroup] [-c `command string`] +[-t terminalcode] [-i scope] [-O socket options] +[-s smb.conf] + +

    DESCRIPTION

    + +
  • rpcclient +is a utility for developers for executing various MS-RPC functions. It's +primary use is for testing Samba's own MS-RPC server implementation, however +many administrators have written scripts around it to manage Windows NT clients +from their UNIX workstation. + +

    OPTIONS

    + +


    +


    +

    COMMANDS

    + +


    +

  • SPOOLSS Commands +
  • spoolenum +Execute an EnumPrinters call. This lists the various +installed and share printers. Refer to the MS Platform +SDK documentation for more details of the various +flags and calling options. +


  • spoolenumports <level> +Executes an EnumPorts call using the specified info level. +Currently only info level 1 and 2 are supported. +


  • spoolenumdata +Enumerate all printer setting data stored on the server. +On Windows NT clients, these values are stored +in the registry, while Samba servers store them in the printers +TDB. This command corresponds to the MS Platform SDK EnumPorts +function. +


  • spooljobs <printer> +List the jobs and status of a given printer. This command +corresponds to the MS Platform SDK EnumJobs function. +


  • spoolopen <printer> +Execute an OpenPrinterEx() and ClosePrinter() +RPC against a given printer. +


  • spoolgetdata +Retrive the data for a given printer setting. See the +spoolenumdata command for more information. This command +corresponds to the GetPrinterData() MS Platform SDK function. +


  • spoolgetprinter <printer> +Retrieve the current printer information. This command +sorresponds to the GetPrinter() MS Platform SDK function. +


  • spoolgetprinterdriver <printer> +Retrive the printer driver information (such as driver file, +config file, dependent files, etc...) for the given printer. +This command corresponds to the GetPrinterDriver() MS Platform +SDK function. +


  • spoolgetprinterdriverdir <arch> +Execute a GetPrinterDriverDirectory() RPC to retreive the +SMB share name and subdirectory for storing printer driver +files for a given architecture. Possible values for <arch> are +"Windows 4.0" (for Windows 95/98), "Windows NT x86", "Windows NT +PowerPC", "Windows Alpha_AXP", and "Windows NT R4000". +


  • spooladdprinter <printername> <sharename> +<drivername> <port> +Add a printer on the remote server. This printer will be automatically +shared. Be aware that the printer driver must already be installed +on the server (see addprinterdriver) and the <port> must +be a valid port name. +


  • spooladdprinterdriver <arch> <config> +Execute an AddPrinterDriver() RPC to install the printer +driver information on the server. Note that the driver files +should already exist in the directort returned by +spoolgetprinterdriverdir. Possible values for <arch> +are the same as those for the spooolgetprintedriverdir command. +The <config> parameter is defined as follows: +


  • <Long Printer Name>:<Driver File Name>:<Data File Name>:<Config File Name>:<Help File Name>:<Language Monitor Name>:<Default Data Type>:<Comma Separated list of Files> +


  • Any empty fields should be enter as the string "NULL". +


  • Samba does not need to support the concept of Print Monitors +since these only apply to local printers whose driver can make use +of a bi-directional link for communication. This field should +be "NULL". On a remote NT print server, the Print Monitor for a driver +must already be installed prior to adding the driver or else the RPC +will fail. +


    +

  • General Commands +
  • set +Set miscellaneous rpcclient command line options during a running +session. +


  • use +Connect to a rmeote SMB server. rpcclient has the ability +to maintain connections to multiple server simulaneously. +


  • help +Print a listing of all known commands or extended help +on a particular command. +


  • quit +Exit rpcclient. +


    +

    BUGS

    + +rpcclient is designed as a developer testing tool and may not be robust +in certain areas (such as command line parsing). It has been known to +generate a core dump upon failures when invalid parameters where +passed to the interpreter. +


    From Luke Leighton's original rpcclient man page: +"WARNING! The MSRPC 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 is also a bit rough, and as more +of the services are understood, it can even result in versions of +smbd(8) and rpcclient that are incompatible for some commands or +services. Additionally, the developers are sending reports to Microsoft, +and problems found or reported to Microsoft are fixed in Service Packs, +which may result in incompatibilities." +


    +

    SEE ALSO

    + +samba (7) +

    AUTHOR

    + +Samba is written by The Samba Team as Open Source. This man page was written +by Matthew Geddes, Luke Kenneth Casson, and Gerald Carter. + + diff --git a/docs/manpages/rpcclient.8 b/docs/manpages/rpcclient.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..dc66bcccc0 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/manpages/rpcclient.8 @@ -0,0 +1,240 @@ +.TH "RPCCLIENT" "8" "August 27, 2000" "Samba" "SAMBA" +.SH "NAME" +rpcclient \- developer\'s tool to testing client side MS-RPC functions +.SH "SYNOPSIS" +.IP "\fBrpcclient\fP" +[-d debuglevel] [-S server] [-l logbasename] [-n netbios name] [-N] +[-m maxprotocol] [-I destIP] [-E] [-U username] [-W workgroup] [-c `command string`] +[-t terminalcode] [-i scope] [-O socket options] +[-s smb\&.conf] +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +.IP "\fBrpcclient\fP" +is a utility for developers for executing various MS-RPC functions\&. It\'s +primary use is for testing Samba\'s own MS-RPC server implementation, however +many administrators have written scripts around it to manage Windows NT clients +from their UNIX workstation\&. +.SH "OPTIONS" +.PP +.IP +.IP "\fB-d debuglevel\fP" +set the debuglevel\&. Debug level 0 is the lowest and 100 being the +highest\&. This should be set to 100 if you are planning on +submitting a bug report to the Samba team (see BUGS\&.txt)\&. +.IP +.IP "\fB-S server\fP" +NetBIOS name of Server to which you wish to connect\&. The server can be +any SMB/CIFS server\&. The name is resolved using either the "name resolve +order = " line or by using the \fB-R\fP option\&. +.IP +.IP "\fB-l logbasename\fP" +File name for log/debug files\&. \&.client will be +appended\&. The log file is never removed by the client\&. +.IP +.IP "\fB-n netbios name\fP" +NetBIOS name of the local machine\&. This option +is only needed if your Samba client cannot find +it automatically\&. Samba should use the uppercase of the machine\'s +hostname\&. +.IP +.IP "\fB-N\fP" +tells rpcclient not to ask for a password\&. rpcclient will prompt +the user by default\&. +.IP +.IP "\fB-I destIP\fP" +The IP address of the server specified with the \fB-S\fP +option\&. Only needed when the server\'s NetBIOS +name cannot be resolved using WINS or broadcast +and isn\'t found in the LMHOSTS file\&. +.IP +.IP "\fB-E\fP" +causes regedit to write messages to stderr instead of stdout\&. +.IP +.IP "\fB-U username[%pass]\fP" +Sets the SMB username or username and password\&. If %pass is not +specified, The user will be prompted\&. The client will first check the USER +environment variable, then the LOGNAME variable and if either exist, the +string is uppercased\&. Anything in these variables following a % sign will be +treated as the password\&. If these environmental variables are not found, the +username GUEST is used\&. +.IP +If the password is not included in these environment variables +(using the %pass syntax), rpcclient will look for a PASSWD environment +variable from which to read the password\&. +.IP +A third option is to use a credentials file which contains +the plaintext of the username and password\&. This option is +mainly provided for scripts where the admin doesn\'t desire to +pass the credentials on the command line or via environment variables\&. +If this method is used, make certain that the permissions on the file +restrict access from unwanted users\&. See the \fB-A\fP for more details\&. +.IP +Be cautious about including passwords in scripts or in the +\f(CWPASSWD\fP environment variable\&. Also, on many systems the command +line of a running process may be seen via the \f(CWps\fP command to be +safe always allow smbclient to prompt for a password and type it in +directly\&. +.IP +.IP "\fB-A \fP" +This option allows you to specify a file from which +to read the username and password used in the connection\&. The format +of the file is +.IP +\f(CWusername = \fP +.br +\f(CWpassword = \fP +.br +.IP +Make certain that the permissions on the file restrict access from +unwanted users\&. +.IP +.IP "\fB-W domain\fP" +Set the SMB domain of the username\&. This overrides the default +domain which is the domain of the server specified with the +bt(-S) option\&. If the domain specified is the same as the server\'s +NetBIOS name, it causes the client to log on using the +server\'s local SAM (as opposed to the Domain SAM)\&. +.IP +.IP "\fB-P\fP" +operate in promptless mode\&. Without this mode (the default) +rpcclient displays a prompt of the form \'[domain\eusername@host]$\' +.IP +.IP "\fB-c \'command string\'\fP" +execute semicolon separated commands (listed below)) +.IP +.IP "\fB-t terminalcode\fP" +This tells the Samba client how to interpret the incoming filenames, in regards +to character sets\&. The list here is not complete\&. For a complete list see your +local Samba source\&. Some valid options are sjis, euc, jis7, jis8, junet and hex\&. +.IP +.IP "\fB-O socket options\fP" +These socket options are the same as in smb\&.conf (under the bt(socket options = ) +section)\&. +.IP +.IP "\fB-s smb\&.conf\fP" +Specifies the location of the all important smb\&.conf file\&. +.IP +.IP "\fB-i scope\fP" +Defines the NetBIOS scope\&. For more information on NetBIOS scopes, see rfc1001 +and rfc1002\&. NetBIOS scopes are rarely used\&. +.IP +.PP +.SH "COMMANDS" +.PP +.IP "\fBSPOOLSS Commands\fP" +.IP "spoolenum" +Execute an EnumPrinters call\&. This lists the various +installed and share printers\&. Refer to the MS Platform +SDK documentation for more details of the various +flags and calling options\&. +.PP +.IP "spoolenumports " +Executes an EnumPorts call using the specified info level\&. +Currently only info level 1 and 2 are supported\&. +.PP +.IP "spoolenumdata" +Enumerate all printer setting data stored on the server\&. +On Windows NT clients, these values are stored +in the registry, while Samba servers store them in the printers +TDB\&. This command corresponds to the MS Platform SDK EnumPorts +function\&. +.PP +.IP "spooljobs " +List the jobs and status of a given printer\&. This command +corresponds to the MS Platform SDK EnumJobs function\&. +.PP +.IP "spoolopen " +Execute an OpenPrinterEx() and ClosePrinter() +RPC against a given printer\&. +.PP +.IP "spoolgetdata" +Retrive the data for a given printer setting\&. See the +\fBspoolenumdata\fP command for more information\&. This command +corresponds to the GetPrinterData() MS Platform SDK function\&. +.PP +.IP "spoolgetprinter " +Retrieve the current printer information\&. This command +sorresponds to the GetPrinter() MS Platform SDK function\&. +.PP +.IP "spoolgetprinterdriver " +Retrive the printer driver information (such as driver file, +config file, dependent files, etc\&.\&.\&.) for the given printer\&. +This command corresponds to the GetPrinterDriver() MS Platform +SDK function\&. +.PP +.IP "spoolgetprinterdriverdir " +Execute a GetPrinterDriverDirectory() RPC to retreive the +SMB share name and subdirectory for storing printer driver +files for a given architecture\&. Possible values for are +"Windows 4\&.0" (for Windows 95/98), "Windows NT x86", "Windows NT +PowerPC", "Windows Alpha_AXP", and "Windows NT R4000"\&. +.PP +.YODLTAGSTART. roffcmd .IP "spooladdprinter + " .YODLTAGEND. +Add a printer on the remote server\&. This printer will be automatically +shared\&. Be aware that the printer driver must already be installed +on the server (see \fBaddprinterdriver\fP) and the must +be a valid port name\&. +.PP +.IP "spooladdprinterdriver " +Execute an AddPrinterDriver() RPC to install the printer +driver information on the server\&. Note that the driver files +should already exist in the directort returned by +\fBspoolgetprinterdriverdir\fP\&. Possible values for +are the same as those for the \fBspooolgetprintedriverdir\fP command\&. +The parameter is defined as follows: +.PP +.IP "" +::::::: +.PP +.IP "" +Any empty fields should be enter as the string "NULL"\&. +.PP +.IP "" +Samba does not need to support the concept of Print Monitors +since these only apply to local printers whose driver can make use +of a bi-directional link for communication\&. This field should +be "NULL"\&. On a remote NT print server, the Print Monitor for a driver +must already be installed prior to adding the driver or else the RPC +will fail\&. +.PP +.IP "\fBGeneral Commands\fP" +.IP "set" +Set miscellaneous rpcclient command line options during a running +session\&. +.PP +.IP "use" +Connect to a rmeote SMB server\&. \fBrpcclient\fP has the ability +to maintain connections to multiple server simulaneously\&. +.PP +.IP "help" +Print a listing of all known commands or extended help +on a particular command\&. +.PP +.IP "quit" +Exit rpcclient\&. +.PP +.SH "BUGS" +rpcclient is designed as a developer testing tool and may not be robust +in certain areas (such as command line parsing)\&. It has been known to +generate a core dump upon failures when invalid parameters where +passed to the interpreter\&. +.PP +From Luke Leighton\'s original rpcclient man page: +"WARNING! The MSRPC 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\&. +.PP +The development of Samba\'s implementation is also a bit rough, and as more +of the services are understood, it can even result in versions of +\fBsmbd(8)\fP and rpcclient that are incompatible for some commands or +services\&. Additionally, the developers are sending reports to Microsoft, +and problems found or reported to Microsoft are fixed in Service Packs, +which may result in incompatibilities\&." +.PP +.SH "SEE ALSO" +\fBsamba (7)\fP +.SH "AUTHOR" +Samba is written by The Samba Team as Open Source\&. This man page was written +by Matthew Geddes, Luke Kenneth Casson, and Gerald Carter\&. diff --git a/docs/yodldocs/rpcclient.8.yo b/docs/yodldocs/rpcclient.8.yo new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..52d29cc52f --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/yodldocs/rpcclient.8.yo @@ -0,0 +1,263 @@ +mailto(samba-bugs@samba.org) +manpage(RPCCLIENT)(8)(August 27, 2000)(Samba)(SAMBA) +label(NAME) +manpagename(rpcclient)(developer's tool to testing client side MS-RPC functions) +label(SYNOPSIS) +manpagesynopsis() +dit(bf(rpcclient)) [link(-d debuglevel)(minusd)] [link(-S server)(minusS)] [link(-l logbasename)(minusl)] [link(-n netbios name)(minusn)] [link(-N)(minusN)] +[link(-m maxprotocol)(minusl)] [link(-I destIP)(minusI)] [link(-E)(minusE)] [link(-U username)(minusU)] [link(-W workgroup)(minusW)] [link(-c `command string`)(minusc)] +[link(-t terminalcode)(minust)] [link(-i scope)(minusi)] [link(-O socket options)(minusO)] +[link(-s smb.conf)(minuss)] +label(DESCRIPTION) +manpagedescription() +dit(bf(rpcclient)) +is a utility for developers for executing various MS-RPC functions. It's +primary use is for testing Samba's own MS-RPC server implementation, however +many administrators have written scripts around it to manage Windows NT clients +from their UNIX workstation. +label(OPTIONS) +manpageoptions() + +startdit() + +label(minusd) +dit(bf(-d debuglevel)) +set the debuglevel. Debug level 0 is the lowest and 100 being the +highest. This should be set to 100 if you are planning on +submitting a bug report to the Samba team (see BUGS.txt). + +label(minusS) +dit(bf(-S server)) +NetBIOS name of Server to which you wish to connect. The server can be +any SMB/CIFS server. The name is resolved using either the "name resolve +order = " line or by using the bf(-R) option. + +label(minusl) +dit(bf(-l logbasename)) +File name for log/debug files. .client will be +appended. The log file is never removed by the client. + +label(minusn) +dit(bf(-n netbios name)) +NetBIOS name of the local machine. This option +is only needed if your Samba client cannot find +it automatically. Samba should use the uppercase of the machine's +hostname. + +label(minusN) +dit(bf(-N)) +tells rpcclient not to ask for a password. rpcclient will prompt +the user by default. + +label(minusI) +dit(bf(-I destIP)) +The IP address of the server specified with the bf(-S) +option. Only needed when the server's NetBIOS +name cannot be resolved using WINS or broadcast +and isn't found in the LMHOSTS file. + +label(minusE) +dit(bf(-E)) +causes regedit to write messages to stderr instead of stdout. + +label(minusU) +dit(bf(-U username[%pass])) +Sets the SMB username or username and password. If %pass is not +specified, The user will be prompted. The client will first check the USER +environment variable, then the LOGNAME variable and if either exist, the +string is uppercased. Anything in these variables following a % sign will be +treated as the password. If these environmental variables are not found, the +username GUEST is used. + +If the password is not included in these environment variables +(using the %pass syntax), rpcclient will look for a PASSWD environment +variable from which to read the password. + +A third option is to use a credentials file which contains +the plaintext of the username and password. This option is +mainly provided for scripts where the admin doesn't desire to +pass the credentials on the command line or via environment variables. +If this method is used, make certain that the permissions on the file +restrict access from unwanted users. See the bf(-A) for more details. + +Be cautious about including passwords in scripts or in the +tt(PASSWD) 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 smbclient to prompt for a password and type it in +directly. + +label(minusA) +dit(bf(-A )) This option allows you to specify a file from which +to read the username and password used in the connection. The format +of the file is + +tt(username = ) nl() +tt(password = ) nl() + +Make certain that the permissions on the file restrict access from +unwanted users. + +label(minusW) +dit(bf(-W domain)) +Set the SMB domain of the username. This overrides the default +domain which is the domain of the server specified with the +bt(-S) option. If the domain specified is the same as the server's +NetBIOS name, it causes the client to log on using the +server's local SAM (as opposed to the Domain SAM). + +label(minusP) +dit(bf(-P)) +operate in promptless mode. Without this mode (the default) +rpcclient displays a prompt of the form '[domain\username@host]$' + +label(minusc) +dit(bf(-c 'command string')) +execute semicolon separated commands (listed below)) + +label(minust) +dit(bf(-t terminalcode)) +This tells the Samba client how to interpret the incoming filenames, in regards +to character sets. The list here is not complete. For a complete list see your +local Samba source. Some valid options are sjis, euc, jis7, jis8, junet and hex. + +label(minusO) +dit(bf(-O socket options)) +These socket options are the same as in smb.conf (under the bt(socket options = ) +section). + +label(minuss) +dit(bf(-s smb.conf)) +Specifies the location of the all important smb.conf file. + +label(minusi) +dit(bf(-i scope)) +Defines the NetBIOS scope. For more information on NetBIOS scopes, see rfc1001 +and rfc1002. NetBIOS scopes are rarely used. + +enddit() + +label(COMMANDS) +manpagesection(COMMANDS) + +label(SPOOLSSCMD) +dit(bf(SPOOLSS Commands)) +dit(link(spoolenum)(SPOOLSSENUMPRINTERS)) +Execute an EnumPrinters call. This lists the various +installed and share printers. Refer to the MS Platform +SDK documentation for more details of the various +flags and calling options. + +dit(link(spoolenumports )(SPOOLSSENUMPORTS)) +Executes an EnumPorts call using the specified info level. +Currently only info level 1 and 2 are supported. + +dit(link(spoolenumdata)(SPOOLSSENUMPRINTERDATA)) +Enumerate all printer setting data stored on the server. +On Windows NT clients, these values are stored +in the registry, while Samba servers store them in the printers +TDB. This command corresponds to the MS Platform SDK EnumPorts +function. + +dit(link(spooljobs )(SPOOLSSENUMJOBS)) +List the jobs and status of a given printer. This command +corresponds to the MS Platform SDK EnumJobs function. + +dit(link(spoolopen )(SPOOLSSOPENPRINTER)) +Execute an OpenPrinterEx() and ClosePrinter() +RPC against a given printer. + +dit(link(spoolgetdata)(SPOOLSSGETPRINTERDATA)) +Retrive the data for a given printer setting. See the +bf(spoolenumdata) command for more information. This command +corresponds to the GetPrinterData() MS Platform SDK function. + +dit(link(spoolgetprinter )(SPOOLSSGETPRINTER)) +Retrieve the current printer information. This command +sorresponds to the GetPrinter() MS Platform SDK function. + +dit(link(spoolgetprinterdriver )(SPOOLSGETPRINTERDRIVER)) +Retrive the printer driver information (such as driver file, +config file, dependent files, etc...) for the given printer. +This command corresponds to the GetPrinterDriver() MS Platform +SDK function. + +dit(link(spoolgetprinterdriverdir )(SPOOLSSGETPRINTERDRIVERDIR)) +Execute a GetPrinterDriverDirectory() RPC to retreive the +SMB share name and subdirectory for storing printer driver +files for a given architecture. Possible values for are +"Windows 4.0" (for Windows 95/98), "Windows NT x86", "Windows NT +PowerPC", "Windows Alpha_AXP", and "Windows NT R4000". + +dit(link(spooladdprinter + )(SPOOLSSADDPRINTER)) +Add a printer on the remote server. This printer will be automatically +shared. Be aware that the printer driver must already be installed +on the server (see bf(addprinterdriver)) and the must +be a valid port name. + +dit(link(spooladdprinterdriver )(SPOOLSSADDPRINTERDRIVER)) +Execute an AddPrinterDriver() RPC to install the printer +driver information on the server. Note that the driver files +should already exist in the directort returned by +bf(spoolgetprinterdriverdir). Possible values for +are the same as those for the bf(spooolgetprintedriverdir) command. +The parameter is defined as follows: + +dit():::\ + :::\ + : + +dit()Any empty fields should be enter as the string "NULL". + +dit()Samba does not need to support the concept of Print Monitors +since these only apply to local printers whose driver can make use +of a bi-directional link for communication. This field should +be "NULL". On a remote NT print server, the Print Monitor for a driver +must already be installed prior to adding the driver or else the RPC +will fail. + +label(GENERALCMD) +dit(bf(General Commands)) +dit(link(set)(SET)) +Set miscellaneous rpcclient command line options during a running +session. + +dit(link(use)(USE)) +Connect to a rmeote SMB server. bf(rpcclient) has the ability +to maintain connections to multiple server simulaneously. + +dit(link(help)(HELP)) +Print a listing of all known commands or extended help +on a particular command. + +dit(link(quit)(QUIT)) +Exit rpcclient. + + +label(BUGS) +manpagesection(BUGS) +rpcclient is designed as a developer testing tool and may not be robust +in certain areas (such as command line parsing). It has been known to +generate a core dump upon failures when invalid parameters where +passed to the interpreter. + +From Luke Leighton's original rpcclient man page: +"WARNING! The MSRPC 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 is also a bit rough, and as more +of the services are understood, it can even result in versions of +bf(smbd(8)) and rpcclient that are incompatible for some commands or +services. Additionally, the developers are sending reports to Microsoft, +and problems found or reported to Microsoft are fixed in Service Packs, +which may result in incompatibilities." + +label(SEEALSO) +manpageseealso() +bf(samba (7)) +manpageauthor() +Samba is written by The Samba Team as Open Source. This man page was written +by Matthew Geddes, Luke Kenneth Casson, and Gerald Carter. -- cgit