smbclient {servicename} [password] [-b <buffer size>] [-d debuglevel] [-D Directory] [-U username] [-W workgroup] [-M <netbios name>] [-m maxprotocol] [-A authfile] [-N] [-l logfile] [-L <netbios name>] [-I destinationIP] [-E] [-c <command string>] [-i scope] [-O <socket options>] [-p port] [-R <name resolve order>] [-s <smb config file>] [-T<c|x>IXFqgbNan]

{servicename} [password] [-b <buffer size>] [-d debuglevel] [-D Directory] [-U username] [-W workgroup] [-M <netbios name>] [-m maxprotocol] [-A authfile] [-N] [-l logfile] [-L <netbios name>] [-I destinationIP] [-E] [-c <command string>] [-i scope] [-O <socket options>] [-p port] [-R <name resolve order>] [-s <smb config file>] [-T<c|x>IXFqgbNan] [-k]

DESCRIPTION

This tool is part of the SambaThis tool is part of the Samba(7) suite.

smbclient is a client that can 'talk' to an SMB/CIFS server. It offers an interface - similar to that of the ftp program (see ftp(1)ftp(1)). Operations include things like getting files from the server to the local machine, putting files from the local machine to @@ -71,7 +76,7 @@ CLASS="COMMAND" >

OPTIONS

smbclient or - using the name resolve order parameter in the smb.confsmb.conf(5) file, allowing an administrator to change the order and methods by which server names are looked up.

-s smb.conf

Specifies the location of the all important - smb.confSpecifies the location of the all + important smb.conf(5) file.

TCP socket options to set on the client - socket. See the socket options parameter in the smb.conf (5) manpage for the list of valid + socket. See the socket options parameter in + the smb.conf(5) manual page for the list of valid options.

The options are :"lmhosts", "host", "wins" and "bcast". They - cause names to be resolved as follows :

lmhosts

lmhosts(5)

lmhosts

host

/etc/hosts @@ -248,7 +267,7 @@ CLASS="FILENAME" >wins : Query a name with +>: Query a name with the IP address listed in the bcast : Do a broadcast on +>: Do a broadcast on each of the known local interfaces listed in the

If this parameter is not set then the name resolve order - defined in the smb.confsmb.conf(5) file parameter (name resolve order) will be used.

name resolve order parameter of the smb.conf parameter of the smb.conf(5) file the name resolution methods will be attempted in this order.

options useful, as they allow you to control the FROM and TO parts of the message. See the message command parameter in the smb.conf(5)See the message command parameter in the smb.conf(5) for a description of how to handle incoming WinPopup messages in Samba. username = <value> password = <value> -domain = <value> - If the domain parameter is missing the current workgroup name @@ -690,12 +722,14 @@ CLASS="COMMAND" >

Override the default workgroup (domain) specified - in the workgroup parameter of the smb.conf - file for this connection. This may be needed to connect to some - servers.

smb.conf(5) file for this connection. This may be + needed to connect to some servers.

-T tar options

All file names can be given as DOS path names (with '\' +>All file names can be given as DOS path names (with '\\' as the component separator) or as UNIX path names (with '/' as the component separator).

-c 'print -'.

-k

Try to authenticate with kerberos. Only useful in + an Active Directory environment. +

OPERATIONS smb:\> The backslash ("\") indicates the current working directory +>The backslash ("\\") indicates the current working directory on the server, and will change if the current working directory is changed. NOTES ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES INSTALLATION To test the client, you will need to know the name of a - running SMB/CIFS server. It is possible to run smbd(8) - smbd(8) as 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. DIAGNOSTICS VERSION This man page is correct for version 2.2 of - the Samba suite. This man page is correct for version 2.2 of the Samba suite. AUTHOR 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/) and updated for the Samba 2.0 release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for - Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter