From 99bde6889d3d8b7a9e950c86c30e82662e1dacdd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gerald Carter Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 02:58:53 +0000 Subject: syncing files from 3.0 into HEAD again (This used to be commit bca0bba209255d0effbae6a3d3b6d298f0952c3a) --- docs/htmldocs/smbd.8.html | 23 +++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/htmldocs/smbd.8.html') diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/smbd.8.html b/docs/htmldocs/smbd.8.html index 5b71bd7196..291ddbc0f6 100644 --- a/docs/htmldocs/smbd.8.html +++ b/docs/htmldocs/smbd.8.html @@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ configuration details required by the server. The information in this file includes server-specific information such as what printcap file to use, as well as descriptions of all the services that the server is -to provide. See -smb.conf(5) for more information. +to provide. See smb.conf for more information. The default configuration file name is determined at compile time.

-d|--debug=debuglevel

debuglevel is an integer from 0 to 10. The default value if this parameter is @@ -69,9 +68,8 @@ 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.

Note that specifying this parameter here will -override the log -level parameter in the -smb.conf(5) file.

-l|--logfile=logbasename

File name for log/debug files. The extension +override the log level parameter +in the smb.conf file.

-l|--logfile=logbasename

File name for log/debug files. The extension ".client" will be appended. The log file is never removed by the client.

-h|--help

Print a summary of command line options. @@ -82,7 +80,8 @@ never removed by the client. file will be created for informational and debug messages from the running server. The log file generated is never removed by the server although - its size may be controlled by the max log size + its size may be controlled by the + max log size option in the smb.conf(5) file. Beware: If the directory specified does not exist, smbd will log to the default debug log location defined at compile time. @@ -104,18 +103,15 @@ never removed by the client. in the above situation.

FILES

/etc/inetd.conf

If the server is to be run by the inetd meta-daemon, this file must contain suitable startup information for the - meta-daemon. See the "How to Install and Test SAMBA" - document for details. + meta-daemon.

/etc/rc

or whatever initialization script your system uses).

If running the server as a daemon at startup, this file will need to contain an appropriate startup - sequence for the server. See the "How to Install and Test SAMBA" - document for details.

/etc/services

If running the server via the + sequence for the server.

/etc/services

If running the server via the meta-daemon inetd, this file must contain a mapping of service name (e.g., netbios-ssn) to service port (e.g., 139) and protocol type (e.g., tcp). - See the "How to Install and Test SAMBA" - document for details.

/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf

This is the default location of the smb.conf(5) server configuration file. Other common places that systems +

/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf

This is the default location of the smb.conf(5) server configuration file. Other common places that systems install this file are /usr/samba/lib/smb.conf and /etc/samba/smb.conf.

This file describes all the services the server is to make available to clients. See smb.conf(5) for more information.

LIMITATIONS

On some systems smbd cannot change uid back @@ -131,8 +127,7 @@ never removed by the client. is not specific to the server, however.

PAM INTERACTION

Samba uses PAM for authentication (when presented with a plaintext password), for account checking (is this account disabled?) and for session management. The degree too which samba supports PAM is restricted - by the limitations of the SMB protocol and the obey - pam restricions smb.conf(5) paramater. When this is set, the following restrictions apply: + by the limitations of the SMB protocol and the obey pam restrictions smb.conf(5) paramater. When this is set, the following restrictions apply:

  • Account Validation: All accesses to a samba server are checked against PAM to see if the account is vaild, not disabled and is permitted to -- cgit