smbd

Synopsis

smbd [-D] [-F] [-S] [-i] [-h] [-V] [-b] [-d <debug level>] [-l <log directory>] [-p <port number>] [-O <socket option>] [-s <configuration file>]

[-D] [-F] [-S] [-i] [-h] [-V] [-b] [-d <debug level>] [-l <log directory>] [-p <port number>] [-O <socket option>] [-s <configuration file>]

DESCRIPTION

This program is part of the Samba suite.

This program is part of the Samba(7) suite.

An extensive description of the services that the server can provide is given in the man page for the configuration file controlling the attributes of those - services (see smb.conf(5) -smb.conf(5). This man page will not describe the services, but will concentrate on the administrative aspects of running the server.

Please note that there are significant security - implications to running this server, and the smb.conf(5) - manpage should be regarded as mandatory reading before + implications to running this server, and the smb.conf(5) manual page should be regarded as mandatory reading before proceeding with installation.

A session is created whenever a client requests one. @@ -104,7 +109,7 @@ CLASS="COMMAND" >

OPTIONS
-d <debug level>
-d <debug level>
log - level parameter in the smb.conf(5) parameter in the smb.conf(5) file.
-l <log directory>
-l <log directory>If specified, @@ -280,18 +289,25 @@ CLASS="REPLACEABLE" its size may be controlled by the max log size - option in the smb.conf(5)max log size file. + option in the smb.conf(5) file. Beware: If the directory specified does not exist,
-O <socket options>
-O <socket options>
See the socket options - parameter in the smb.conf(5) -socket options + parameter in the smb.conf(5) file for details.
-p <port number>
-p <port number>
-s <configuration file>
-s <configuration file>The file specified contains the @@ -362,13 +381,12 @@ CLASS="REPLACEABLE" 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)smb.conf(5) for more information. The default configuration file name is determined at compile time. FILES meta-daemon, this file must contain suitable startup information for the meta-daemon. See the UNIX_INSTALL.html"How to Install and Test SAMBA" document for details. If running the server as a daemon at startup, this file will need to contain an appropriate startup sequence for the server. See the UNIX_INSTALL.html"How to Install and Test SAMBA" document for details.UNIX_INSTALL.html"How to Install and Test SAMBA" document for details.
This is the default location of the - smb.conf - server configuration file. Other common places that systems +>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/smb.conf/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.
smb.conf(5) for more information.

LIMITATIONS
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
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 paramater. When this is set, the following restrictions apply: +>obey + pam restricions 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 @@ -573,9 +600,12 @@ CLASS="EMPHASIS" >
Session Management: When not using share level secuirty, users must pass PAM's session checks before access is granted. Note however, that this is bypassed in share level secuirty. @@ -588,7 +618,7 @@ CLASS="EMPHASIS" >
VERSION
DIAGNOSTICS
SIGNALS
SIGKILL (-9) NOT be used, except as a last resort, as this may leave the shared memory area in an inconsistent state. The safe way to terminate @@ -660,16 +693,14 @@ CLASS="COMMAND" CLASS="COMMAND" >smbd may be raised - or lowered using smbcontrol(1) - program (SIGUSR[1|2] signals are no longer used in - Samba 2.2). This is to allow transient problems to be diagnosed, + or lowered using smbcontrol(1) program (SIGUSR[1|2] signals are no longer + used since Samba 2.2). This is to allow transient problems to be diagnosed, whilst still running at a normally low log level.
Note that as the signal handlers send a debug write, @@ -688,55 +719,55 @@ CLASS="COMMAND" >
SEE ALSO
hosts_access(5), inetd(8), - nmbd(8), - smb.conf(5) - , smbclient(1) - , testparm(1), testprns(1), and the Internet RFC's - hosts_access(5), inetd(8), nmbd(8), smb.conf(5), smbclient(1), testparm(1), testprns(1), and the + Internet RFC's rfc1001.txt,
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