From 9d006c08f4e3b0818841a3f3fe2cba6bb8b175f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simo Sorce Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 00:40:47 +0000 Subject: the pdbedit tool manpage (This used to be commit 4aecb650e1ece234fb7359270deb74fe1c1a4a16) --- docs/docbook/manpages/pdbedit.8.sgml | 291 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 291 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/docbook/manpages/pdbedit.8.sgml (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/docbook/manpages/pdbedit.8.sgml b/docs/docbook/manpages/pdbedit.8.sgml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..9cfa9432c9 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docbook/manpages/pdbedit.8.sgml @@ -0,0 +1,291 @@ + + + + + pdbedit + 8 + + + + + pdbedit + manage the SAM database + + + + + pdbedit + -l + -v + -w + -u username + -f fullname + -h homedir + -d drive + -s script + -p profile + -a + -m + -x + -i file + + + + + DESCRIPTION + + This tool is part of the + Samba suite. + + The pdbedit program is used to manage the users accounts + stored in the sam database and can be run only by root. + + The pdbedit tool use the passdb modular interface and is + independent from the kind of users database used (currently there + are smbpasswd, ldap, nis+ and tdb based and more can be addedd + without changing the tool). + + There are five main ways to use pdbedit: adding a user account, + removing a user account, modifing a user account, listing user + accounts, importing users accounts. + + + + OPTIONS + + + -l + This option list all the user accounts + present in the users database. + This option prints a list of user/uid pairs separated by + the ':' character. + + Example: pdbedit -l + + sorce:500:Simo Sorce + samba:45:Test User + + + + + + + + -v + This option sets the verbose listing format. + It will make pdbedit list the users in the database printing + out the account fields in a descriptive format. + + Example: pdbedit -l -v + + --------------- + username: sorce + user ID/Group: 500/500 + user RID/GRID: 2000/2001 + Full Name: Simo Sorce + Home Directory: \\BERSERKER\sorce + HomeDir Drive: H: + Logon Script: \\BERSERKER\netlogon\sorce.bat + Profile Path: \\BERSERKER\profile + --------------- + username: samba + user ID/Group: 45/45 + user RID/GRID: 1090/1091 + Full Name: Test User + Home Directory: \\BERSERKER\samba + HomeDir Drive: + Logon Script: + Profile Path: \\BERSERKER\profile + + + + + + + + -w + This option sets the "smbpasswd" listing format. + It will make pdbedit list the users in the database printing + out the account fields in a format compatible with the + smbpasswd file format. (see the smbpasswd(5) for details) + + Example: pdbedit -l -w + + sorce:500:508818B733CE64BEAAD3B435B51404EE:D2A2418EFC466A8A0F6B1DBB5C3DB80C:[UX ]:LCT-00000000: + samba:45:0F2B255F7B67A7A9AAD3B435B51404EE:BC281CE3F53B6A5146629CD4751D3490:[UX ]:LCT-3BFA1E8D: + + + + + + + -u username + This option specifies that the username to be + used for the operation requested (listing, adding, removing) + It is required in add, remove and modify + operations and optional in list + operations. + + + + + + + + -f fullname + This option can be used while adding or + modifing a user account. It will specify the user's full + name. + + Example: -f "Simo Sorce" + + + + + + + -h homedir + This option can be used while adding or + modifing a user account. It will specify the user's home + directory network path. + + Example: -h "\\\\BERSERKER\\sorce" + + + + + + + + -d drive + This option can be used while adding or + modifing a user account. It will specify the windows drive + letter to be used to map the home directory. + + Example: -d "H:" + + + + + + + -s script + This option can be used while adding or + modifing a user account. It will specify the user's logon + script path. + + Example: -s "\\\\BERSERKER\\netlogon\\sorce.bat" + + + + + + + -p profile + This option can be used while adding or + modifing a user account. It will specify the user's profile + directory. + + Example: -p "\\\\BERSERKER\\netlogon" + + + + + + + -a + This option is used to add a user into the + database. This command need the user name be specified with + the -u switch. When adding a new user pdbedit will also + ask for the password to be used + + Example: pdbedit -a -u sorce + new password: + retype new password + + + + + + + + -m + This option may only be used in conjunction + with the -a option. It will make + pdbedit to add a machine trust account instead of a user + account (-u username will provide the machine name). + + Example: pdbedit -a -m -u w2k-wks + + + + + + + -x + This option causes pdbedit to delete an account + from the database. It need the username be specified with the + -u switch. + + Example: pdbedit -x -u bob + + + + + + -i file + This command is used to import a smbpasswd + file into the database. + + This option will ease migration from the plain smbpasswd + file database to more powerful backend databases like tdb and + ldap. + + Example: pdbedit -i /etc/smbpasswd.old + + + + + + + + + NOTES + + This command may be used only by root. + + + + + VERSION + + This man page is correct for version 2.2 of + the Samba suite. + + + + SEE ALSO + smbpasswd(8), + samba(7) + + + + + AUTHOR + + The original Samba software and related utilities + were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed + by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar + to the way the Linux kernel is developed. + + 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 + + + -- cgit