samba-tool
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Samba
System Administration tools
4.0
samba-tool
Main Samba administration tool.
samba-tool
-h
-W myworkgroup
-U user
-d debuglevel
--v
DESCRIPTION
This tool is part of the samba
7 suite.
OPTIONS
-h|--help
Show this help message and exit
-s FILE|--configfile=FILE
Configuration file
-d DEBUGLEVEL|--debuglevel=DEBUGLEVEL
Debug Level
--option=OPTION
Set smb.conf option from command line
--realm=REALM
Set the realm name
--simple-bind-dn=DN
DN to use for a simple bind
--password=PASSWORD
Password
-U USERNAME|--username=USERNAME
Username
-W WORKGROUP|--workgroup=WORKGROUP
Workgroup
-N|--no-pass
Don't ask for a password
-k KERBEROS|--kerberos=KERBEROS
Use Kerberos
--ipaddress=IPADDRESS
IP address of the server
--version
Display version number
COMMANDS
dbcheck
Check the local AD database for errors.
delegation
Manage Delegations.
delegation add-service <replaceable>accountname</replaceable> <replaceable>principal</replaceable> [options]
Add a service principal as msDS-AllowedToDelegateTo.
delegation del-service <replaceable>accountname</replaceable> <replaceable>principal</replaceable> [options]
Delete a service principal as msDS-AllowedToDelegateTo.
delegation for-any-protocol <replaceable>accountname</replaceable> [(on|off)] [options]
Set/unset UF_TRUSTED_TO_AUTHENTICATE_FOR_DELEGATION (S4U2Proxy)
for an account.
delegation for-any-service <replaceable>accountname</replaceable> [(on|off)] [options]
Set/unset UF_TRUSTED_FOR_DELEGATION for an account.
delegation show <replaceable>accountname</replaceable> [options]
Show the delegation setting of an account.
dns
Manage Domain Name Service (DNS).
dns add <replaceable>server</replaceable> <replaceable>zone</replaceable> <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>A|AAAA|PTR|CNAME|NS|MX|SRV|TXT</replaceable> <replaceable>data</replaceable>
Add a DNS record.
dns delete <replaceable>server</replaceable> <replaceable>zone</replaceable> <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>A|AAAA|PTR|CNAME|NS|MX|SRV|TXT</replaceable> <replaceable>data</replaceable>
Delete a DNS record.
dns query <replaceable>server</replaceable> <replaceable>zone</replaceable> <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>A|AAAA|PTR|CNAME|NS|MX|SRV|TXT|ALL</replaceable> [options] <replaceable>data</replaceable>
Query a name.
dns roothints <replaceable>server</replaceable> [<replaceable>name</replaceable>] [options]
Query root hints.
dns serverinfo <replaceable>server</replaceable> [options]
Query server information.
dns update <replaceable>server</replaceable> <replaceable>zone</replaceable> <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>A|AAAA|PTR|CNAME|NS|MX|SRV|TXT</replaceable> <replaceable>olddata</replaceable> <replaceable>newdata</replaceable>
Update a DNS record.
dns zonecreate <replaceable>server</replaceable> <replaceable>zone</replaceable> [options]
Create a zone.
dns zonedelete <replaceable>server</replaceable> <replaceable>zone</replaceable> [options]
Delete a zone.
dns zoneinfo <replaceable>server</replaceable> <replaceable>zone</replaceable> [options]
Query zone information.
dns zonelist <replaceable>server</replaceable> [options]
List zones.
domain
Manage Domain.
domain classicupgrade [options] <replaceable>classic_smb_conf</replaceable>
Upgrade from Samba classic (NT4-like) database to Samba AD DC
database.
domain dcpromo <replaceable>dnsdomain</replaceable> [DC|RODC] [options]
Promote an existing domain member or NT4 PDC to an AD DC.
domain demote
Demote ourselves from the role of domain controller.
domain exportkeytab <replaceable>keytab</replaceable> [options]
Dumps Kerberos keys of the domain into a keytab.
domain info <replaceable>ip_address</replaceable> [options]
Print basic info about a domain and the specified DC.
domain join <replaceable>dnsdomain</replaceable> [DC|RODC|MEMBER|SUBDOMAIN] [options]
Join a domain as either member or backup domain controller.
domain level <replaceable>show|raise</replaceable> <replaceable>options</replaceable> [options]
Show/raise domain and forest function levels.
domain passwordsettings <replaceable>show|set</replaceable> <replaceable>options</replaceable> [options]
Show/set password settings.
domain provision
Promote an existing domain member or NT4 PDC to an AD DC.
drs
Manage Directory Replication Services (DRS).
drs bind
Show DRS capabilities of a server.
drs kcc
Trigger knowledge consistency center run.
drs options
Query or change options for NTDS Settings
object of a domain controller.
drs replicate <replaceable>destination_DC</replaceable> <replaceable>source_DC</replaceable> <replaceable>NC</replaceable> [options]
Replicate a naming context between two DCs.
drs showrepl
Show replication status.
dsacl
Administer DS ACLs
dsacl set
Modify access list on a directory object.
fsmo
Manage Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO).
fsmo seize [options]
Seize the role.
fsmo show
Show the roles.
fsmo transfer [options]
Transfer the role.
gpo
Manage Group Policy Objects (GPO).
gpo create <replaceable>displayname</replaceable> [options]
Create an empty GPO.
gpo del <replaceable>gpo</replaceable> [options]
Delete GPO.
gpo dellink <replaceable>container_dn</replaceable> <replaceable>gpo</replaceable> [options]
Delete GPO link from a container.
gpo fetch <replaceable>gpo</replaceable> [options]
Download a GPO.
gpo getinheritance <replaceable>container_dn</replaceable> [options]
Get inheritance flag for a container.
gpo getlink <replaceable>container_dn</replaceable> [options]
List GPO Links for a container.
gpo list <replaceable>username</replaceable> [options]
List GPOs for an account.
gpo listall
List all GPOs.
gpo listcontainers <replaceable>gpo</replaceable> [options]
List all linked containers for a GPO.
gpo setinheritance <replaceable>container_dn</replaceable> <replaceable>block|inherit</replaceable> [options]
Set inheritance flag on a container.
gpo setlink <replaceable>container_dn</replaceable> <replaceable>gpo</replaceable> [options]
Add or Update a GPO link to a container.
gpo show <replaceable>gpo</replaceable> [options]
Show information for a GPO.
group
Manage groups.
group add <replaceable>groupname</replaceable> [options]
Create a new AD group.
group addmembers <replaceable>groupname</replaceable> <replaceable>members</replaceable> [options]
Add members to an AD group.
group delete <replaceable>groupname</replaceable> [options]
Delete an AD group.
group list
List all groups.
group listmembers <replaceable>groupname</replaceable> [options]
List all members of the specified AD group.
group removemembers <replaceable>groupname</replaceable> <replaceable>members</replaceable> [options]
Remove members from the specified AD group.
ldapcmp <replaceable>URL1</replaceable> <replaceable>URL2</replaceable> <replaceable>domain|configuration|schema|dnsdomain|dnsforest</replaceable> [options]
Compare two LDAP databases.
ntacl
Manage NT ACLs.
ntacl get <replaceable>file</replaceable> [options]
Get ACLs on a file.
ntacl set <replaceable>acl</replaceable> <replaceable>file</replaceable> [options]
Set ACLs on a file.
ntacl sysvolcheck
Check sysvol ACLs match defaults (including correct ACLs on GPOs).
ntacl sysvolreset
Reset sysvol ACLs to defaults (including correct ACLs on GPOs).
rodc
Manage Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC).
rodc preload <replaceable>SID</replaceable>|<replaceable>DN</replaceable>|<replaceable>accountname</replaceable> [options]
Preload one account for an RODC.
sites
Manage sites.
sites create <replaceable>site</replaceable> [options]
Create a new site.
sites remove <replaceable>site</replaceable> [options]
Delete an esxisting site.
spn
Manage Service Principal Names (SPN).
spn add <replaceable>name</replaceable> <replaceable>user</replaceable> [options]
Create a new SPN.
spn delete <replaceable>name</replaceable> [<replaceable>user</replaceable>] [options]
Delete an existing SPN.
spn list <replaceable>user</replaceable> [options]
List SPNs of a given user.
testparm
Check the syntax of the configuration file.
time
Retrieve the time on a server.
user
Manage users.
user add <replaceable>username</replaceable> [<replaceable>password</replaceable>]
Create a new user. Please note that this subcommand is deprecated
and available for compatibility reasons only. Please use
samba-tool user create instead.
user create <replaceable>username</replaceable> [<replaceable>password</replaceable>]
Create a new user in the Active Directory Domain.
user delete <replaceable>username</replaceable> [options]
Delete an existing user account.
user disable <replaceable>username</replaceable>
Disable an user account.
user enable <replaceable>username</replaceable>
Enable an user account.
user list
List all users.
user password [options]
Change password for an user account (the one provided in
authentication).
user setexpiry <replaceable>username</replaceable> [options]
Set the expiration of an user account.
user setpassword <replaceable>username</replaceable> [options]
Sets or resets the password of an user account.
vampire [options] <replaceable>domain</replaceable>
Join and synchronise a remote AD domain to the local server.
Please note that samba-tool vampire is deprecated,
please use samba-tool domain join instead.
help
Gives usage information.
VERSION
This man page is complete for version 4 of the Samba
suite.
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 samba-tool manpage was written by Karolin Seeger.