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.TH "RPCCLIENT" "1" "04 March 2003" "" ""
.SH NAME
rpcclient \- tool for executing client side MS-RPC functions
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBrpcclient\fR [ \fB-A authfile\fR ] [ \fB-c \fR ] [ \fB-d debuglevel\fR ] [ \fB-h\fR ] [ \fB-l logfile\fR ] [ \fB-N\fR ] [ \fB-s \fR ] [ \fB-U username[%password]\fR ] [ \fB-W workgroup\fR ] [ \fB-N\fR ] [ \fB-I destinationIP\fR ] \fBserver\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
This tool is part of the Samba suite.
.PP
\fBrpcclient\fR is a utility initially developed
to test MS-RPC functionality in Samba itself. It has undergone
several stages of development and stability. Many system administrators
have now written scripts around it to manage Windows NT clients from
their UNIX workstation.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
\fBserver\fR
NetBIOS name of Server to which to connect.
The server can be any SMB/CIFS server. The name is
resolved using the \fIname resolve order\fR line from
\fIsmb.conf(5)\fR.
.TP
\fB-A|--authfile=filename\fR
This option allows
you to specify a file from which to read the username and
password used in the connection. The format of the file is
.nf
username =
password =
domain =
.fi
Make certain that the permissions on the file restrict
access from unwanted users.
.TP
\fB-c|--command='command string'\fR
execute semicolon separated commands (listed
below))
.TP
\fB-d|--debug=debuglevel\fR
\fIdebuglevel\fR is an integer
from 0 to 10. The default value if this parameter is
not specified is zero.
The higher this value, the more detail will be
logged to the log files about the activities of the
server. At level 0, only critical errors and serious
warnings will be logged. Level 1 is a reasonable level for
day to day running - it generates a small amount of
information about operations carried out.
Levels above 1 will generate considerable
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 file.
.TP
\fB-h|--help\fR
Print a summary of command line options.
.TP
\fB-I IP-address\fR
\fIIP address\fR is the address of the server to connect to.
It should be specified in standard "a.b.c.d" notation.
Normally the client would attempt to locate a named
SMB/CIFS server by looking it up via the NetBIOS name resolution
mechanism described above in the \fIname resolve order\fR
parameter above. Using this parameter will force the client
to assume that the server is on the machine with the specified IP
address and the NetBIOS name component of the resource being
connected to will be ignored.
There is no default for this parameter. If not supplied,
it will be determined automatically by the client as described
above.
.TP
\fB-l|--logfile=logbasename\fR
File name for log/debug files. The extension
\&'.client' will be appended. The log file is
never removed by the client.
.TP
\fB-N|--nopass\fR
instruct \fBrpcclient\fR not to ask
for a password. By default, \fBrpcclient\fR will
prompt for a password. See also the \fI-U\fR
option.
.TP
\fB-s|--conf=smb.conf\fR
Specifies the location of the all-important
\fIsmb.conf\fR file.
.TP
\fB-U|--user=username[%password]\fR
Sets the SMB username or username and password.
If %password is not specified, the user will be prompted. The
client will first check the \fBUSER\fR environment variable, then the
\fBLOGNAME\fR variable and if either exists, the
string is uppercased. If these environmental variables are not
found, the username GUEST is used.
A third option is to use a credentials file which
contains the plaintext of the username and password. This
option is mainly provided for scripts where the admin does not
wish to pass the credentials on the command line or via environment
variables. If this method is used, make certain that the permissions
on the file restrict access from unwanted users. See the
\fI-A\fR for more details.
Be cautious about including passwords in scripts. Also, on
many systems the command line of a running process may be seen
via the \fBps\fR command. To be safe always allow
\fBrpcclient\fR to prompt for a password and type
it in directly.
.TP
\fB-W|--workgroup=domain\fR
Set the SMB domain of the username. This
overrides the default domain which is the domain defined in
smb.conf. If the domain specified is the same as the server's NetBIOS name,
it causes the client to log on using the server's local SAM (as
opposed to the Domain SAM).
.SH "COMMANDS"
.PP
\fBLSARPC\fR
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBlsaquery\fR
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBlookupsids\fR - Resolve a list
of SIDs to usernames.
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBlookupnames\fR - Resolve a list
of usernames to SIDs.
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBenumtrusts\fR
.PP
.PP
\fBSAMR\fR
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBqueryuser\fR
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBquerygroup\fR
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBqueryusergroups\fR
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBquerygroupmem\fR
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBqueryaliasmem\fR
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBquerydispinfo\fR
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBquerydominfo\fR
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBenumdomgroups\fR
.PP
.PP
\fBSPOOLSS\fR
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBadddriver \fR
- Execute an AddPrinterDriver() RPC to install the printer driver
information on the server. Note that the driver files should
already exist in the directory returned by
\fBgetdriverdir\fR. Possible values for
\fIarch\fR are the same as those for
the \fBgetdriverdir\fR command.
The \fIconfig\fR parameter is defined as
follows:
.nf
Long Printer Name:\\
Driver File Name:\\
Data File Name:\\
Config File Name:\\
Help File Name:\\
Language Monitor Name:\\
Default Data Type:\\
Comma Separated list of Files
.fi
Any empty fields should be enter as the string "NULL".
Samba does not need to support the concept of Print Monitors
since these only apply to local printers whose driver can make
use of a bi-directional link for communication. This field should
be "NULL". On a remote NT print server, the Print Monitor for a
driver must already be installed prior to adding the driver or
else the RPC will fail.
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBaddprinter
\fR
- Add a printer on the remote server. This printer
will be automatically shared. Be aware that the printer driver
must already be installed on the server (see \fBadddriver\fR)
and the \fIport\fRmust be a valid port name (see
\fBenumports\fR.
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBdeldriver\fR - Delete the
specified printer driver for all architectures. This
does not delete the actual driver files from the server,
only the entry from the server's list of drivers.
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBenumdata\fR - Enumerate all
printer setting data stored on the server. On Windows NT clients,
these values are stored in the registry, while Samba servers
store them in the printers TDB. This command corresponds
to the MS Platform SDK GetPrinterData() function (* This
command is currently unimplemented).
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBenumjobs \fR
- List the jobs and status of a given printer.
This command corresponds to the MS Platform SDK EnumJobs()
function (* This command is currently unimplemented).
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBenumports [level]\fR
- Executes an EnumPorts() call using the specified
info level. Currently only info levels 1 and 2 are supported.
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBenumdrivers [level]\fR
- Execute an EnumPrinterDrivers() call. This lists the various installed
printer drivers for all architectures. Refer to the MS Platform SDK
documentation for more details of the various flags and calling
options. Currently supported info levels are 1, 2, and 3.
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBenumprinters [level]\fR
- Execute an EnumPrinters() call. This lists the various installed
and share printers. Refer to the MS Platform SDK documentation for
more details of the various flags and calling options. Currently
supported info levels are 0, 1, and 2.
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBgetdata \fR
- Retrieve the data for a given printer setting. See
the \fBenumdata\fR command for more information.
This command corresponds to the GetPrinterData() MS Platform
SDK function (* This command is currently unimplemented).
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBgetdriver \fR
- Retrieve the printer driver information (such as driver file,
config file, dependent files, etc...) for
the given printer. This command corresponds to the GetPrinterDriver()
MS Platform SDK function. Currently info level 1, 2, and 3 are supported.
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBgetdriverdir \fR
- Execute a GetPrinterDriverDirectory()
RPC to retrieve the SMB share name and subdirectory for
storing printer driver files for a given architecture. Possible
values for \fIarch\fR are "Windows 4.0"
(for Windows 95/98), "Windows NT x86", "Windows NT PowerPC", "Windows
Alpha_AXP", and "Windows NT R4000".
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBgetprinter \fR
- Retrieve the current printer information. This command
corresponds to the GetPrinter() MS Platform SDK function.
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBopenprinter \fR
- Execute an OpenPrinterEx() and ClosePrinter() RPC
against a given printer.
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBsetdriver
\fR
- Execute a SetPrinter() command to update the printer driver
associated with an installed printer. The printer driver must
already be correctly installed on the print server.
See also the \fBenumprinters\fR and
\fBenumdrivers\fR commands for obtaining a list of
of installed printers and drivers.
.PP
\fBGENERAL OPTIONS\fR
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBdebuglevel\fR - Set the current
debug level used to log information.
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBhelp (?)\fR - Print a listing of all
known commands or extended help on a particular command.
.TP 0.2i
\(bu
\fBquit (exit)\fR - Exit \fBrpcclient
\fR.
.SH "BUGS"
.PP
\fBrpcclient\fR is designed as a developer testing tool
and may not be robust in certain areas (such as command line parsing).
It has been known to generate a core dump upon failures when invalid
parameters where passed to the interpreter.
.PP
From Luke Leighton's original rpcclient man page:
.PP
\fB"WARNING!\fR The MSRPC over SMB code has
been developed from examining Network traces. No documentation is
available from the original creators (Microsoft) on how MSRPC over
SMB works, or how the individual MSRPC services work. Microsoft's
implementation of these services has been demonstrated (and reported)
to be... a bit flaky in places.
.PP
The development of Samba's implementation is also a bit rough,
and as more of the services are understood, it can even result in
versions of \fBsmbd(8)\fR and \fBrpcclient(1)\fR
that are incompatible for some commands or services. Additionally,
the developers are sending reports to Microsoft, and problems found
or reported to Microsoft are fixed in Service Packs, which may
result in incompatibilities."
.SH "VERSION"
.PP
This man page is correct for version 3.0 of the Samba
suite.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
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.
.PP
The original rpcclient man page was written by Matthew
Geddes, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton, and rewritten by Gerald Carter.
The conversion to DocBook for Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald
Carter.