mailto(samba-bugs@samba.org) manpage(Samba htmlcommand((7)))(7)(23 Oct 1998)(Samba)() label(NAME) manpagename(Samba)(A Windows SMB/CIFS fileserver for UNIX) label(SYNOPSIS) manpagesynopsis() bf(Samba) label(DESCRIPTION) manpagedescription() The Samba software suite is a collection of programs that implements the Server Message Block(commonly abbreviated as SMB) protocol for UNIX systems. This protocol is sometimes also referred to as the Common Internet File System (CIFS), LanManager or NetBIOS protocol. label(COMPONENTS) manpagesection(COMPONENTS) The Samba suite is made up of several components. Each component is described in a separate manual page. It is strongly recommended that you read the documentation that comes with Samba and the manual pages of those components that you use. If the manual pages aren't clear enough then please send a patch or bug report to email(samba-bugs@samba.org). startdit() dit(url(bf(smbd))(smbd.8.html)) nl() nl() The url(bf(smbd) (8))(smbd.8.html) daemon provides the file and print services to SMB clients, such as Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows for Workgroups or LanManager. The configuration file for this daemon is described in url(bf(smb.conf (5)))(smb.conf.5.html). dit(url(bf(nmbd))(nmbd.8.html)) nl() nl() The url(bf(nmbd) (8))(nmbd.8.html) daemon provides NetBIOS nameserving and browsing support. The configuration file for this daemon is described in url(bf(smb.conf (5)))(smb.conf.5.html). dit(url(bf(smbclient))(smbclient.1.html)) nl() nl() The url(bf(smbclient) (1))(smbclient.1.html) program implements a simple ftp-like client. This is useful for accessing SMB shares on other compatible servers (such as Windows NT), and can also be used to allow a UNIX box to print to a printer attached to any SMB server (such as a PC running Windows NT). dit(url(bf(rpcclient))(rpcclient.1.html)) nl() nl() The url(bf(rpcclient) (1))(rpcclient.1.html) program is a client that can 'talk' to an SMB/CIFS MSRPC server. Operations include things like managing a SAM Database (users, groups and aliases) in the same way as the Windows NT programs bf(User Manager for Domains) and bf(Server Manager for Domains); managing a remote registry in the same way as the Windows NT programs bf(REGEDT32.EXE) and bf(REGEDIT.EXE); viewing a remote event log (same as bf(EVENTVWR.EXE)). dit(url(bf(testparm))(testparm.1.html)) nl() nl() The url(bf(testparm (1)))(testparm.1.html) utility allows you to test your url(bf(smb.conf (5)))(smb.conf.5.html) configuration file. dit(url(bf(testprns))(testprns.1.html)) nl() nl() the url(bf(testprns (1)))(testprns.1.html) utility allows you to test the printers defined in your printcap file. dit(url(bf(smbstatus))(smbstatus.1.html)) nl() nl() The url(bf(smbstatus) (1))(smbstatus.1.html) utility allows you list current connections to the url(bf(smbd (8)))(smbd.8.html) server. dit(url(bf(nmblookup))(nmblookup.1.html)) nl() nl() the url(bf(nmblookup (1)))(nmblookup.1.html) utility allows NetBIOS name queries to be made from the UNIX machine. dit(url(bf(make_smbcodepage))(make_smbcodepage.1.html)) nl() nl() The url(bf(make_smbcodepage (1)))(make_smbcodepage.1.html) utility allows you to create SMB code page definition files for your url(bf(smbd (8)))(smbd.8.html) server. dit(url(bf(smbpasswd))(smbpasswd.8.html)) nl() nl() The url(bf(smbpasswd (8)))(smbpasswd.8.html) utility allows you to change SMB encrypted passwords on Samba and Windows NT(tm) servers. enddit() label(AVAILABILITY) manpagesection(AVAILABILITY) The Samba software suite is licensed under the GNU Public License (GPL). A copy of that license should have come with the package in the file COPYING. You are encouraged to distribute copies of the Samba suite, but please obey the terms of this license. The latest version of the Samba suite can be obtained via anonymous ftp from samba.org in the directory pub/samba/. It is also available on several mirror sites worldwide. You may also find useful information about Samba on the newsgroup comp.protocols.smb and the Samba mailing list. Details on how to join the mailing list are given in the README file that comes with Samba. If you have access to a WWW viewer (such as Netscape or Mosaic) then you will also find lots of useful information, including back issues of the Samba mailing list, at url(http://samba.org/samba/)(http://samba.org/samba/). label(VERSION) manpagesection(VERSION) This man page is correct for version 2.0 of the Samba suite. label(CONTRIBUTIONS) manpagesection(CONTRIBUTIONS) If you wish to contribute to the Samba project, then I suggest you join the Samba mailing list at email(samba@samba.org). See the Web page at url(http://samba.org/listproc)(http://samba.org/listproc) for details on how to do this. If you have patches to submit or bugs to report then you may mail them directly to email(samba-bugs@samba.org). Note, however, that due to the enormous popularity of this package the Samba Team may take some time to respond to mail. We prefer patches in em(diff -u) format. label(CREDITS) manpagesection(CREDITS) Contributors to the project are now too numerous to mention here but all deserve the thanks of all Samba users. To see a full list, look at url(ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/change-log)(ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/change-log) for the pre-CVS changes and at url(ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/cvs.log)(ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/cvs.log) for the contributors to Samba post-CVS. CVS is the Open Source source code control system used by the Samba Team to develop Samba. The project would have been unmanageable without it. In addition, several commercial organizations now help fund the Samba Team with money and equipment. For details see the Samba Web pages at url(http://samba.org/samba/samba-thanks.html)(http://samba.org/samba/samba-thanks.html). label(AUTHOR) manpageauthor() The original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell email(samba-bugs@samba.org). 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 url(bf(ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/))(ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/)) and updated for the Samba2.0 release by Jeremy Allison. email(samba-bugs@samba.org).