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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<HTML
><HEAD
><TITLE
>nmbd</TITLE
><META
NAME="GENERATOR"
CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.77"></HEAD
><BODY
CLASS="REFENTRY"
BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"
TEXT="#000000"
LINK="#0000FF"
VLINK="#840084"
ALINK="#0000FF"
><H1
><A
NAME="NMBD"
></A
>nmbd</H1
><DIV
CLASS="REFNAMEDIV"
><A
NAME="AEN5"
></A
><H2
>Name</H2
>nmbd -- NetBIOS name server to provide NetBIOS
over IP naming services to clients</DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSYNOPSISDIV"
><A
NAME="AEN8"
></A
><H2
>Synopsis</H2
><P
><B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
> [-D] [-a] [-i] [-o] [-P] [-h] [-V] [-d <debug level>] [-H <lmhosts file>] [-l <log directory>] [-n <primary netbios name>] [-p <port number>] [-s <configuration file>]</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN24"
></A
><H2
>DESCRIPTION</H2
><P
>This program is part of the Samba suite.</P
><P
><B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
> is a server that understands
and can reply to NetBIOS over IP name service requests, like
those produced by SMB/CIFS clients such as Windows 95/98/ME,
Windows NT, Windows 2000, and LanManager clients. It also
participates in the browsing protocols which make up the
Windows "Network Neighborhood" view.</P
><P
>SMB/CIFS clients, when they start up, may wish to
locate an SMB/CIFS server. That is, they wish to know what
IP number a specified host is using.</P
><P
>Amongst other services, <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
> will
listen for such requests, and if its own NetBIOS name is
specified it will respond with the IP number of the host it
is running on. Its "own NetBIOS name" is by
default the primary DNS name of the host it is running on,
but this can be overridden with the <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>-n</I
></SPAN
>
option (see OPTIONS below). Thus <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
> will
reply to broadcast queries for its own name(s). Additional
names for <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
> to respond on can be set
via parameters in the <A
HREF="smb.conf.5.html"
TARGET="_top"
><TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
> smb.conf(5)</TT
></A
> configuration file.</P
><P
><B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
> can also be used as a WINS
(Windows Internet Name Server) server. What this basically means
is that it will act as a WINS database server, creating a
database from name registration requests that it receives and
replying to queries from clients for these names.</P
><P
>In addition, <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
> can act as a WINS
proxy, relaying broadcast queries from clients that do
not understand how to talk the WINS protocol to a WINS
server.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN41"
></A
><H2
>OPTIONS</H2
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="VARIABLELIST"
><DL
><DT
>-D</DT
><DD
><P
>If specified, this parameter causes
<B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
> to operate as a daemon. That is,
it detaches itself and runs in the background, fielding
requests on the appropriate port. By default, <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
>
will operate as a daemon if launched from a command shell.
nmbd can also be operated from the <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>inetd</B
>
meta-daemon, although this is not recommended.
</P
></DD
><DT
>-a</DT
><DD
><P
>If this parameter is specified, each new
connection will append log messages to the log file.
This is the default.</P
></DD
><DT
>-i</DT
><DD
><P
>If this parameter is specified it causes the
server to run "interactively", not as a daemon, even if the
server is executed on the command line of a shell. Setting this
parameter negates the implicit daemon mode when run from the
command line.
</P
></DD
><DT
>-o</DT
><DD
><P
>If this parameter is specified, the
log files will be overwritten when opened. By default,
<B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>smbd</B
> will append entries to the log
files.</P
></DD
><DT
>-h</DT
><DD
><P
>Prints the help information (usage)
for <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
>.</P
></DD
><DT
>-H <filename></DT
><DD
><P
>NetBIOS lmhosts file. The lmhosts
file is a list of NetBIOS names to IP addresses that
is loaded by the nmbd server and used via the name
resolution mechanism <A
HREF="smb.conf.5.html#nameresolveorder"
TARGET="_top"
> name resolve order</A
> described in <A
HREF="smb.conf.5.html"
TARGET="_top"
> <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>smb.conf(5)</TT
></A
>
to resolve any NetBIOS name queries needed by the server. Note
that the contents of this file are <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>NOT</I
></SPAN
>
used by <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
> to answer any name queries.
Adding a line to this file affects name NetBIOS resolution
from this host <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>ONLY</I
></SPAN
>.</P
><P
>The default path to this file is compiled into
Samba as part of the build process. Common defaults
are <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/usr/local/samba/lib/lmhosts</TT
>,
<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/usr/samba/lib/lmhosts</TT
> or
<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/etc/lmhosts</TT
>. See the
<A
HREF="lmhosts.5.html"
TARGET="_top"
><TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>lmhosts(5)</TT
></A
>
man page for details on the contents of this file.</P
></DD
><DT
>-V</DT
><DD
><P
>Prints the version number for
<B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
>.</P
></DD
><DT
>-d <debug level></DT
><DD
><P
>debuglevel is an integer
from 0 to 10. The default value if this parameter is
not specified is zero.</P
><P
>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.</P
><P
>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.</P
><P
>Note that specifying this parameter here will override
the <A
HREF="smb.conf.5.html#loglevel"
TARGET="_top"
>log level</A
>
parameter in the <A
HREF="smb.conf.5.html"
TARGET="_top"
><TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
> smb.conf(5)</TT
></A
> file.</P
></DD
><DT
>-l <log directory></DT
><DD
><P
>The -l parameter specifies a directory
into which the "log.nmbd" log file will be created
for operational data from the running <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
>
server. The default log directory is compiled into Samba
as part of the build process. Common defaults are <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
> /usr/local/samba/var/log.nmb</TT
>, <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
> /usr/samba/var/log.nmb</TT
> or
<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/var/log/log.nmb</TT
>. <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>Beware:</I
></SPAN
>
If the directory specified does not exist, <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
>
will log to the default debug log location defined at compile time.
</P
></DD
><DT
>-n <primary NetBIOS name></DT
><DD
><P
>This option allows you to override
the NetBIOS name that Samba uses for itself. This is identical
to setting the <A
HREF="smb.conf.5.html#netbiosname"
TARGET="_top"
> NetBIOS name</A
> parameter in the <A
HREF="smb.conf.5.html"
TARGET="_top"
>
<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>smb.conf</TT
></A
> file. However, a command
line setting will take precedence over settings in
<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>smb.conf</TT
>.</P
></DD
><DT
>-p <UDP port number></DT
><DD
><P
>UDP port number is a positive integer value.
This option changes the default UDP port number (normally 137)
that <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
> responds to name queries on. Don't
use this option unless you are an expert, in which case you
won't need help!</P
></DD
><DT
>-s <configuration file></DT
><DD
><P
>The default configuration file name
is set at build time, typically as <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
> /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf</TT
>, but
this may be changed when Samba is autoconfigured.</P
><P
>The file specified contains the configuration details
required by the server. See <A
HREF="smb.conf.5.html"
TARGET="_top"
> <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>smb.conf(5)</TT
></A
> for more information.
</P
></DD
></DL
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN131"
></A
><H2
>FILES</H2
><P
></P
><DIV
CLASS="VARIABLELIST"
><DL
><DT
><TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/etc/inetd.conf</TT
></DT
><DD
><P
>If the server is to be run by the
<B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>inetd</B
> meta-daemon, this file
must contain suitable startup information for the
meta-daemon. See the <A
HREF="UNIX_INSTALL.html"
TARGET="_top"
>UNIX_INSTALL.html</A
> document
for details.
</P
></DD
><DT
><TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/etc/rc</TT
></DT
><DD
><P
>or whatever initialization script your
system uses).</P
><P
>If running the server as a daemon at startup,
this file will need to contain an appropriate startup
sequence for the server. See the <A
HREF="UNIX_INSTALL.html"
TARGET="_top"
>UNIX_INSTALL.html</A
> document
for details.</P
></DD
><DT
><TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/etc/services</TT
></DT
><DD
><P
>If running the server via the
meta-daemon <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>inetd</B
>, this file
must contain a mapping of service name (e.g., netbios-ssn)
to service port (e.g., 139) and protocol type (e.g., tcp).
See the <A
HREF="UNIX_INSTALL.html"
TARGET="_top"
>UNIX_INSTALL.html</A
>
document for details.</P
></DD
><DT
><TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf</TT
></DT
><DD
><P
>This is the default location of the
<A
HREF="smb.conf.5.html"
TARGET="_top"
><TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>smb.conf</TT
></A
>
server configuration file. Other common places that systems
install this file are <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/usr/samba/lib/smb.conf</TT
>
and <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/etc/smb.conf</TT
>.</P
><P
>When run as a WINS server (see the
<A
HREF="smb.conf.5.html#WINSSUPPORT"
TARGET="_top"
>wins support</A
>
parameter in the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>smb.conf(5)</TT
> man page),
<B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
>
will store the WINS database in the file <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>wins.dat</TT
>
in the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>var/locks</TT
> directory configured under
wherever Samba was configured to install itself.</P
><P
>If <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
> is acting as a <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
> browse master</I
></SPAN
> (see the <A
HREF="smb.conf.5.html#LOCALMASTER"
TARGET="_top"
>local master</A
>
parameter in the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>smb.conf(5)</TT
> man page,
<B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
>
will store the browsing database in the file <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>browse.dat
</TT
> in the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>var/locks</TT
> directory
configured under wherever Samba was configured to install itself.
</P
></DD
></DL
></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN178"
></A
><H2
>SIGNALS</H2
><P
>To shut down an <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
> process it is recommended
that SIGKILL (-9) <SPAN
CLASS="emphasis"
><I
CLASS="EMPHASIS"
>NOT</I
></SPAN
> be used, except as a last
resort, as this may leave the name database in an inconsistent state.
The correct way to terminate <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
> is to send it
a SIGTERM (-15) signal and wait for it to die on its own.</P
><P
><B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
> will accept SIGHUP, which will cause
it to dump out its namelists into the file <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>namelist.debug
</TT
> in the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>/usr/local/samba/var/locks</TT
>
directory (or the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>var/locks</TT
> directory configured
under wherever Samba was configured to install itself). This will also
cause <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>nmbd</B
> to dump out its server database in
the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>log.nmb</TT
> file.</P
><P
>The debug log level of nmbd may be raised or lowered using
<A
HREF="smbcontrol.1.html"
TARGET="_top"
><B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>smbcontrol(1)</B
>
</A
> (SIGUSR[1|2] signals are no longer used in Samba 2.2). This is
to allow transient problems to be diagnosed, whilst still running
at a normally low log level.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN194"
></A
><H2
>VERSION</H2
><P
>This man page is correct for version 2.2 of
the Samba suite.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN197"
></A
><H2
>SEE ALSO</H2
><P
><B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>inetd(8)</B
>, <A
HREF="smbd.8.html"
TARGET="_top"
><B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>smbd(8)</B
></A
>,
<A
HREF="smb.conf.5.html"
TARGET="_top"
><TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>smb.conf(5)</TT
>
</A
>, <A
HREF="smbclient.1.html"
TARGET="_top"
><B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>smbclient(1)
</B
></A
>, <A
HREF="testparm.1.html"
TARGET="_top"
><B
CLASS="COMMAND"
> testparm(1)</B
></A
>, <A
HREF="testprns.1.html"
TARGET="_top"
> <B
CLASS="COMMAND"
>testprns(1)</B
></A
>, and the Internet RFC's
<TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>rfc1001.txt</TT
>, <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
>rfc1002.txt</TT
>.
In addition the CIFS (formerly SMB) specification is available
as a link from the Web page <A
HREF="http://samba.org/cifs/"
TARGET="_top"
>
http://samba.org/cifs/</A
>.</P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN214"
></A
><H2
>AUTHOR</H2
><P
>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.</P
><P
>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
<A
HREF="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/"
TARGET="_top"
> ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</A
>) and updated for the Samba 2.0
release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for
Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter</P
></DIV
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></HTML
>
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