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diff --git a/docs/manpages/smbmount.8 b/docs/manpages/smbmount.8 index 259dea7d6d..a254c7d023 100644 --- a/docs/manpages/smbmount.8 +++ b/docs/manpages/smbmount.8 @@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ .\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/hacks/docbook2X/> .\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches, .\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>. -.TH "SMBMOUNT" "8" "23 February 2001" "" "" +.TH SMBMOUNT 8 "24 Mar 2001" "smbmount 2.2.0-alpha3" .SH NAME -smbmount \- mount and smbfs filesystem +smbmount \- mount an smbfs filesystem .SH SYNOPSIS .sp \fBsmbumount\fR \fBservice\fR \fBmount-point\fR [ \fB-o options\fR ] @@ -16,8 +16,17 @@ is usually invoked as \fBmount.smb\fR from the \fBmount(8)\fR command when using the "-t smb" option. The kernel must support the smbfs filesystem. .PP -Options to smbmount are specified as a comma separated list -of key=value pairs. +Options to smbmount are specified as a comma separated +list of key=value pairs. It is possible to send options other +than those listed here, assuming that smbfs supports them. If +you get mount failures, check your kernel log for errors on +unknown options. +.PP +smbmount is a daemon. After mounting it keeps running until +the mounted smbfs is umounted. It will log things that happen +when in daemon mode using the "machine name" smbmount, so +typically this output will end up in log.smbmount. The +smbmount process may also be called mount.smbfs. .PP \fBNOTE:\fR \fBsmbmount\fR calls \fBsmbmnt(8)\fR to do the actual mount. You @@ -27,26 +36,47 @@ that it can be found. .TP \fBusername=<arg>\fR specifies the username to connect as. If -this is not given then the environment variable \fI $USER\fR is used. This option can also take the -form "user%password" or "user/workgroup" or -"user/workgroup%password" to allow the password and workgroup +this is not given, then the environment variable \fB USER\fR is used. This option can also take the +form "user%password" or "user/workgroup" or +"user/workgroup%password" to allow the password and workgroup to be specified as part of the username. .TP \fBpassword=<arg>\fR -specifies the SMB password. If not given then -\fBsmbmount\fR will prompt for a passeword, unless -the guest option is given. +specifies the SMB password. If this +option is not given then the environment variable +\fBPASSWD\fR is used. If it can find +no password \fBsmbmount\fR will prompt +for a passeword, unless the guest option is +given. +.TP +\fBcredentials=<filename>\fR +specifies a file that contains a username +and/or password. The format of the file is: + +.sp +.nf + username = <value> + password = <value> + +.sp +.fi + +This is preferred over having passwords in plaintext in a +shared file, such as /etc/fstab. Be sure to protect any +credentials file properly. .TP \fBnetbiosname=<arg>\fR sets the source NetBIOS name. It defaults to the local hostname. .TP \fBuid=<arg>\fR -sets the uid that files will be mounted as. +sets the uid that will own all files on +the mounted filesystem. It may be specified as either a username or a numeric uid. .TP \fBgid=<arg>\fR -sets the gid that files will be mounted as. +sets the gid that will own all files on +the mounted filesystem. It may be specified as either a groupname or a numeric gid. .TP @@ -76,7 +106,7 @@ sets the workgroup on the destination .TP \fBsockopt=<arg>\fR sets the TCP socket options. See the \fIsmb.conf -\fR <URL:smb.conf.5.html#SOCKETOPTIONS> \fIsocket options\fR option. +\fR\fIsocket options\fR option. .TP \fBscope=<arg>\fR sets the NetBIOS scope @@ -89,11 +119,75 @@ mount read-only .TP \fBrw\fR mount read-write +.TP +\fBiocharset=<arg>\fR +sets the charset used by the linux side for codepage +to charset translations (NLS). Argument should be the +name of a charset, like iso8859-1. (Note: only kernel +2.4.0 or later) +.TP +\fBcodepage=<arg>\fR +sets the codepage the server uses. See the iocharset +option. Example value cp850. (Note: only kernel 2.4.0 +or later) +.TP +\fBttl=<arg>\fR +how long a directory listing is cached in milliseconds +(also affects visibility of file size and date +changes). A higher value means that changes on the +server take longer to be noticed but it can give +better performance on large directories, especially +over long distances. Default is 1000ms but something +like 10000ms (10 seconds) is probably more reasonable +in many cases. +(Note: only kernel 2.4.2 or later) +.SH "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES" +.PP +The variable \fBUSER\fR may contain the username of the +person using the client. This information is used only if the +protocol level is high enough to support session-level +passwords. The variable can be used to set both username and +password by using the format username%password. +.PP +The variable \fBPASSWD\fR may contain the password of the +person using the client. This information is used only if the +protocol level is high enough to support session-level +passwords. +.PP +The variable \fBPASSWD_FILE\fR may contain the pathname of +a file to read the password from. A single line of input is +read and used as password. +.SH "BUGS" +.PP +Not many known smbmount bugs. But one smbfs bug is +important enough to mention here anyway: +.TP 0.2i +\(bu +Mounts sometimes stop working. This is usually +caused by smbmount terminating. Since smbfs needs smbmount to +reconnect when the server disconnects, the mount will go +dead. A re-mount normally fixes this. At least 2 ways to +trigger this bug are known. +.PP +Note that the typical response to a bugreport is suggestion +to try the latest version first. So please try doing that first, +and always include which versions you use of relevant software +when reporting bugs (minimum: samba, kernel, distribution) +.PP +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.PP +Documentation/filesystems/smbfs.txt in the kernel source tree +may contain additional options and information. .SH "AUTHOR" .PP +Volker Lendecke, Andrew Tridgell, Michael H. Warfield +and others. +.PP The current maintainer of smbfs and the userspace tools \fBsmbmount\fR, \fBsmbumount\fR, -and \fBsmbmnt\fR is Urban Widmark <URL:mailto:urban@teststation.com> +and \fBsmbmnt\fR is Urban Widmark <URL:mailto:urban@teststation.com>. +The SAMBA Mailing list <URL:mailto:samba@samba.org> +is the preferred place to ask questions regarding these programs. .PP The conversion of this manpage for Samba 2.2 was performed by Gerald Carter |