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diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/nmbd.8.html b/docs/htmldocs/nmbd.8.html deleted file mode 100644 index 4f7f71fe700..00000000000 --- a/docs/htmldocs/nmbd.8.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,682 +0,0 @@ -<HTML -><HEAD -><TITLE ->nmbd</TITLE -><META -NAME="GENERATOR" -CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.57"></HEAD -><BODY -CLASS="REFENTRY" -BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" -TEXT="#000000" -LINK="#0000FF" -VLINK="#840084" -ALINK="#0000FF" -><H1 -><A -NAME="NMBD" ->nmbd</A -></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" ->smbd</B -> [-D] [-a] [-o] [-P] [-h] [-V] [-d <debug level>] [-H <lmhosts file>] [-l <log file>] [-n <primary netbios name>] [-p <port number>] [-s <configuration file>]</P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="REFSECT1" -><A -NAME="AEN23" -></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 SMBD/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 <I -CLASS="EMPHASIS" ->-n</I -> - 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 WIN - server.</P -></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="REFSECT1" -><A -NAME="AEN40" -></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 ->-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 <I -CLASS="EMPHASIS" ->NOT</I -> - 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 <I -CLASS="EMPHASIS" ->ONLY</I ->.</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</TT -></A -> file.</P -></DD -><DT ->-l <log file></DT -><DD -><P ->The -l parameter specifies a path - and base filename into which operational data from - the running <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->nmbd</B -> server will - be logged. The actual log file name is generated by - appending the extension ".nmb" to the specified base - name. For example, if the name specified was "log" - then the file log.nmb would contain the debugging data.</P -><P ->The default log file path 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 ->.</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="AEN125" -></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 section INSTALLATION below. - </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 section INSTALLATION - below.</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 section INSTALLATION below.</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 <A -HREF="smb.conf.5.html" -TARGET="_top" -><TT -CLASS="FILENAME" -> smb.conf(5)</TT -></A -> 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 <I -CLASS="EMPHASIS" -> browse master</I -> (see the <A -HREF="smb.conf.5.html#localmaster" -TARGET="_top" ->local master</A -> - parameter in the <A -HREF="smb.conf.5.html" -TARGET="_top" -><TT -CLASS="FILENAME" -> smb.conf(5)</TT -></A -> 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="AEN171" -></A -><H2 ->SIGNALS</H2 -><P ->To shut down an <B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->nmbd</B -> process it is recommended - that SIGKILL (-9) <I -CLASS="EMPHASIS" ->NOT</I -> 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 it's 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 it's server database in - the <TT -CLASS="FILENAME" ->log.nmb</TT -> file. In addition, the debug log level - of nmbd may be raised by sending it a SIGUSR1 (<B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->kill -USR1 - <nmbd-pid></B ->) and lowered by sending it a - SIGUSR2 (<B -CLASS="COMMAND" ->kill -USR2 <nmbd-pid></B ->). 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="AEN186" -></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="AEN189" -></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="AEN206" -></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 -></BODY -></HTML ->
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