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diff --git a/docs/manpages/lmhosts.5 b/docs/manpages/lmhosts.5 index 3609ca256f0..23a0ea33162 100644 --- a/docs/manpages/lmhosts.5 +++ b/docs/manpages/lmhosts.5 @@ -1,92 +1,92 @@ -.TH "lmhosts " "5" "23 Oct 1998" "Samba" "SAMBA" -.PP -.SH "NAME" +.\" This manpage has been automatically generated by docbook2man-spec +.\" from a DocBook document. docbook2man-spec can be found at: +.\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/hacks/docbook2X/> +.\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches, +.\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>. +.TH "LMHOSTS" "5" "22 February 2001" "" "" +.SH NAME lmhosts \- The Samba NetBIOS hosts file -.PP -.SH "SYNOPSIS" -.PP -lmhosts is the \fBSamba\fP NetBIOS name to IP address mapping file\&. -.PP -.SH "DESCRIPTION" -.PP -This file is part of the \fBSamba\fP suite\&. -.PP -\fBlmhosts\fP is the \fBSamba\fP NetBIOS name to IP address mapping file\&. It -is very similar to the \fB/etc/hosts\fP file format, except that the -hostname component must correspond to the NetBIOS naming format\&. -.PP -.SH "FILE FORMAT" -.PP -It is an ASCII file containing one line for NetBIOS name\&. The two -fields on each line are separated from each other by white space\&. Any -entry beginning with # is ignored\&. Each line in the lmhosts file -contains the following information : -.PP -.IP -.IP o -\fBIP Address\fP - in dotted decimal format\&. -.IP -.IP o -\fBNetBIOS Name\fP - This name format is a maximum fifteen -character host name, with an optional trailing \f(CW\'#\'\fP character -followed by the NetBIOS name type as two hexadecimal digits\&. -.IP -If the trailing \f(CW\'#\'\fP is omitted then the given IP address will be -returned for all names that match the given name, whatever the NetBIOS -name type in the lookup\&. -.IP -.PP +.SH SYNOPSIS +.PP +\fIlmhosts\fR is the Samba <URL:samba.7.html> NetBIOS name to IP address mapping file. +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +.PP +This file is part of the < Samba <URL:samba.7.html> suite. +.PP +\fIlmhosts\fR is the \fBSamba +\fRNetBIOS name to IP address mapping file. It +is very similar to the \fI/etc/hosts\fR file +format, except that the hostname component must correspond +to the NetBIOS naming format. +.SH "FILE FORMAT" +.PP +It is an ASCII file containing one line for NetBIOS name. +The two fields on each line are separated from each other by +white space. Any entry beginning with '#' is ignored. Each line +in the lmhosts file contains the following information : +.TP 0.2i +\(bu +IP Address - in dotted decimal format. +.TP 0.2i +\(bu +NetBIOS Name - This name format is a +maximum fifteen character host name, with an optional +trailing '#' character followed by the NetBIOS name type +as two hexadecimal digits. + +If the trailing '#' is omitted then the given IP +address will be returned for all names that match the given +name, whatever the NetBIOS name type in the lookup. +.PP An example follows : -.PP -# -.br -# Sample Samba lmhosts file\&. -.br -# -.br -192\&.9\&.200\&.1 TESTPC -.br -192\&.9\&.200\&.20 NTSERVER#20 -.br -192\&.9\&.200\&.21 SAMBASERVER -.br -.PP -Contains three IP to NetBIOS name mappings\&. The first and third will -be returned for any queries for the names \f(CW"TESTPC"\fP and -\f(CW"SAMBASERVER"\fP respectively, whatever the type component of the -NetBIOS name requested\&. -.PP -The second mapping will be returned only when the \f(CW"0x20"\fP name type -for a name \f(CW"NTSERVER"\fP is queried\&. Any other name type will not be -resolved\&. -.PP -The default location of the \fBlmhosts\fP file is in the same directory -as the \fBsmb\&.conf\fP file\&. -.PP -.SH "VERSION" -.PP -This man page is correct for version 2\&.0 of the Samba suite\&. -.PP -.SH "SEE ALSO" -.PP -\fBsmb\&.conf (5)\fP, -\fBsmbclient (1)\fP, -\fBsmbpasswd (8)\fP, \fBsamba (7)\fP\&. -.PP -.SH "AUTHOR" -.PP -The original Samba software and related utilities were created by -Andrew Tridgell samba@samba\&.org\&. 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 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 -\fBftp://ftp\&.icce\&.rug\&.nl/pub/unix/\fP) -and updated for the Samba2\&.0 release by Jeremy Allison\&. -samba@samba\&.org\&. -.PP -See \fBsamba (7)\fP to find out how to get a full -list of contributors and details on how to submit bug reports, -comments etc\&. +.PP +.PP +.sp +.nf +# +#Sample Samba lmhosts file. +# +192.9.200.1 TESTPC +192.9.200.20 NTSERVER#20 +192.9.200.21 SAMBASERVER + +.sp +.fi +.PP +.PP +Contains three IP to NetBIOS name mappings. The first +and third will be returned for any queries for the names "TESTPC" +and "SAMBASERVER" respectively, whatever the type component of +the NetBIOS name requested. +.PP +.PP +The second mapping will be returned only when the "0x20" name +type for a name "NTSERVER" is queried. Any other name type will not +be resolved. +.PP +.PP +The default location of the \fIlmhosts\fR file +is in the same directory as the +smb.conf(5)> <URL:smb.conf.5.html> file. +.PP +.SH "VERSION" +.PP +This man page is correct for version 2.2 of +the Samba suite. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.PP +\fBsmbclient(1) +\fR <URL:smbclient.1.html>, smb.conf(5) <URL:smb.conf.5.html#NAMERESOLVEORDER>, and \fB smbpasswd(8)\fR <URL:smbpasswd.8.html> +.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 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 +ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/ <URL:ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 +release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for +Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter |