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diff --git a/docs/manpages/nmbd.8 b/docs/manpages/nmbd.8 index 875de31f42d..46b29f1f959 100644 --- a/docs/manpages/nmbd.8 +++ b/docs/manpages/nmbd.8 @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ .\" <http://shell.ipoline.com/~elmert/hacks/docbook2X/> .\" Please send any bug reports, improvements, comments, patches, .\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>. -.TH "NMBD" "8" "08 May 2002" "" "" +.TH "NMBD" "8" "28 August 2002" "" "" .SH NAME nmbd \- NetBIOS name server to provide NetBIOS over IP naming services to clients .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ but this can be overridden with the \fB-n\fR option (see OPTIONS below). Thus \fBnmbd\fR will reply to broadcast queries for its own name(s). Additional names for \fBnmbd\fR to respond on can be set -via parameters in the \fI smb.conf(5)\fRconfiguration file. +via parameters in the \fI smb.conf(5)\fR configuration file. .PP \fBnmbd\fR can also be used as a WINS (Windows Internet Name Server) server. What this basically means @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ for \fBnmbd\fR. 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 name resolve order +resolution mechanism name resolve order described in \fIsmb.conf(5)\fR to resolve any NetBIOS name queries needed by the server. Note that the contents of this file are \fBNOT\fR used by \fBnmbd\fR to answer any name queries. @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ The default path to this file is compiled into Samba as part of the build process. Common defaults are \fI/usr/local/samba/lib/lmhosts\fR, \fI/usr/samba/lib/lmhosts\fR or -\fI/etc/lmhosts\fR. See the \fIlmhosts(5)\fRman page for details on the +\fI/etc/lmhosts\fR. See the \fIlmhosts(5)\fR man page for details on the contents of this file. .TP \fB-V\fR @@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ and generate HUGE amounts of log data, most of which is extremely cryptic. Note that specifying this parameter here will override -the log level -parameter in the \fI smb.conf\fRfile. +the log level +parameter in the \fI smb.conf\fR file. .TP \fB-l <log directory>\fR The -l parameter specifies a directory @@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ will log to the default debug log location defined at compile time. \fB-n <primary NetBIOS name>\fR This option allows you to override the NetBIOS name that Samba uses for itself. This is identical -to setting the NetBIOS nameparameter in the -\fIsmb.conf\fRfile. However, a command +to setting the NetBIOS name parameter in the +\fIsmb.conf\fR file. However, a command line setting will take precedence over settings in \fIsmb.conf\fR. .TP @@ -153,14 +153,14 @@ is set at build time, typically as \fI /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf\fR, but this may be changed when Samba is autoconfigured. The file specified contains the configuration details -required by the server. See \fIsmb.conf(5)\fRfor more information. +required by the server. See \fIsmb.conf(5)\fR for more information. .SH "FILES" .TP \fB\fI/etc/inetd.conf\fB\fR If the server is to be run by the \fBinetd\fR meta-daemon, this file must contain suitable startup information for the -meta-daemon. See the UNIX_INSTALL.htmldocument +meta-daemon. See the UNIX_INSTALL.html document for details. .TP \fB\fI/etc/rc\fB\fR @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ system uses). If running the server as a daemon at startup, this file will need to contain an appropriate startup -sequence for the server. See the UNIX_INSTALL.htmldocument +sequence for the server. See the UNIX_INSTALL.html document for details. .TP \fB\fI/etc/services\fB\fR @@ -219,19 +219,28 @@ the \fIlog.nmb\fR file. .PP The debug log level of nmbd may be raised or lowered using \fBsmbcontrol(1)\fR -(SIGUSR[1|2] signals are no longer used in Samba 2.2). This is + (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. +.SH "TROUBLESHOOTING" +.PP +One of the common causes of difficulty when installing Samba and SWAT +is the existsnece of some type of firewall or port filtering software +on the Samba server. Make sure that the appropriate ports +outlined in this man page are available on the server and are not currently +being blocked by some type of security software such as iptables or +"port sentry". For more troubleshooting information, refer to the additional +documentation included in the Samba distribution. .SH "VERSION" .PP This man page is correct for version 2.2 of the Samba suite. .SH "SEE ALSO" .PP -\fBinetd(8)\fR, \fBsmbd(8)\fR, +\fBinetd(8)\fR, \fBsmbd(8)\fR \fIsmb.conf(5)\fR -, \fBsmbclient(1) -\fR, and the Internet RFC's + \fBsmbclient(1) +\fR and the Internet RFC's \fIrfc1001.txt\fR, \fIrfc1002.txt\fR. In addition the CIFS (formerly SMB) specification is available as a link from the Web page |