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-.TH NMBD 8 nmbd nmbd
-.SH NAME
-nmbd \- provide netbios nameserver support to clients
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B nmbd
-[
-.B \-D
-] [
-.B \-H
-.I netbios hosts file
-] [
-.B \-d
-.I debuglevel
-] [
-.B \-l
-.I log basename
-] [
-.B \-n
-.I netbios name
-] [
-.B \-p
-.I port number
-] [
-.B \-s
-.I configuration file
-]
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-This program is part of the Samba suite.
-
-.B nmbd
-is a server that understands and can reply to netbios
-name service requests, like those produced by LanManager
-clients. It also controls browsing.
-
-LanManager clients, when they start up, may wish to locate a LanManager server.
-That is, they wish to know what IP number a specified host is using.
-
-This program simply listens for such requests, and if its own name is specified
-it will respond with the IP number of the host it is running on.
-Its "own name" is by default the name of the host it is running on,
-but this can be overriden with the
-.B \-n
-option (see "OPTIONS" below).
-
-.B nmbd
-can also be used as a WINS (Windows Internet Name Server) server.
-What this basically means is that it will respond to all name requests that
-it receives that are not broadcasts, as long as it can resolve the name.
-Resolvable names include all names in the netbios hosts file (if any, see
-.B \-H
-below), its own name, and any other names that it may have learned about
-from other browsers on the network.
-A change to previous versions is that nmbd will now no longer
-do this automatically by default.
-.SH OPTIONS
-.B \-B
-
-.RS 3
-This option is obsolete. Please use the "interfaces" option in smb.conf instead.
-.RE
-
-.B \-I
-
-.RS 3
-This option is obsolete. Please use the "interfaces" option in smb.conf instead.
-.RE
-
-.B \-D
-
-.RS 3
-If specified, this parameter causes the server to operate as a daemon. That is,
-it detaches itself and runs in the background, fielding requests on the
-appropriate port.
-
-By default, the server will NOT operate as a daemon.
-.RE
-
-.B \-C comment string
-
-.RS 3
-This option is obsolete. Please use the "server string" option in smb.conf
-instead.
-.RE
-
-.B \-G
-
-.RS 3
-This option is obsolete. Please use the "workgroup" option in smb.conf instead.
-.RE
-
-.B \-H
-.I netbios hosts file
-
-.RS 3
-It may be useful in some situations to be able to specify a list of
-netbios names for which the server should send a reply if queried.
-This option allows you to specify a file containing such a list.
-The syntax of the hosts file is similar to the standard /etc/hosts file
-format, but has some extensions.
-
-The file contains three columns. Lines beginning with a # are ignored
-as comments. The first column is an IP address, or a hostname. If it
-is a hostname then it is interpreted as the IP address returned by
-gethostbyname() when read. An IP address of 0.0.0.0 will be
-interpreted as the server's own IP address.
-
-The second column is a netbios name. This is the name that the server
-will respond to. It must be less than 20 characters long.
-
-The third column is optional, and is intended for flags. Currently the
-only flag supported is M, which means that this name is the default
-netbios name for this machine. This has the same effect as specifying the
-.B \-n
-option to
-.BR nmbd .
-
-NOTE: The G and S flags are now obsolete and are replaced by the
-"interfaces" and "remote announce" options in smb.conf.
-
-The default hosts file name is set at compile time, typically as
-.I /etc/lmhosts,
-but this may be changed in the Samba Makefile.
-
-After startup the server waits for queries, and will answer queries for
-any name known to it. This includes all names in the netbios hosts file,
-its own name, and any other names it may have learned about from other
-browsers on the network.
-
-The primary intention of the
-.B \-H
-option is to allow a mapping from netbios names to internet domain names.
-
-.B Example:
-
- # This is a sample netbios hosts file
-
- # DO NOT USE THIS FILE AS-IS
- # YOU MAY INCONVENIENCE THE OWNERS OF THESE IPs
- # if you want to include a name with a space in it then
- # use double quotes.
-
- # next add a netbios alias for a faraway host
- arvidsjaur.anu.edu.au ARVIDSJAUR
-
- # finally put in an IP for a hard to find host
- 130.45.3.213 FREDDY
-
-.RE
-.B \-N
-
-.RS 3
-This option is obsolete. Please use the "interfaces" option in smb.conf instead.
-.RE
-
-.B \-d
-.I debuglevel
-
-.RS 3
-This option sets the debug level. See
-.BR smb.conf (5).
-.RE
-
-.B \-l
-.I log file
-
-.RS 3
-The
-.I log file
-parameter specifies a path and base filename into which operational data
-from the running
-.B nmbd
-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.
-
-The default log file is specified at compile time, typically as
-.I /var/log/log.nmb.
-.RE
-
-.B \-n
-.I netbios name
-
-.RS 3
-This option allows you to override the Netbios name that Samba uses for itself.
-.RE
-
-.B \-p
-.I port number
-.RS 3
-
-port number is a positive integer value.
-
-Don't use this option unless you are an expert, in which case you
-won't need help!
-.RE
-
-.B \-s
-.I configuration file
-
-.RS 3
-The default configuration file name is set at compile time, typically as
-.I /etc/smb.conf,
-but this may be changed in the Samba Makefile.
-
-The file specified contains the configuration details required by the server.
-See
-.BR smb.conf (5)
-for more information.
-.RE
-.SH VERSION
-
-This man page is (mostly) correct for version 1.9.16 of the Samba
-suite, plus some of the recent patches to it. These notes will
-necessarily lag behind development of the software, so it is possible
-that your version of the server has extensions or parameter semantics
-that differ from or are not covered by this man page. Please notify
-these to the address below for rectification.
-.SH SEE ALSO
-.BR inetd (8),
-.BR smbd (8),
-.BR smb.conf (5),
-.BR smbclient (1),
-.BR testparm (1),
-.BR testprns (1)
-.SH CREDITS
-The original Samba software and related utilities were created by
-Andrew Tridgell (samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au). Andrew is also the Keeper
-of the Source for this project.
-