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-.TH TESTPARM 1 17/1/1995 testparm testparm
+.TH TESTPARM 1 "26 Oct 1997" "testparm 1.9.18alpha5"
.SH NAME
testparm \- check an smbd configuration file for internal correctness
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ is a very simple test program to check an
.B smbd
configuration
file for internal correctness. If this program reports no problems, you can use
-the configuration file with confidence that smbd will successfully
+the configuration file with confidence that
+.B smbd
+will successfully
load the configuration file.
Note that this is NOT a guarantee that the services specified in the
@@ -56,18 +58,18 @@ parameter is supplied, or strange things may happen.
.SH FILES
.B smb.conf
.RS 3
-This is usually the name of the configuration file used by smbd.
+This is usually the name of the configuration file used by
+.BR smbd .
.RE
.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
Not applicable.
-
.SH INSTALLATION
The location of the server and its support files is a matter for individual
system administrators. The following are thus suggestions only.
It is recommended that the
.B testparm
-program be installed under the /usr/local hierarchy, in a directory readable
+program be installed under the /usr/local/samba hierarchy, in a directory readable
by all, writeable only by root. The program itself should be executable by all.
The program should NOT be setuid or setgid!
.SH VERSION
@@ -78,8 +80,8 @@ the program 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
-.B smb.conf(5),
-.B smbd(8)
+.BR smb.conf (5),
+.BR smbd (8)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
The program will issue a message saying whether the configuration file loaded
OK or not. This message may be preceded by errors and warnings if the file
@@ -93,12 +95,15 @@ Other messages are self-explanatory.
None known.
.SH CREDITS
The original Samba software and related utilities were created by
-Andrew Tridgell (samba-bugs@anu.edu.au). Andrew is also the Keeper
+Andrew Tridgell (samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au). Andrew is also the Keeper
of the Source for this project.
-The testparm program and this man page were written by Karl Auer
-(Karl.Auer@anu.edu.au)
+The
+.B testparm
+program and this man page were written by Karl Auer. Bug reports to
+samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au.
See
-.B samba(7) for a full list of contributors and details on how to
+.BR samba (7)
+for a full list of contributors and details on how to
submit bug reports, comments etc.