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+<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>samba</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.68.1"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="refentry" lang="en"><a name="samba.7"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>samba — A Windows SMB/CIFS fileserver for UNIX</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">samba</code> </p></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2489025"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2><p>The Samba software suite is a collection of programs
+ that implements the Server Message Block (commonly abbreviated
+ as SMB) protocol for UNIX systems. This protocol is sometimes
+ also referred to as the Common Internet File System (CIFS). For a
+ more thorough description, see <a href="http://www.ubiqx.org/cifs/" target="_top">
+ http://www.ubiqx.org/cifs/</a>. Samba also implements the NetBIOS
+ protocol in nmbd.</p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><a href="smbd.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbd</span>(8)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p>The <span><strong class="command">smbd</strong></span> daemon provides the file and print services to
+ SMB clients, such as Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows
+ for Workgroups or LanManager. The configuration file
+ for this daemon is described in <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a>
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="nmbd.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">nmbd</span>(8)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p>The <span><strong class="command">nmbd</strong></span>
+ daemon provides NetBIOS nameservice and browsing
+ support. The configuration file for this daemon
+ is described in <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a></p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="smbclient.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbclient</span>(1)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p>The <span><strong class="command">smbclient</strong></span>
+ program implements a simple ftp-like client. This
+ is useful for accessing SMB shares on other compatible
+ servers (such as Windows NT), and can also be used
+ to allow a UNIX box to print to a printer attached to
+ any SMB server (such as a PC running Windows NT).</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="testparm.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">testparm</span>(1)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p>The <span><strong class="command">testparm</strong></span>
+ utility is a simple syntax checker for Samba's <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> configuration file.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="testprns.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">testprns</span>(1)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p>The <span><strong class="command">testprns</strong></span>
+ utility supports testing printer names defined
+ in your <code class="filename">printcap</code> file used
+ by Samba.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="smbstatus.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbstatus</span>(1)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p>The <span><strong class="command">smbstatus</strong></span>
+ tool provides access to information about the
+ current connections to <span><strong class="command">smbd</strong></span>.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="nmblookup.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">nmblookup</span>(1)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p>The <span><strong class="command">nmblookup</strong></span>
+ tools allows NetBIOS name queries to be made
+ from a UNIX host.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="smbpasswd.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbpasswd</span>(8)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p>The <span><strong class="command">smbpasswd</strong></span>
+ command is a tool for changing LanMan and Windows NT
+ password hashes on Samba and Windows NT servers.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="smbcacls.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbcacls</span>(1)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p>The <span><strong class="command">smbcacls</strong></span> command is
+ a tool to set ACL's on remote CIFS servers. </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="smbsh.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbsh</span>(1)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p>The <span><strong class="command">smbsh</strong></span> command is
+ a program that allows you to run a unix shell with
+ with an overloaded VFS.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="smbtree.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbtree</span>(1)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p>The <span><strong class="command">smbtree</strong></span> command
+ is a text-based network neighborhood tool.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="smbtar.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbtar</span>(1)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p>The <span><strong class="command">smbtar</strong></span> can make
+ backups of data on CIFS/SMB servers.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="smbspool.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbspool</span>(8)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p><span><strong class="command">smbspool</strong></span> is a
+ helper utility for printing on printers connected
+ to CIFS servers. </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="smbcontrol.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbcontrol</span>(1)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p><span><strong class="command">smbcontrol</strong></span> is a utility
+ that can change the behaviour of running samba daemons.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="rpcclient.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">rpcclient</span>(1)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p><span><strong class="command">rpcclient</strong></span> is a utility
+ that can be used to execute RPC commands on remote
+ CIFS servers.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="pdbedit.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">pdbedit</span>(8)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p>The <span><strong class="command">pdbedit</strong></span> command
+ can be used to maintain the local user database on
+ a samba server.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="findsmb.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">findsmb</span>(1)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p>The <span><strong class="command">findsmb</strong></span> command
+ can be used to find SMB servers on the local network.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="net.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">net</span>(8)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p>The <span><strong class="command">net</strong></span> command
+ is supposed to work similar to the DOS/Windows
+ NET.EXE command.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="swat.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">swat</span>(8)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p><span><strong class="command">swat</strong></span> is a web-based
+ interface to configuring <code class="filename">smb.conf</code>.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="winbindd.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">winbindd</span>(8)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p><span><strong class="command">winbindd</strong></span> is a daemon
+ that is used for integrating authentication and
+ the user database into unix.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="wbinfo.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">wbinfo</span>(1)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p><span><strong class="command">wbinfo</strong></span> is a utility
+ that retrieves and stores information related to winbind.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="profiles.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">profiles</span>(1)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p><span><strong class="command">profiles</strong></span> is a command-line
+ utility that can be used to replace all occurences of
+ a certain SID with another SID.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="log2pcap.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">log2pcap</span>(1)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p><span><strong class="command">log2pcap</strong></span> is a utility
+ for generating pcap trace files from Samba log
+ files.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="vfstest.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">vfstest</span>(1)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p><span><strong class="command">vfstest</strong></span> is a utility
+ that can be used to test vfs modules.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="ntlm_auth.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">ntlm_auth</span>(1)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p><span><strong class="command">ntlm_auth</strong></span> is a helper-utility
+ for external programs wanting to do NTLM-authentication.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term">
+<a href="smbmount.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbmount</span>(8)</span></a>,
+<a href="smbumount.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbumount</span>(8)</span></a>,
+<a href="smbmnt.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbmnt</span>(8)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p><span><strong class="command">smbmount</strong></span>,<span><strong class="command">smbumount</strong></span> and <span><strong class="command">smbmnt</strong></span> are commands that can be used to
+ mount CIFS/SMB shares on Linux.
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><a href="smbcquotas.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbcquotas</span>(1)</span></a></span></dt><dd><p><span><strong class="command">smbcquotas</strong></span> is a tool that
+ can set remote QUOTA's on server with NTFS 5. </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2451546"></a><h2>COMPONENTS</h2><p>The Samba suite is made up of several components. Each
+ component is described in a separate manual page. It is strongly
+ recommended that you read the documentation that comes with Samba
+ and the manual pages of those components that you use. If the
+ manual pages and documents aren't clear enough then please visit
+ <a href="http://devel.samba.org/" target="_top">http://devel.samba.org</a>
+ for information on how to file a bug report or submit a patch.</p><p>If you require help, visit the Samba webpage at
+ <a href="http://samba.org/" target="_top">http://www.samba.org/</a> and
+ explore the many option available to you.
+ </p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2451580"></a><h2>AVAILABILITY</h2><p>The Samba software suite is licensed under the
+ GNU Public License(GPL). A copy of that license should
+ have come with the package in the file COPYING. You are
+ encouraged to distribute copies of the Samba suite, but
+ please obey the terms of this license.</p><p>The latest version of the Samba suite can be
+ obtained via anonymous ftp from samba.org in the
+ directory pub/samba/. It is also available on several
+ mirror sites worldwide.</p><p>You may also find useful information about Samba
+ on the newsgroup <a href="news:comp.protocols.smb" target="_top">
+ comp.protocol.smb</a> and the Samba mailing
+ list. Details on how to join the mailing list are given in
+ the README file that comes with Samba.</p><p>If you have access to a WWW viewer (such as Mozilla
+ or Konqueror) then you will also find lots of useful information,
+ including back issues of the Samba mailing list, at
+ <a href="http://lists.samba.org/" target="_top">http://lists.samba.org</a>.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2451626"></a><h2>VERSION</h2><p>This man page is correct for version 3.0 of the
+ Samba suite. </p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2451637"></a><h2>CONTRIBUTIONS</h2><p>If you wish to contribute to the Samba project,
+ then I suggest you join the Samba mailing list at
+ <a href="http://lists.samba.org/" target="_top">http://lists.samba.org</a>.
+ </p><p>If you have patches to submit, visit
+ <a href="http://devel.samba.org/" target="_top">http://devel.samba.org/</a>
+ for information on how to do it properly. We prefer patches
+ in <span><strong class="command">diff -u</strong></span> format.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2451673"></a><h2>CONTRIBUTORS</h2><p>Contributors to the project are now too numerous
+ to mention here but all deserve the thanks of all Samba
+ users. To see a full list, look at the
+ <code class="filename">change-log</code> in the source package
+ for the pre-CVS changes and at <a href="http://cvs.samba.org/" target="_top">
+ http://cvs.samba.org/</a>
+ for the contributors to Samba post-CVS. CVS is the Open Source
+ source code control system used by the Samba Team to develop
+ Samba. The project would have been unmanageable without it.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2451702"></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. The conversion to DocBook XML
+ 4.2 for Samba 3.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.</p></div></div></body></html>
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