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diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/manpages/nmbd.8.html b/docs/htmldocs/manpages/nmbd.8.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..861a63b398 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/htmldocs/manpages/nmbd.8.html @@ -0,0 +1,147 @@ +<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>nmbd</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.71.0"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="refentry" lang="en"><a name="nmbd.8"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>nmbd — NetBIOS name server to provide NetBIOS + over IP naming services to clients</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="literal">nmbd</code> [-D] [-F] [-S] [-a] [-i] [-o] [-h] [-V] [-d <debug level>] [-H <lmhosts file>] [-l <log directory>] [-p <port number>] [-s <configuration file>]</p></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id259605"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2><p>This program is part of the <a href="samba.7.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">samba</span>(7)</span></a> suite.</p><p><code class="literal">nmbd</code> is a server that understands + and can reply to NetBIOS over IP name service requests, like + those produced by SMB/CIFS clients such as Windows 95/98/ME, + Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and LanManager clients. It also + participates in the browsing protocols which make up the + Windows "Network Neighborhood" view.</p><p>SMB/CIFS clients, when they start up, may wish to + locate an SMB/CIFS server. That is, they wish to know what + IP number a specified host is using.</p><p>Amongst other services, <code class="literal">nmbd</code> will + listen for such requests, and if its own NetBIOS name is + specified it will respond with the IP number of the host it + is running on. Its "own NetBIOS name" is by + default the primary DNS name of the host it is running on, + but this can be overridden by the <a class="indexterm" name="id259397"></a>netbios name + in <code class="filename">smb.conf</code>. Thus <code class="literal">nmbd</code> will + reply to broadcast queries for its own name(s). Additional + names for <code class="literal">nmbd</code> to respond on can be set + via parameters in the <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> configuration file.</p><p><code class="literal">nmbd</code> can also be used as a WINS + (Windows Internet Name Server) server. What this basically means + is that it will act as a WINS database server, creating a + database from name registration requests that it receives and + replying to queries from clients for these names.</p><p>In addition, <code class="literal">nmbd</code> can act as a WINS + proxy, relaying broadcast queries from clients that do + not understand how to talk the WINS protocol to a WINS + server.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id260369"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">-D</span></dt><dd><p>If specified, this parameter causes + <code class="literal">nmbd</code> to operate as a daemon. That is, + it detaches itself and runs in the background, fielding + requests on the appropriate port. By default, <code class="literal">nmbd</code> + will operate as a daemon if launched from a command shell. + nmbd can also be operated from the <code class="literal">inetd</code> + meta-daemon, although this is not recommended. + </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-F</span></dt><dd><p>If specified, this parameter causes + the main <code class="literal">nmbd</code> process to not daemonize, + i.e. double-fork and disassociate with the terminal. + Child processes are still created as normal to service + each connection request, but the main process does not + exit. This operation mode is suitable for running + <code class="literal">nmbd</code> under process supervisors such + as <code class="literal">supervise</code> and <code class="literal">svscan</code> + from Daniel J. Bernstein's <code class="literal">daemontools</code> + package, or the AIX process monitor. + </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-S</span></dt><dd><p>If specified, this parameter causes + <code class="literal">nmbd</code> to log to standard output rather + than a file.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-i</span></dt><dd><p>If this parameter is specified it causes the + server to run "interactively", not as a daemon, even if the + server is executed on the command line of a shell. Setting this + parameter negates the implicit daemon mode when run from the + command line. <code class="literal">nmbd</code> also logs to standard + output, as if the <code class="constant">-S</code> parameter had been + given. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-h|--help</span></dt><dd><p>Print a summary of command line options. +</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-H <filename></span></dt><dd><p>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 <a class="indexterm" name="id260151"></a>name resolve order described in <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> to resolve any + NetBIOS name queries needed by the server. Note + that the contents of this file are <span class="emphasis"><em>NOT</em></span> + used by <code class="literal">nmbd</code> to answer any name queries. + Adding a line to this file affects name NetBIOS resolution + from this host <span class="emphasis"><em>ONLY</em></span>.</p><p>The default path to this file is compiled into + Samba as part of the build process. Common defaults + are <code class="filename">/usr/local/samba/lib/lmhosts</code>, + <code class="filename">/usr/samba/lib/lmhosts</code> or + <code class="filename">/etc/samba/lmhosts</code>. See the <a href="lmhosts.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">lmhosts</span>(5)</span></a> man page for details on the contents of this file.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-V</span></dt><dd><p>Prints the program version number. +</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-s <configuration file></span></dt><dd><p>The file specified contains the +configuration details required by the server. The +information in this file includes server-specific +information such as what printcap file to use, as well +as descriptions of all the services that the server is +to provide. See <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> for more information. +The default configuration file name is determined at +compile time.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-d|--debuglevel=level</span></dt><dd><p><em class="replaceable"><code>level</code></em> is an integer +from 0 to 10. The default value if this parameter is +not specified is zero.</p><p>The higher this value, the more detail will be +logged to the log files about the activities of the +server. At level 0, only critical errors and serious +warnings will be logged. Level 1 is a reasonable level for +day-to-day running - it generates a small amount of +information about operations carried out.</p><p>Levels above 1 will generate considerable +amounts of log data, and should only be used when +investigating a problem. Levels above 3 are designed for +use only by developers and generate HUGE amounts of log +data, most of which is extremely cryptic.</p><p>Note that specifying this parameter here will +override the <a class="indexterm" name="id300494"></a> parameter +in the <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> file.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-l|--logfile=logdirectory</span></dt><dd><p>Base directory name for log/debug files. The extension +<code class="constant">".progname"</code> will be appended (e.g. log.smbclient, +log.smbd, etc...). The log file is never removed by the client. +</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-p <UDP port number></span></dt><dd><p>UDP port number is a positive integer value. + This option changes the default UDP port number (normally 137) + that <code class="literal">nmbd</code> responds to name queries on. Don't + use this option unless you are an expert, in which case you + won't need help!</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id300546"></a><h2>FILES</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><code class="filename">/etc/inetd.conf</code></span></dt><dd><p>If the server is to be run by the + <code class="literal">inetd</code> meta-daemon, this file + must contain suitable startup information for the + meta-daemon. + </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="filename">/etc/rc</code></span></dt><dd><p>or whatever initialization script your + system uses).</p><p>If running the server as a daemon at startup, + this file will need to contain an appropriate startup + sequence for the server.</p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="filename">/etc/services</code></span></dt><dd><p>If running the server via the + meta-daemon <code class="literal">inetd</code>, this file + must contain a mapping of service name (e.g., netbios-ssn) + to service port (e.g., 139) and protocol type (e.g., tcp). + </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="filename">/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf</code></span></dt><dd><p>This is the default location of + the <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> server + configuration file. Other common places that systems + install this file are <code class="filename">/usr/samba/lib/smb.conf</code> + and <code class="filename">/etc/samba/smb.conf</code>.</p><p>When run as a WINS server (see the + <a class="indexterm" name="id300653"></a>wins support + parameter in the <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> man page), + <code class="literal">nmbd</code> + will store the WINS database in the file <code class="filename">wins.dat</code> + in the <code class="filename">var/locks</code> directory configured under + wherever Samba was configured to install itself.</p><p>If <code class="literal">nmbd</code> is acting as a <span class="emphasis"><em> + browse master</em></span> (see the <a class="indexterm" name="id300700"></a>local master + parameter in the <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> man page, <code class="literal">nmbd</code> + will store the browsing database in the file <code class="filename">browse.dat + </code> in the <code class="filename">var/locks</code> directory + configured under wherever Samba was configured to install itself. + </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id300739"></a><h2>SIGNALS</h2><p>To shut down an <code class="literal">nmbd</code> process it is recommended + that SIGKILL (-9) <span class="emphasis"><em>NOT</em></span> be used, except as a last + resort, as this may leave the name database in an inconsistent state. + The correct way to terminate <code class="literal">nmbd</code> is to send it + a SIGTERM (-15) signal and wait for it to die on its own.</p><p><code class="literal">nmbd</code> will accept SIGHUP, which will cause + it to dump out its namelists into the file <code class="filename">namelist.debug + </code> in the <code class="filename">/usr/local/samba/var/locks</code> + directory (or the <code class="filename">var/locks</code> directory configured + under wherever Samba was configured to install itself). This will also + cause <code class="literal">nmbd</code> to dump out its server database in + the <code class="filename">log.nmb</code> file.</p><p>The debug log level of nmbd may be raised or lowered + using <a href="smbcontrol.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbcontrol</span>(1)</span></a> (SIGUSR[1|2] signals + are no longer used since Samba 2.2). This is to allow + transient problems to be diagnosed, whilst still running + at a normally low log level.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id300819"></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="id300829"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2><p> + <a href="inetd.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">inetd</span>(8)</span></a>, <a href="smbd.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbd</span>(8)</span></a>, <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a>, <a href="smbclient.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbclient</span>(1)</span></a>, <a href="testparm.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">testparm</span>(1)</span></a>, <a href="testprns.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">testprns</span>(1)</span></a>, and the Internet + RFC's <code class="filename">rfc1001.txt</code>, <code class="filename">rfc1002.txt</code>. + In addition the CIFS (formerly SMB) specification is available + as a link from the Web page <a href="http://samba.org/cifs/" target="_top"> + http://samba.org/cifs/</a>.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id300907"></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> |