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-<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>smbd</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.72.0"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="refentry" lang="en"><a name="smbd.8"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>smbd &#8212; server to provide SMB/CIFS services to clients</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="literal">smbd</code> [-D] [-F] [-S] [-i] [-h] [-V] [-b] [-d &lt;debug level&gt;] [-l &lt;log directory&gt;] [-p &lt;port number(s)&gt;] [-P &lt;profiling level&gt;] [-O &lt;socket option&gt;] [-s &lt;configuration file&gt;]</p></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id267087"></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">smbd</code> is the server daemon that
+<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>smbd</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.73.1"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="refentry" lang="en"><a name="smbd.8"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>smbd &#8212; server to provide SMB/CIFS services to clients</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="literal">smbd</code> [-D] [-F] [-S] [-i] [-h] [-V] [-b] [-d &lt;debug level&gt;] [-l &lt;log directory&gt;] [-p &lt;port number(s)&gt;] [-P &lt;profiling level&gt;] [-O &lt;socket option&gt;] [-s &lt;configuration file&gt;]</p></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2507242"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2><p>This program is part of the <a class="citerefentry" href="samba.7.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">samba</span>(7)</span></a> suite.</p><p><code class="literal">smbd</code> is the server daemon that
provides filesharing and printing services to Windows clients.
The server provides filespace and printer services to
clients using the SMB (or CIFS) protocol. This is compatible
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
OS/2, DAVE for Macintosh, and smbfs for Linux.</p><p>An extensive description of the services that the
server can provide is given in the man page for the
configuration file controlling the attributes of those
- services (see <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a>. This man page will not describe the
+ services (see <a class="citerefentry" href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a>. This man page will not describe the
services, but will concentrate on the administrative aspects
of running the server.</p><p>Please note that there are significant security
- implications to running this server, and the <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> manual page should be regarded as mandatory reading before
+ implications to running this server, and the <a class="citerefentry" href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> manual page should be regarded as mandatory reading before
proceeding with installation.</p><p>A session is created whenever a client requests one.
Each client gets a copy of the server for each session. This
copy then services all connections made by the client during
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
can force a reload by sending a SIGHUP to the server. Reloading
the configuration file will not affect connections to any service
that is already established. Either the user will have to
- disconnect from the service, or <code class="literal">smbd</code> killed and restarted.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id299258"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">-D</span></dt><dd><p>If specified, this parameter causes
+ disconnect from the service, or <code class="literal">smbd</code> killed and restarted.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2507329"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">-D</span></dt><dd><p>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. Operating the server as a
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ 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="id266843"></a> parameter
+override the <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#LOGLEVEL">log level</a> parameter
in the <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> file.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-V</span></dt><dd><p>Prints the program version number.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-s &lt;configuration file&gt;</span></dt><dd><p>The file specified contains the
configuration details required by the server. The
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ log.smbd, etc...). The log file is never removed by the client.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-b</span></dt><dd><p>Prints information about how
Samba was built.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-p|--port&lt;port number(s)&gt;</span></dt><dd><p><em class="replaceable"><code>port number(s)</code></em> is a
space or comma-separated list of TCP ports smbd should listen on.
- The default value is taken from the <a class="indexterm" name="id307893"></a>ports parameter in <code class="filename">smb.conf</code></p><p>The default ports are 139 (used for SMB over NetBIOS over TCP)
+ The default value is taken from the <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#PORTS">ports</a> parameter in <code class="filename">smb.conf</code></p><p>The default ports are 139 (used for SMB over NetBIOS over TCP)
and port 445 (used for plain SMB over TCP).
</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-P|--profiling-level&lt;profiling level&gt;</span></dt><dd><p><em class="replaceable"><code>profiling level</code></em> is a
number specifying the level of profiling data to be collected.
0 turns off profiling, 1 turns on counter profiling only,
2 turns on complete profiling, and 3 resets all profiling data.
- </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id307926"></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
+ </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2506464"></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.
@@ -93,23 +93,23 @@ log.smbd, etc...). The log file is never removed by the client.
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
+ </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 class="citerefentry" 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>This file describes all the services the server
- is to make available to clients. See <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> for more information.</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id308046"></a><h2>LIMITATIONS</h2><p>On some systems <code class="literal">smbd</code> cannot change uid back
+ is to make available to clients. See <a class="citerefentry" href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> for more information.</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2506591"></a><h2>LIMITATIONS</h2><p>On some systems <code class="literal">smbd</code> cannot change uid back
to root after a setuid() call. Such systems are called
trapdoor uid systems. If you have such a system,
you will be unable to connect from a client (such as a PC) as
two different users at once. Attempts to connect the
second user will result in access denied or
- similar.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id308065"></a><h2>ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><code class="envar">PRINTER</code></span></dt><dd><p>If no printer name is specified to
+ similar.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2506613"></a><h2>ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term"><code class="envar">PRINTER</code></span></dt><dd><p>If no printer name is specified to
printable services, most systems will use the value of
this variable (or <code class="constant">lp</code> if this variable is
not defined) as the name of the printer to use. This
- is not specific to the server, however.</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id308092"></a><h2>PAM INTERACTION</h2><p>Samba uses PAM for authentication (when presented with a plaintext
+ is not specific to the server, however.</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2506642"></a><h2>PAM INTERACTION</h2><p>Samba uses PAM for authentication (when presented with a plaintext
password), for account checking (is this account disabled?) and for
session management. The degree too which samba supports PAM is restricted
- by the limitations of the SMB protocol and the <a class="indexterm" name="id308102"></a>obey pam restrictions <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> paramater. When this is set, the following restrictions apply:
+ by the limitations of the SMB protocol and the <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#OBEYPAMRESTRICTIONS">obey pam restrictions</a> <a class="citerefentry" href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> paramater. When this is set, the following restrictions apply:
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p><span class="emphasis"><em>Account Validation</em></span>: All accesses to a
samba server are checked
against PAM to see if the account is vaild, not disabled and is permitted to
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ log.smbd, etc...). The log file is never removed by the client.
is granted. Note however, that this is bypassed in share level secuirty.
Note also that some older pam configuration files may need a line
added for session support.
- </p></li></ul></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id308141"></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="id308151"></a><h2>DIAGNOSTICS</h2><p>Most diagnostics issued by the server are logged
+ </p></li></ul></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2506704"></a><h2>VERSION</h2><p>This man page is correct for version 3 of
+ the Samba suite.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2506714"></a><h2>DIAGNOSTICS</h2><p>Most diagnostics issued by the server are logged
in a specified log file. The log file name is specified
at compile time, but may be overridden on the command line.</p><p>The number and nature of diagnostics available depends
on the debug level used by the server. If you have problems, set
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ log.smbd, etc...). The log file is never removed by the client.
available in the source code to warrant describing each and every
diagnostic. At this stage your best bet is still to grep the
source code and inspect the conditions that gave rise to the
- diagnostics you are seeing.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id308174"></a><h2>TDB FILES</h2><p>Samba stores it's data in several TDB (Trivial Database) files, usually located in <code class="filename">/var/lib/samba</code>.</p><p>
+ diagnostics you are seeing.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2506743"></a><h2>TDB FILES</h2><p>Samba stores it's data in several TDB (Trivial Database) files, usually located in <code class="filename">/var/lib/samba</code>.</p><p>
(*) information persistent across restarts (but not
necessarily important to backup).
- </p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">account_policy.tdb*</span></dt><dd><p>NT account policy settings such as pw expiration, etc...</p></dd><dt><span class="term">brlock.tdb</span></dt><dd><p>byte range locks</p></dd><dt><span class="term">browse.dat</span></dt><dd><p>browse lists</p></dd><dt><span class="term">connections.tdb</span></dt><dd><p>share connections (used to enforce max connections, etc...)</p></dd><dt><span class="term">gencache.tdb</span></dt><dd><p>generic caching db</p></dd><dt><span class="term">group_mapping.tdb*</span></dt><dd><p>group mapping information</p></dd><dt><span class="term">locking.tdb</span></dt><dd><p>share modes &amp; oplocks</p></dd><dt><span class="term">login_cache.tdb*</span></dt><dd><p>bad pw attempts</p></dd><dt><span class="term">messages.tdb</span></dt><dd><p>Samba messaging system</p></dd><dt><span class="term">netsamlogon_cache.tdb*</span></dt><dd><p>cache of user net_info_3 struct from net_samlogon() request (as a domain member)</p></dd><dt><span class="term">ntdrivers.tdb*</span></dt><dd><p>installed printer drivers</p></dd><dt><span class="term">ntforms.tdb*</span></dt><dd><p>installed printer forms</p></dd><dt><span class="term">ntprinters.tdb*</span></dt><dd><p>installed printer information</p></dd><dt><span class="term">printing/</span></dt><dd><p>directory containing tdb per print queue of cached lpq output</p></dd><dt><span class="term">registry.tdb</span></dt><dd><p>Windows registry skeleton (connect via regedit.exe)</p></dd><dt><span class="term">sessionid.tdb</span></dt><dd><p>session information (e.g. support for 'utmp = yes')</p></dd><dt><span class="term">share_info.tdb*</span></dt><dd><p>share acls</p></dd><dt><span class="term">winbindd_cache.tdb</span></dt><dd><p>winbindd's cache of user lists, etc...</p></dd><dt><span class="term">winbindd_idmap.tdb*</span></dt><dd><p>winbindd's local idmap db</p></dd><dt><span class="term">wins.dat*</span></dt><dd><p>wins database when 'wins support = yes'</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id308406"></a><h2>SIGNALS</h2><p>Sending the <code class="literal">smbd</code> a SIGHUP will cause it to
+ </p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">account_policy.tdb*</span></dt><dd><p>NT account policy settings such as pw expiration, etc...</p></dd><dt><span class="term">brlock.tdb</span></dt><dd><p>byte range locks</p></dd><dt><span class="term">browse.dat</span></dt><dd><p>browse lists</p></dd><dt><span class="term">connections.tdb</span></dt><dd><p>share connections (used to enforce max connections, etc...)</p></dd><dt><span class="term">gencache.tdb</span></dt><dd><p>generic caching db</p></dd><dt><span class="term">group_mapping.tdb*</span></dt><dd><p>group mapping information</p></dd><dt><span class="term">locking.tdb</span></dt><dd><p>share modes &amp; oplocks</p></dd><dt><span class="term">login_cache.tdb*</span></dt><dd><p>bad pw attempts</p></dd><dt><span class="term">messages.tdb</span></dt><dd><p>Samba messaging system</p></dd><dt><span class="term">netsamlogon_cache.tdb*</span></dt><dd><p>cache of user net_info_3 struct from net_samlogon() request (as a domain member)</p></dd><dt><span class="term">ntdrivers.tdb*</span></dt><dd><p>installed printer drivers</p></dd><dt><span class="term">ntforms.tdb*</span></dt><dd><p>installed printer forms</p></dd><dt><span class="term">ntprinters.tdb*</span></dt><dd><p>installed printer information</p></dd><dt><span class="term">printing/</span></dt><dd><p>directory containing tdb per print queue of cached lpq output</p></dd><dt><span class="term">registry.tdb</span></dt><dd><p>Windows registry skeleton (connect via regedit.exe)</p></dd><dt><span class="term">sessionid.tdb</span></dt><dd><p>session information (e.g. support for 'utmp = yes')</p></dd><dt><span class="term">share_info.tdb*</span></dt><dd><p>share acls</p></dd><dt><span class="term">winbindd_cache.tdb</span></dt><dd><p>winbindd's cache of user lists, etc...</p></dd><dt><span class="term">winbindd_idmap.tdb*</span></dt><dd><p>winbindd's local idmap db</p></dd><dt><span class="term">wins.dat*</span></dt><dd><p>wins database when 'wins support = yes'</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2553687"></a><h2>SIGNALS</h2><p>Sending the <code class="literal">smbd</code> a SIGHUP will cause it to
reload its <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> configuration
file within a short period of time.</p><p>To shut down a user's <code class="literal">smbd</code> process it is recommended
that <code class="literal">SIGKILL (-9)</code> <span class="emphasis"><em>NOT</em></span>
@@ -140,23 +140,23 @@ log.smbd, etc...). The log file is never removed by the client.
memory area in an inconsistent state. The safe way to terminate
an <code class="literal">smbd</code> is to send it a SIGTERM (-15) signal and wait for
it to die on its own.</p><p>The debug log level of <code class="literal">smbd</code> may be raised
- or lowered using <a href="smbcontrol.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbcontrol</span>(1)</span></a> program (SIGUSR[1|2] signals are no longer
+ or lowered using <a class="citerefentry" href="smbcontrol.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbcontrol</span>(1)</span></a> program (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><p>Note that as the signal handlers send a debug write,
they are not re-entrant in <code class="literal">smbd</code>. This you should wait until
<code class="literal">smbd</code> is in a state of waiting for an incoming SMB before
issuing them. It is possible to make the signal handlers safe
by un-blocking the signals before the select call and re-blocking
- them after, however this would affect performance.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id308492"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2><p><a href="hosts_access.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">hosts_access</span>(5)</span></a>, <a href="inetd.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">inetd</span>(8)</span></a>, <a href="nmbd.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">nmbd</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
+ them after, however this would affect performance.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2553781"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2><p><a class="citerefentry" href="hosts_access.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">hosts_access</span>(5)</span></a>, <a class="citerefentry" href="inetd.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">inetd</span>(8)</span></a>, <a class="citerefentry" href="nmbd.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">nmbd</span>(8)</span></a>, <a class="citerefentry" href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a>, <a class="citerefentry" href="smbclient.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbclient</span>(1)</span></a>, <a class="citerefentry" href="testparm.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">testparm</span>(1)</span></a>, <a class="citerefentry" 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="id308576"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2><p>The original Samba software and related utilities
+ as a link from the Web page <a class="ulink" href="http://samba.org/cifs/" target="_top">
+ http://samba.org/cifs/</a>.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2553867"></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">
+ excellent piece of Open Source software, available at <a class="ulink" 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