smbclient

Name

smbclient — ftp-like client to access SMB/CIFS resources - on servers

Synopsis

smbclient [-b <buffer size>] [-d debuglevel] [-e] [-L <netbios name>] [-U username] [-I destinationIP] [-M <netbios name>] [-m maxprotocol] [-A authfile] [-N] [-g] [-i scope] [-O <socket options>] [-p port] [-R <name resolve order>] [-s <smb config file>] [-k] [-P] [-c <command>]

smbclient {servicename} [password] [-b <buffer size>] [-d debuglevel] [-e] [-D Directory] [-U username] [-W workgroup] [-M <netbios name>] [-m maxprotocol] [-A authfile] [-N] [-g] [-l log-basename] [-I destinationIP] [-E] [-c <command string>] [-i scope] [-O <socket options>] [-p port] [-R <name resolve order>] [-s <smb config file>] [-T<c|x>IXFqgbNan] [-k]

DESCRIPTION

This tool is part of the samba(7) suite.

smbclient is a client that can +smbclient

Name

smbclient — ftp-like client to access SMB/CIFS resources + on servers

Synopsis

DESCRIPTION

This tool is part of the samba(7) suite.

smbclient is a client that can 'talk' to an SMB/CIFS server. It offers an interface similar to that of the ftp program (see ftp(1)). Operations include things like getting files from the server to the local machine, putting files from the local machine to the server, retrieving directory information from the server - and so on.

OPTIONS

servicename: servicename is the name of the service + and so on.

OPTIONS

servicename

servicename is the name of the service you want to use on the server. A service name takes the form //server/service where server is the NetBIOS name of the SMB/CIFS server @@ -40,21 +40,21 @@ suite to determine what naming services and in what order to resolve host names to IP addresses. The option takes a space-separated string of different name resolution options.

The options are :"lmhosts", "host", "wins" and "bcast". They - cause names to be resolved as follows:

lmhosts: Lookup an IP + cause names to be resolved as follows:
- lmhosts: Lookup an IP address in the Samba lmhosts file. If the line in lmhosts has no name type attached to the NetBIOS name (see the lmhosts(5) for details) then - any name type matches for lookup.
- host: Do a standard host + any name type matches for lookup.
- host: Do a standard host name to IP address resolution, using the system /etc/hosts, NIS, or DNS lookups. This method of name resolution is operating system dependent, for instance on IRIX or Solaris this may be controlled by the /etc/nsswitch.conf file). Note that this method is only used if the NetBIOS name type being queried is the 0x20 (server) name type, otherwise - it is ignored.
- wins: Query a name with + it is ignored.
- wins: Query a name with the IP address listed in the wins server parameter. If no WINS server has - been specified this method will be ignored.
- bcast: Do a broadcast on + been specified this method will be ignored.
- bcast: Do a broadcast on each of the known local interfaces listed in the interfaces parameter. This is the least reliable of the name resolution @@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ option is also defined the password on the command line will be silently ingnored and no password will be used.

-k|--kerberos

Try to authenticate with kerberos. Only useful in an Active Directory environment. +

-C|--use-ccache

+Try to use the credentials cached by winbind.

-A|--authentication-file=filename

This option allows you to specify a file from which to read the username and password used in the connection. The format of the file is @@ -204,48 +206,48 @@ the smb.conf manual page for the list of valid options.

-T tar options

smbclient may be used to create tar(1) compatible backups of all the files on an SMB/CIFS share. The secondary tar flags that can be given to this option - are :

c - Create a tar file on UNIX. + are :
- c - Create a tar file on UNIX. Must be followed by the name of a tar file, tape device or "-" for standard output. If using standard output you must turn the log level to its lowest value -d0 to avoid corrupting your tar file. This flag is mutually exclusive with the - x flag.
- x - Extract (restore) a local + x flag.
- x - Extract (restore) a local tar file back to a share. Unless the -D option is given, the tar files will be restored from the top level of the share. Must be followed by the name of the tar file, device or "-" for standard input. Mutually exclusive with the c flag. Restored files have their creation times (mtime) set to the date saved in the tar file. Directories currently do not get - their creation dates restored properly.
- I - Include files and directories. + their creation dates restored properly.
- I - Include files and directories. Is the default behavior when filenames are specified above. Causes files to be included in an extract or create (and therefore everything else to be excluded). See example below. Filename globbing - works in one of two ways. See r below.
- X - Exclude files and directories. + works in one of two ways. See r below.
- X - Exclude files and directories. Causes files to be excluded from an extract or create. See example below. Filename globbing works in one of two ways now. - See r below.
- F - File containing a list of files and directories. + See r below.
- F - File containing a list of files and directories. The F causes the name following the tarfile to create to be read as a filename that contains a list of files and directories to be included in an extract or create (and therefore everything else to be excluded). See example below. Filename globbing works in one of two ways. See r below. -
- b - Blocksize. Must be followed +
- b - Blocksize. Must be followed by a valid (greater than zero) blocksize. Causes tar file to be written out in blocksize*TBLOCK (usually 512 byte) blocks. -
- g - Incremental. Only back up +
- g - Incremental. Only back up files that have the archive bit set. Useful only with the - c flag.
- q - Quiet. Keeps tar from printing + c flag.
- q - Quiet. Keeps tar from printing diagnostics as it works. This is the same as tarmode quiet. -
- r - Regular expression include +
- r - Regular expression include or exclude. Uses regular expression matching for excluding or excluding files if compiled with HAVE_REGEX_H. However this mode can be very slow. If not compiled with HAVE_REGEX_H, does a limited wildcard match on '*' and '?'. -
- N - Newer than. Must be followed +
- N - Newer than. Must be followed by the name of a file whose date is compared against files found on the share during a create. Only files newer than the file specified are backed up to the tar file. Useful only with the - c flag.
- a - Set archive bit. Causes the + c flag.
- a - Set archive bit. Causes the archive bit to be reset when a file is backed up. Useful with the g and c flags.
Tar Long File Names
smbclient's tar option now supports long @@ -270,7 +272,7 @@ options.

-T tar options

smbcli only of any use with the tar -T option.

-c command string

command string is a semicolon-separated list of commands to be executed instead of prompting from stdin. -N is implied by -c.

This is particularly useful in scripts and for printing stdin - to the server, e.g. -c 'print -'.

OPERATIONS

Once the client is running, the user is presented with + to the server, e.g. -c 'print -'.

OPERATIONS

Once the client is running, the user is presented with a prompt :

smb:\>

The backslash ("\\") indicates the current working directory on the server, and will change if the current working directory is changed.

The prompt indicates that the client is ready and waiting to @@ -468,14 +470,14 @@ options.

-T tar options

smbcli

vuid <number>

Changes the currently used vuid in the protocol to the given arbitrary number. Without an argument prints out the current vuid being used. Used for internal Samba testing purposes. -

NOTES

Some servers are fussy about the case of supplied usernames, +

NOTES

Some servers are fussy about the case of supplied usernames, passwords, share names (AKA service names) and machine names. If you fail to connect try giving all parameters in uppercase.

It is often necessary to use the -n option when connecting to some types of servers. For example OS/2 LanManager insists on a valid NetBIOS name being used, so you need to supply a valid name that would be known to the server.

smbclient supports long file names where the server - supports the LANMAN2 protocol or above.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

The variable USER may contain the + supports the LANMAN2 protocol or above.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

The variable USER may contain the username of the person using the client. This information is used only if the protocol level is high enough to support session-level passwords.

The variable PASSWD may contain @@ -485,7 +487,7 @@ options.

-T tar options

smbcli the path, executed with system(), which the client should connect to instead of connecting to a server. This functionality is primarily intended as a development aid, and works best when using a LMHOSTS - file

INSTALLATION

The location of the client program is a matter for + file

INSTALLATION

The location of the client program is a matter for individual system administrators. The following are thus suggestions only.

It is recommended that the smbclient software be installed in the /usr/local/samba/bin/ or @@ -496,11 +498,11 @@ options.

-T tar options

smbcli and writeable only by the user.

To test the client, you will need to know the name of a running SMB/CIFS server. It is possible to run smbd(8) as an ordinary user - running that server as a daemon on a user-accessible port (typically any port number over 1024) - would provide a suitable test server.

DIAGNOSTICS
Most diagnostics issued by the client are logged in a 
+	would provide a suitable test server.

DIAGNOSTICS
Most diagnostics issued by the client are logged in a 
 	specified log file. The log file name is specified at compile time, 
 	but may be overridden on the command line. 
The number and nature of diagnostics available depends 
 	on the debug level used by the client. If you have problems, 
-	set the debug level to 3 and peruse the log files.

VERSION
This man page is correct for version 3.2 of the Samba suite.

AUTHOR
The original Samba software and related utilities 
+	set the debug level to 3 and peruse the log files.

VERSION
This man page is correct for version 3.2 of the Samba suite.

AUTHOR
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.
The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. 
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