1 .TH TESTPARM 1 "22 Oct 1997" "testparm 1.9.18alpha3"
3 testparm \- check an smbd configuration file for internal correctness
14 This program is part of the Samba suite.
17 is a very simple test program to check an
20 file for internal correctness. If this program reports no problems, you can use
21 the configuration file with confidence that
24 load the configuration file.
26 Note that this is NOT a guarantee that the services specified in the
27 configuration file will be available or will operate as expected.
29 If the optional host name and host IP address are specified on the
30 command line, this test program will run through the service entries
31 reporting whether the specified host has access to each service.
36 This is the name of the configuration file to check.
42 This is the name of the host to check access on.
44 If this parameter is supplied, the
46 parameter must also be supplied, or strange things may happen.
52 This is the IP number of the host specified in the previous parameter.
54 This number must be supplied if the
56 parameter is supplied, or strange things may happen.
61 This is usually the name of the configuration file used by
64 .SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
67 The location of the server and its support files is a matter for individual
68 system administrators. The following are thus suggestions only.
70 It is recommended that the
72 program be installed under the /usr/local/samba hierarchy, in a directory readable
73 by all, writeable only by root. The program itself should be executable by all.
74 The program should NOT be setuid or setgid!
76 This man page is (mostly) correct for version 1.9.00 of the Samba suite, plus some
77 of the recent patches to it. These notes will necessarily lag behind
78 development of the software, so it is possible that your version of
79 the program has extensions or parameter semantics that differ from or are not
80 covered by this man page. Please notify these to the address below for
86 The program will issue a message saying whether the configuration file loaded
87 OK or not. This message may be preceded by errors and warnings if the file
88 did not load. If the file was loaded OK, the program then dumps all known
89 service details to stdout.
91 If a host name is specified but no host IP number, all bets are off.
93 Other messages are self-explanatory.
97 The original Samba software and related utilities were created by
98 Andrew Tridgell (samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au). Andrew is also the Keeper
99 of the Source for this project.
103 program and this man page were written by Karl Auer. Bug reports to
104 samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au.
108 for a full list of contributors and details on how to
109 submit bug reports, comments etc.