docs-xml/manpages/samba.8.xml

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   3 <refentry id="samba.8">
   4
   5 <refmeta>
   6         <refentrytitle>samba</refentrytitle>
   7         <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
   8         <refmiscinfo class="source">Samba</refmiscinfo>
   9         <refmiscinfo class="manual">System Administration tools</refmiscinfo>
  10         <refmiscinfo class="version">4.0</refmiscinfo>
  11 </refmeta>
  12
  13
  14 <refnamediv>
  15         <refname>samba</refname>
  16         <refpurpose>Server to provide AD and SMB/CIFS services to clients</refpurpose>
  17 </refnamediv>
  18
  19 <refsynopsisdiv>
  20         <cmdsynopsis>
  21                 <command>samba</command>
  22                 <arg choice="opt">-D</arg>
  23                 <arg choice="opt">-i</arg>
  24                 <arg choice="opt">-M &lt;model&gt;</arg>
  25                 <arg choice="opt">--maximum-runtime=&lt;seconds&gt;</arg>
  26                 <arg choice="opt">-b</arg>
  27                 <arg choice="opt">--help</arg>
  28                 <arg choice="opt">--usage</arg>
  29                 <arg choice="opt">-d &lt;debug level&gt;</arg>
  30                 <arg choice="opt">--debug-stderr</arg>
  31                 <arg choice="opt">-s &lt;configuration file&gt;</arg>
  32                 <arg choice="opt">--option=&lt;smb_conf_param&gt;=&lt;value&gt;</arg>
  33                 <arg choice="opt">-l &lt;log directory&gt;</arg>
  34                 <arg choice="opt">--leak-report</arg>
  35                 <arg choice="opt">--leak-report-full</arg>
  36                 <arg choice="opt">-V</arg>
  37         </cmdsynopsis>
  38 </refsynopsisdiv>
  39
  40 <refsect1>
  41         <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
  42         <para>This program is part of the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>samba</refentrytitle>
  43         <manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> suite.</para>
  44
  45         <para><command>samba</command> is the server daemon that
  46         provides Active Directory, filesharing and printing services to clients.
  47         </para>
  48 </refsect1>
  49
  50 <refsect1>
  51         <title>OPTIONS</title>
  52
  53         <variablelist>
  54                 <varlistentry>
  55                 <term>-D|--daemon</term>
  56                 <listitem><para>If specified, this parameter causes
  57                 the server to operate as a daemon. That is, it detaches
  58                 itself and runs in the background, fielding requests
  59                 on the appropriate ports. Operating the server as a
  60                 daemon is the recommended way of running
  61                 <command>samba</command> for servers that provide more
  62                 than casual use file and print services.  This switch is
  63                 assumed if <command>samba</command> is executed on the
  64                 command line of a shell.
  65                 </para></listitem>
  66                 </varlistentry>
  67
  68                 <varlistentry>
  69                 <term>-i|--interactive</term>
  70                 <listitem><para>If this parameter is specified it causes the
  71                 server to run "interactively", not as a daemon, even if the
  72                 server is executed on the command line of a shell. Setting this
  73                 parameter negates the implicit daemon mode when run from the
  74                 command line.
  75                 </para></listitem>
  76                 </varlistentry>
  77
  78                 <varlistentry>
  79                 <term>-M|--model</term>
  80                 <listitem><para>Select process model.
  81                 </para></listitem>
  82                 </varlistentry>
  83
  84                 <varlistentry>
  85                 <term>--maximum-runtime=seconds</term>
  86                 <listitem><para>Set maximum runtime of the server process till
  87                 autotermination in seconds.
  88                 </para></listitem>
  89                 </varlistentry>
  90
  91                 <varlistentry>
  92                 <term>-b|--show-build</term>
  93                 <listitem><para>Print information about how Samba was built.
  94                 </para></listitem>
  95                 </varlistentry>
  96
  97                 <varlistentry>
  98                 <term>-?|--help</term>
  99                 <listitem><para>Show help message.</para></listitem>
 100                 </varlistentry>
 101
 102                 <varlistentry>
 103                 <term>--usage</term>
 104                 <listitem><para>Display brief usage message.</para></listitem>
 105                 </varlistentry>
 106
 107                 <varlistentry>
 108                 <term>-d|--debuglevel=DEBUGLEVEL</term>
 109                 <listitem><para>Set debug level.</para></listitem>
 110                 </varlistentry>
 111
 112                 <varlistentry>
 113                 <term>--debug-stderr</term>
 114                 <listitem><para>Send debug output to STDERR.</para></listitem>
 115                 </varlistentry>
 116
 117                 <varlistentry>
 118                 <term>-s|--configfile=CONFIGFILE</term>
 119                 <listitem><para>Use alternative configuration file.
 120                 </para></listitem>
 121                 </varlistentry>
 122
 123                 <varlistentry>
 124                 <term>--option=SMB_CONF_PARAM=VALUE</term>
 125                 <listitem><para>Set smb.conf option from command line.
 126                 </para></listitem>
 127                 </varlistentry>
 128
 129                 <varlistentry>
 130                 <term>-l|--log-basename=LOGFILEBASE</term>
 131                 <listitem><para>Basename for log/debug files.</para></listitem>
 132                 </varlistentry>
 133
 134                 <varlistentry>
 135                 <term>--leak-report</term>
 136                 <listitem><para>Enable talloc leak reporting on exit.
 137                 </para></listitem>
 138                 </varlistentry>
 139
 140                 <varlistentry>
 141                 <term>--leak-report-full</term>
 142                 <listitem><para>Enable full talloc leak reporting on exit.
 143                 </para></listitem>
 144                 </varlistentry>
 145
 146                 <varlistentry>
 147                 <term>-V|--version</term>
 148                 <listitem><para>Print version.</para></listitem>
 149                 </varlistentry>
 150
 151         </variablelist>
 152 </refsect1>
 153
 154 <refsect1>
 155         <title>VERSION</title>
 156
 157         <para>This man page is correct for version 4 of the Samba suite.</para>
 158 </refsect1>
 159
 160 <refsect1>
 161         <title>SEE ALSO</title>
 162         <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>hosts_access</refentrytitle>
 163         <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>inetd</refentrytitle>
 164         <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle>
 165         <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nmbd</refentrytitle>
 166         <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smb.conf</refentrytitle>
 167         <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbclient</refentrytitle>
 168         <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>testparm</refentrytitle>
 169         <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>. </para>
 170 </refsect1>
 171
 172 <refsect1>
 173         <title>AUTHOR</title>
 174
 175         <para>The original Samba software and related utilities
 176         were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
 177         by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar
 178         to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para>
 179 </refsect1>
 180
 181 </refentry>