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"refnamediv"><h2>Name
</h2><p>rpcclient
— tool for executing client side
2 MS-RPC functions
</p></div><div class=
"refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis
</h2><div class=
"cmdsynopsis"><p><tt class=
"command">rpcclient
</tt> [-A authfile] [-c
<command string
>] [-d debuglevel] [-h] [-l logfile] [-N] [-s
<smb config file
>] [-U username[%password]] [-W workgroup] [-N] [-I destinationIP] {server}
</p></div></div><div class=
"refsect1" lang=
"en"><h2>DESCRIPTION
</h2><p>This tool is part of the
<a href=
"Samba.7.html"><span class=
"citerefentry"><span class=
"refentrytitle">Samba
</span>(
7)
</span></a> suite.
</p><p><b class=
"command">rpcclient
</b> is a utility initially developed
3 to test MS-RPC functionality in Samba itself. It has undergone
4 several stages of development and stability. Many system administrators
5 have now written scripts around it to manage Windows NT clients from
6 their UNIX workstation.
</p></div><div class=
"refsect1" lang=
"en"><h2>OPTIONS
</h2><div class=
"variablelist"><dl><dt><span class=
"term">server
</span></dt><dd><p>NetBIOS name of Server to which to connect.
7 The server can be any SMB/CIFS server. The name is
8 resolved using the
<a class=
"indexterm" name=
"id2852375"></a><i class=
"parameter"><tt>name resolve order
</tt></i> line from
<a href=
"smb.conf.5.html"><span class=
"citerefentry"><span class=
"refentrytitle">smb.conf
</span>(
5)
</span></a>.
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">-c|--command='command string'
</span></dt><dd><p>execute semicolon separated commands (listed
9 below))
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">-I IP-address
</span></dt><dd><p><i class=
"replaceable"><tt>IP address
</tt></i> is the address of the server to connect to.
10 It should be specified in standard
"a.b.c.d
" notation.
</p><p>Normally the client would attempt to locate a named
11 SMB/CIFS server by looking it up via the NetBIOS name resolution
12 mechanism described above in the
<i class=
"parameter"><tt>name resolve order
</tt></i>
13 parameter above. Using this parameter will force the client
14 to assume that the server is on the machine with the specified IP
15 address and the NetBIOS name component of the resource being
16 connected to will be ignored.
</p><p>There is no default for this parameter. If not supplied,
17 it will be determined automatically by the client as described
18 above.
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">-V
</span></dt><dd><p>Prints the version number for
19 <b class=
"command">smbd
</b>.
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">-s
<configuration file
></span></dt><dd><p>The file specified contains the
20 configuration details required by the server. The
21 information in this file includes server-specific
22 information such as what printcap file to use, as well
23 as descriptions of all the services that the server is
24 to provide. See
<tt class=
"filename">smb.conf
</tt> for more information.
25 The default configuration file name is determined at
26 compile time.
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">-d|--debug=debuglevel
</span></dt><dd><p><i class=
"replaceable"><tt>debuglevel
</tt></i> is an integer
27 from
0 to
10. The default value if this parameter is
28 not specified is zero.
</p><p>The higher this value, the more detail will be
29 logged to the log files about the activities of the
30 server. At level
0, only critical errors and serious
31 warnings will be logged. Level
1 is a reasonable level for
32 day to day running - it generates a small amount of
33 information about operations carried out.
</p><p>Levels above
1 will generate considerable
34 amounts of log data, and should only be used when
35 investigating a problem. Levels above
3 are designed for
36 use only by developers and generate HUGE amounts of log
37 data, most of which is extremely cryptic.
</p><p>Note that specifying this parameter here will
38 override the
<a class=
"indexterm" name=
"id2796778"></a><i class=
"parameter"><tt>log level
</tt></i> parameter
39 in the
<tt class=
"filename">smb.conf
</tt> file.
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">-l|--logfile=logbasename
</span></dt><dd><p>File name for log/debug files. The extension
40 <tt class=
"constant">".client
"</tt> will be appended. The log file is
41 never removed by the client.
42 </p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">-N
</span></dt><dd><p>If specified, this parameter suppresses the normal
43 password prompt from the client to the user. This is useful when
44 accessing a service that does not require a password.
</p><p>Unless a password is specified on the command line or
45 this parameter is specified, the client will request a
46 password.
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">-k
</span></dt><dd><p>
47 Try to authenticate with kerberos. Only useful in
48 an Active Directory environment.
49 </p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">-A|--authfile=filename
</span></dt><dd><p>This option allows
50 you to specify a file from which to read the username and
51 password used in the connection. The format of the file is
52 </p><pre class=
"programlisting">
53 username =
<value
>
54 password =
<value
>
55 domain =
<value
>
56 </pre><p>Make certain that the permissions on the file restrict
57 access from unwanted users.
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">-U|--user=username[%password]
</span></dt><dd><p>Sets the SMB username or username and password.
</p><p>If %password is not specified, the user will be prompted. The
58 client will first check the
<tt class=
"envar">USER
</tt> environment variable, then the
59 <tt class=
"envar">LOGNAME
</tt> variable and if either exists, the
60 string is uppercased. If these environmental variables are not
61 found, the username
<tt class=
"constant">GUEST
</tt> is used.
</p><p>A third option is to use a credentials file which
62 contains the plaintext of the username and password. This
63 option is mainly provided for scripts where the admin does not
64 wish to pass the credentials on the command line or via environment
65 variables. If this method is used, make certain that the permissions
66 on the file restrict access from unwanted users. See the
67 <i class=
"parameter"><tt>-A
</tt></i> for more details.
</p><p>Be cautious about including passwords in scripts. Also, on
68 many systems the command line of a running process may be seen
69 via the
<b class=
"command">ps
</b> command. To be safe always allow
70 <b class=
"command">rpcclient
</b> to prompt for a password and type
71 it in directly.
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">-n
<primary NetBIOS name
></span></dt><dd><p>This option allows you to override
72 the NetBIOS name that Samba uses for itself. This is identical
73 to setting the
<a class=
"indexterm" name=
"id2796983"></a><i class=
"parameter"><tt>netbios name
</tt></i> parameter in the
<tt class=
"filename">smb.conf
</tt> file.
75 line setting will take precedence over settings in
76 <tt class=
"filename">smb.conf
</tt>.
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">-i
<scope
></span></dt><dd><p>This specifies a NetBIOS scope that
77 <b class=
"command">nmblookup
</b> will use to communicate with when
78 generating NetBIOS names. For details on the use of NetBIOS
79 scopes, see rfc1001.txt and rfc1002.txt. NetBIOS scopes are
80 <span class=
"emphasis"><em>very
</em></span> rarely used, only set this parameter
81 if you are the system administrator in charge of all the
82 NetBIOS systems you communicate with.
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">-W|--workgroup=domain
</span></dt><dd><p>Set the SMB domain of the username. This
83 overrides the default domain which is the domain defined in
84 smb.conf. If the domain specified is the same as the servers
85 NetBIOS name, it causes the client to log on using the servers local
86 SAM (as opposed to the Domain SAM).
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">-O socket options
</span></dt><dd><p>TCP socket options to set on the client
87 socket. See the socket options parameter in
88 the
<tt class=
"filename">smb.conf
</tt> manual page for the list of valid
89 options.
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">-h|--help
</span></dt><dd><p>Print a summary of command line options.
90 </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class=
"refsect1" lang=
"en"><h2>COMMANDS
</h2><div class=
"refsect2" lang=
"en"><h3>LSARPC
</h3><div class=
"variablelist"><dl><dt><span class=
"term">lsaquery
</span></dt><dd><p>Query info policy
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">lookupsids
</span></dt><dd><p>Resolve a list
92 </p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">lookupnames
</span></dt><dd><p>Resolve a list
94 </p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">enumtrusts
</span></dt><dd><p>Enumerate trusted domains
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">enumprivs
</span></dt><dd><p>Enumerate privileges
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">getdispname
</span></dt><dd><p>Get the privilege name
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">lsaenumsid
</span></dt><dd><p>Enumerate the LSA SIDS
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">lsaenumprivsaccount
</span></dt><dd><p>Enumerate the privileges of an SID
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">lsaenumacctrights
</span></dt><dd><p>Enumerate the rights of an SID
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">lsaenumacctwithright
</span></dt><dd><p>Enumerate accounts with a right
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">lsaaddacctrights
</span></dt><dd><p>Add rights to an account
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">lsaremoveacctrights
</span></dt><dd><p>Remove rights from an account
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">lsalookupprivvalue
</span></dt><dd><p>Get a privilege value given its name
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">lsaquerysecobj
</span></dt><dd><p>Query LSA security object
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class=
"refsect2" lang=
"en"><h3>LSARPC-DS
</h3><div class=
"variablelist"><dl><dt><span class=
"term">dsroledominfo
</span></dt><dd><p>Get Primary Domain Information
</p></dd></dl></div><p> </p><p><span class=
"emphasis"><em>DFS
</em></span></p><div class=
"variablelist"><dl><dt><span class=
"term">dfsexist
</span></dt><dd><p>Query DFS support
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">dfsadd
</span></dt><dd><p>Add a DFS share
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">dfsremove
</span></dt><dd><p>Remove a DFS share
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">dfsgetinfo
</span></dt><dd><p>Query DFS share info
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">dfsenum
</span></dt><dd><p>Enumerate dfs shares
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class=
"refsect2" lang=
"en"><h3>REG
</h3><div class=
"variablelist"><dl><dt><span class=
"term">shutdown
</span></dt><dd><p>Remote Shutdown
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">abortshutdown
</span></dt><dd><p>Abort Shutdown
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class=
"refsect2" lang=
"en"><h3>SRVSVC
</h3><div class=
"variablelist"><dl><dt><span class=
"term">srvinfo
</span></dt><dd><p>Server query info
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">netshareenum
</span></dt><dd><p>Enumerate shares
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">netfileenum
</span></dt><dd><p>Enumerate open files
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">netremotetod
</span></dt><dd><p>Fetch remote time of day
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class=
"refsect2" lang=
"en"><h3>SAMR
</h3><div class=
"variablelist"><dl><dt><span class=
"term">queryuser
</span></dt><dd><p>Query user info
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">querygroup
</span></dt><dd><p>Query group info
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">queryusergroups
</span></dt><dd><p>Query user groups
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">querygroupmem
</span></dt><dd><p>Query group membership
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">queryaliasmem
</span></dt><dd><p>Query alias membership
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">querydispinfo
</span></dt><dd><p>Query display info
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">querydominfo
</span></dt><dd><p>Query domain info
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">enumdomusers
</span></dt><dd><p>Enumerate domain users
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">enumdomgroups
</span></dt><dd><p>Enumerate domain groups
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">enumalsgroups
</span></dt><dd><p>Enumerate alias groups
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">createdomuser
</span></dt><dd><p>Create domain user
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">samlookupnames
</span></dt><dd><p>Look up names
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">samlookuprids
</span></dt><dd><p>Look up names
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">deletedomuser
</span></dt><dd><p>Delete domain user
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">samquerysecobj
</span></dt><dd><p>Query SAMR security object
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">getdompwinfo
</span></dt><dd><p>Retrieve domain password info
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">lookupdomain
</span></dt><dd><p>Look up domain
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class=
"refsect2" lang=
"en"><h3>SPOOLSS
</h3><div class=
"variablelist"><dl><dt><span class=
"term">adddriver
<arch
> <config
></span></dt><dd><p>
95 Execute an AddPrinterDriver() RPC to install the printer driver
96 information on the server. Note that the driver files should
97 already exist in the directory returned by
98 <b class=
"command">getdriverdir
</b>. Possible values for
99 <i class=
"parameter"><tt>arch
</tt></i> are the same as those for
100 the
<b class=
"command">getdriverdir
</b> command.
101 The
<i class=
"parameter"><tt>config
</tt></i> parameter is defined as
102 follows:
</p><pre class=
"programlisting">
108 Language Monitor Name:\
110 Comma Separated list of Files
111 </pre><p>Any empty fields should be enter as the string
"NULL
".
</p><p>Samba does not need to support the concept of Print Monitors
112 since these only apply to local printers whose driver can make
113 use of a bi-directional link for communication. This field should
114 be
"NULL
". On a remote NT print server, the Print Monitor for a
115 driver must already be installed prior to adding the driver or
116 else the RPC will fail.
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">addprinter
<printername
>
117 <sharename
> <drivername
> <port
></span></dt><dd><p>
118 Add a printer on the remote server. This printer
119 will be automatically shared. Be aware that the printer driver
120 must already be installed on the server (see
<b class=
"command">adddriver
</b>)
121 and the
<i class=
"parameter"><tt>port
</tt></i>must be a valid port name (see
122 <b class=
"command">enumports
</b>.
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">deldriver
</span></dt><dd><p>Delete the
123 specified printer driver for all architectures. This
124 does not delete the actual driver files from the server,
125 only the entry from the server's list of drivers.
126 </p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">enumdata
</span></dt><dd><p>Enumerate all
127 printer setting data stored on the server. On Windows NT clients,
128 these values are stored in the registry, while Samba servers
129 store them in the printers TDB. This command corresponds
130 to the MS Platform SDK GetPrinterData() function (* This
131 command is currently unimplemented).
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">enumdataex
</span></dt><dd><p>Enumerate printer data for a key
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">enumjobs
<printer
></span></dt><dd><p>List the jobs and status of a given printer.
132 This command corresponds to the MS Platform SDK EnumJobs()
133 function
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">enumkey
</span></dt><dd><p>Enumerate
134 printer keys
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">enumports [level]
</span></dt><dd><p>
135 Executes an EnumPorts() call using the specified
136 info level. Currently only info levels
1 and
2 are supported.
137 </p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">enumdrivers [level]
</span></dt><dd><p>
138 Execute an EnumPrinterDrivers() call. This lists the various installed
139 printer drivers for all architectures. Refer to the MS Platform SDK
140 documentation for more details of the various flags and calling
141 options. Currently supported info levels are
1,
2, and
3.
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">enumprinters [level]
</span></dt><dd><p>Execute an EnumPrinters() call. This lists the various installed
142 and share printers. Refer to the MS Platform SDK documentation for
143 more details of the various flags and calling options. Currently
144 supported info levels are
1,
2 and
5.
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">getdata
<printername
> <valuename;
></span></dt><dd><p>Retrieve the data for a given printer setting. See
145 the
<b class=
"command">enumdata
</b> command for more information.
146 This command corresponds to the GetPrinterData() MS Platform
147 SDK function.
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">getdataex
</span></dt><dd><p>Get
148 printer driver data with
149 keyname
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">getdriver
<printername
></span></dt><dd><p>
150 Retrieve the printer driver information (such as driver file,
151 config file, dependent files, etc...) for
152 the given printer. This command corresponds to the GetPrinterDriver()
153 MS Platform SDK function. Currently info level
1,
2, and
3 are supported.
154 </p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">getdriverdir
<arch
></span></dt><dd><p>
155 Execute a GetPrinterDriverDirectory()
156 RPC to retrieve the SMB share name and subdirectory for
157 storing printer driver files for a given architecture. Possible
158 values for
<i class=
"parameter"><tt>arch
</tt></i> are
"Windows
4.0"
159 (for Windows
95/
98),
"Windows NT x86
",
"Windows NT PowerPC
",
"Windows
160 Alpha_AXP
", and
"Windows NT R4000
".
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">getprinter
<printername
></span></dt><dd><p>Retrieve the current printer information. This command
161 corresponds to the GetPrinter() MS Platform SDK function.
162 </p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">getprintprocdir
</span></dt><dd><p>Get
164 directory
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">openprinter
<printername
></span></dt><dd><p>Execute an OpenPrinterEx() and ClosePrinter() RPC
165 against a given printer.
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">setdriver
<printername
>
166 <drivername
></span></dt><dd><p>Execute a SetPrinter() command to update the printer driver
167 associated with an installed printer. The printer driver must
168 already be correctly installed on the print server.
</p><p>See also the
<b class=
"command">enumprinters
</b> and
169 <b class=
"command">enumdrivers
</b> commands for obtaining a list of
170 of installed printers and drivers.
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">addform
</span></dt><dd><p>Add form
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">setform
</span></dt><dd><p>Set form
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">getform
</span></dt><dd><p>Get form
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">deleteform
</span></dt><dd><p>Delete form
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">enumforms
</span></dt><dd><p>Enumerate form
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">setprinter
</span></dt><dd><p>Set printer comment
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">setprinterdata
</span></dt><dd><p>Set REG_SZ printer data
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">rffpcnex
</span></dt><dd><p>Rffpcnex test
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class=
"refsect2" lang=
"en"><h3>NETLOGON
</h3><div class=
"variablelist"><dl><dt><span class=
"term">logonctrl2
</span></dt><dd><p>Logon Control
2</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">logonctrl
</span></dt><dd><p>Logon Control
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">samsync
</span></dt><dd><p>Sam Synchronisation
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">samdeltas
</span></dt><dd><p>Query Sam Deltas
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">samlogon
</span></dt><dd><p>Sam Logon
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class=
"refsect2" lang=
"en"><h3>GENERAL COMMANDS
</h3><div class=
"variablelist"><dl><dt><span class=
"term">debuglevel
</span></dt><dd><p>Set the current
171 debug level used to log information.
</p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">help (?)
</span></dt><dd><p>Print a listing of all
172 known commands or extended help on a particular command.
173 </p></dd><dt><span class=
"term">quit (exit)
</span></dt><dd><p>Exit
<b class=
"command">rpcclient
174 </b>.
</p></dd></dl></div></div></div><div class=
"refsect1" lang=
"en"><h2>BUGS
</h2><p><b class=
"command">rpcclient
</b> is designed as a developer testing tool
175 and may not be robust in certain areas (such as command line parsing).
176 It has been known to generate a core dump upon failures when invalid
177 parameters where passed to the interpreter.
</p><p>From Luke Leighton's original rpcclient man page:
</p><p><span class=
"emphasis"><em>WARNING!
</em></span> The MSRPC over SMB code has
178 been developed from examining Network traces. No documentation is
179 available from the original creators (Microsoft) on how MSRPC over
180 SMB works, or how the individual MSRPC services work. Microsoft's
181 implementation of these services has been demonstrated (and reported)
182 to be... a bit flaky in places.
</p><p>The development of Samba's implementation is also a bit rough,
183 and as more of the services are understood, it can even result in
184 versions of
<a href=
"smbd.8.html"><span class=
"citerefentry"><span class=
"refentrytitle">smbd
</span>(
8)
</span></a> and
<a href=
"rpcclient.1.html"><span class=
"citerefentry"><span class=
"refentrytitle">rpcclient
</span>(
1)
</span></a> that are incompatible for some commands or services. Additionally,
185 the developers are sending reports to Microsoft, and problems found
186 or reported to Microsoft are fixed in Service Packs, which may
187 result in incompatibilities.
</p></div><div class=
"refsect1" lang=
"en"><h2>VERSION
</h2><p>This man page is correct for version
3.0 of the Samba
188 suite.
</p></div><div class=
"refsect1" lang=
"en"><h2>AUTHOR
</h2><p>The original Samba software and related utilities
189 were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
190 by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar
191 to the way the Linux kernel is developed.
</p><p>The original rpcclient man page was written by Matthew
192 Geddes, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton, and rewritten by Gerald Carter.
193 The conversion to DocBook for Samba
2.2 was done by Gerald
194 Carter. The conversion to DocBook XML
4.2 for Samba
3.0 was
195 done by Alexander Bokovoy.
</p></div></div></body></html>