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r44 r134 1 <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>nmbd</title><link rel="stylesheet" href=" samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.71.0"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="refentry" lang="en"><a name="nmbd.8"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>nmbd — NetBIOS name server to provide NetBIOS2 over IP naming services to clients</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="literal">nmbd</code> [-D] [-F] [-S] [-a] [-i] [-o] [-h] [-V] [-d <debug level>] [-H <lmhosts file>] [-l <log directory>] [-p <port number>] [-s <configuration file>]</p></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2 59605"></a><h2>DESCRIPTION</h2><p>This program is part of the <ahref="samba.7.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">samba</span>(7)</span></a> suite.</p><p><code class="literal">nmbd</code> is a server that understands1 <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>nmbd</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.73.2"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="refentry" lang="en"><a name="nmbd.8"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>nmbd — NetBIOS name server to provide NetBIOS 2 over IP naming services to clients</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="literal">nmbd</code> [-D] [-F] [-S] [-a] [-i] [-o] [-h] [-V] [-d <debug level>] [-H <lmhosts file>] [-l <log directory>] [-p <port number>] [-s <configuration file>]</p></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id282811"></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">nmbd</code> is a server that understands 3 3 and can reply to NetBIOS over IP name service requests, like 4 4 those produced by SMB/CIFS clients such as Windows 95/98/ME, … … 12 12 is running on. Its "own NetBIOS name" is by 13 13 default the primary DNS name of the host it is running on, 14 but this can be overridden by the <a class=" indexterm" name="id259397"></a>netbios name14 but this can be overridden by the <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#NETBIOSNAME">netbios name</a> 15 15 in <code class="filename">smb.conf</code>. Thus <code class="literal">nmbd</code> will 16 16 reply to broadcast queries for its own name(s). Additional 17 17 names for <code class="literal">nmbd</code> to respond on can be set 18 via parameters in the <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> configuration file.</p><p><code class="literal">nmbd</code> can also be used as a WINS18 via parameters in the <a class="citerefentry" href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> configuration file.</p><p><code class="literal">nmbd</code> can also be used as a WINS 19 19 (Windows Internet Name Server) server. What this basically means 20 20 is that it will act as a WINS database server, creating a … … 23 23 proxy, relaying broadcast queries from clients that do 24 24 not understand how to talk the WINS protocol to a WINS 25 server.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2 60369"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">-D</span></dt><dd><p>If specified, this parameter causes25 server.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id283029"></a><h2>OPTIONS</h2><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">-D</span></dt><dd><p>If specified, this parameter causes 26 26 <code class="literal">nmbd</code> to operate as a daemon. That is, 27 27 it detaches itself and runs in the background, fielding … … 52 52 file is a list of NetBIOS names to IP addresses that 53 53 is loaded by the nmbd server and used via the name 54 resolution mechanism <a class=" indexterm" name="id260151"></a>name resolve order described in <ahref="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> to resolve any54 resolution mechanism <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#NAMERESOLVEORDER">name resolve order</a> described in <a class="citerefentry" href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> to resolve any 55 55 NetBIOS name queries needed by the server. Note 56 56 that the contents of this file are <span class="emphasis"><em>NOT</em></span> … … 61 61 are <code class="filename">/usr/local/samba/lib/lmhosts</code>, 62 62 <code class="filename">/usr/samba/lib/lmhosts</code> or 63 <code class="filename">/etc/samba/lmhosts</code>. See the <a href="lmhosts.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">lmhosts</span>(5)</span></a> man page for details on the contents of this file.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-V</span></dt><dd><p>Prints the program version number. 64 </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-s <configuration file></span></dt><dd><p>The file specified contains the 65 configuration details required by the server. The 66 information in this file includes server-specific 67 information such as what printcap file to use, as well 68 as descriptions of all the services that the server is 69 to provide. See <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> for more information. 70 The default configuration file name is determined at 71 compile time.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-d|--debuglevel=level</span></dt><dd><p><em class="replaceable"><code>level</code></em> is an integer 72 from 0 to 10. The default value if this parameter is 73 not specified is zero.</p><p>The higher this value, the more detail will be 63 <code class="filename">/etc/samba/lmhosts</code>. See the <a class="citerefentry" href="lmhosts.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">lmhosts</span>(5)</span></a> man page for details on the contents of this file.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-d|--debuglevel=level</span></dt><dd><p><em class="replaceable"><code>level</code></em> is an integer 64 from 0 to 10. The default value if this parameter is 65 not specified is 0.</p><p>The higher this value, the more detail will be 74 66 logged to the log files about the activities of the 75 67 server. At level 0, only critical errors and serious … … 81 73 use only by developers and generate HUGE amounts of log 82 74 data, most of which is extremely cryptic.</p><p>Note that specifying this parameter here will 83 override the <a class="indexterm" name="id300494"></a> parameter 84 in the <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> file.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-l|--logfile=logdirectory</span></dt><dd><p>Base directory name for log/debug files. The extension 75 override the <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#LOGLEVEL">log level</a> parameter 76 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. 77 </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-s <configuration file></span></dt><dd><p>The file specified contains the 78 configuration details required by the server. The 79 information in this file includes server-specific 80 information such as what printcap file to use, as well 81 as descriptions of all the services that the server is 82 to provide. See <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> for more information. 83 The default configuration file name is determined at 84 compile time.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-l|--log-basename=logdirectory</span></dt><dd><p>Base directory name for log/debug files. The extension 85 85 <code class="constant">".progname"</code> will be appended (e.g. log.smbclient, 86 86 log.smbd, etc...). The log file is never removed by the client. … … 89 89 that <code class="literal">nmbd</code> responds to name queries on. Don't 90 90 use this option unless you are an expert, in which case you 91 won't need help!</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id3 00546"></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 the91 won't need help!</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id324682"></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 92 92 <code class="literal">inetd</code> meta-daemon, this file 93 93 must contain suitable startup information for the … … 101 101 to service port (e.g., 139) and protocol type (e.g., tcp). 102 102 </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 103 the <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> server103 the <a class="citerefentry" href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> server 104 104 configuration file. Other common places that systems 105 105 install this file are <code class="filename">/usr/samba/lib/smb.conf</code> 106 106 and <code class="filename">/etc/samba/smb.conf</code>.</p><p>When run as a WINS server (see the 107 <a class=" indexterm" name="id300653"></a>wins support108 parameter in the <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> man page),107 <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#WINSSUPPORT">wins support</a> 108 parameter in the <a class="citerefentry" href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> man page), 109 109 <code class="literal">nmbd</code> 110 110 will store the WINS database in the file <code class="filename">wins.dat</code> 111 111 in the <code class="filename">var/locks</code> directory configured under 112 112 wherever Samba was configured to install itself.</p><p>If <code class="literal">nmbd</code> is acting as a <span class="emphasis"><em> 113 browse master</em></span> (see the <a class=" indexterm" name="id300700"></a>local master114 parameter in the <a href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> man page, <code class="literal">nmbd</code>113 browse master</em></span> (see the <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#LOCALMASTER">local master</a> 114 parameter in the <a class="citerefentry" href="smb.conf.5.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smb.conf</span>(5)</span></a> man page, <code class="literal">nmbd</code> 115 115 will store the browsing database in the file <code class="filename">browse.dat 116 116 </code> in the <code class="filename">var/locks</code> directory 117 117 configured under wherever Samba was configured to install itself. 118 </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id3 00739"></a><h2>SIGNALS</h2><p>To shut down an <code class="literal">nmbd</code> process it is recommended118 </p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id324858"></a><h2>SIGNALS</h2><p>To shut down an <code class="literal">nmbd</code> process it is recommended 119 119 that SIGKILL (-9) <span class="emphasis"><em>NOT</em></span> be used, except as a last 120 120 resort, as this may leave the name database in an inconsistent state. … … 127 127 cause <code class="literal">nmbd</code> to dump out its server database in 128 128 the <code class="filename">log.nmb</code> file.</p><p>The debug log level of nmbd may be raised or lowered 129 using <a href="smbcontrol.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbcontrol</span>(1)</span></a> (SIGUSR[1|2] signals129 using <a class="citerefentry" href="smbcontrol.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbcontrol</span>(1)</span></a> (SIGUSR[1|2] signals 130 130 are no longer used since Samba 2.2). This is to allow 131 131 transient problems to be diagnosed, whilst still running 132 at a normally low log level.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id3 00819"></a><h2>VERSION</h2><p>This man page is correct for version 3.0 of133 the Samba suite.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id3 00829"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2><p>134 <a href="inetd.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">inetd</span>(8)</span></a>, <a href="smbd.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbd</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>, <ahref="testprns.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">testprns</span>(1)</span></a>, and the Internet132 at a normally low log level.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id324930"></a><h2>VERSION</h2><p>This man page is correct for version 3.0 of 133 the Samba suite.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id324940"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2><p> 134 <a class="citerefentry" href="inetd.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">inetd</span>(8)</span></a>, <a class="citerefentry" href="smbd.8.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">smbd</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 135 135 RFC's <code class="filename">rfc1001.txt</code>, <code class="filename">rfc1002.txt</code>. 136 136 In addition the CIFS (formerly SMB) specification is available 137 as a link from the Web page <a href="http://samba.org/cifs/" target="_top">138 http://samba.org/cifs/</a>.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id3 00907"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2><p>The original Samba software and related utilities137 as a link from the Web page <a class="ulink" href="http://samba.org/cifs/" target="_top"> 138 http://samba.org/cifs/</a>.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id325013"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2><p>The original Samba software and related utilities 139 139 were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed 140 140 by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar 141 141 to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</p><p>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. 142 142 The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another 143 excellent piece of Open Source software, available at <a href="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/" target="_top">143 excellent piece of Open Source software, available at <a class="ulink" href="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/" target="_top"> 144 144 ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</a>) and updated for the Samba 2.0 145 145 release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for
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