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r226 r231 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 V1.7 3.1"></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="id24 79225"></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 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 V1.74.0"></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 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="id2483406"></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="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#NETBIOSNAME" >netbios name</a>14 but this can be overridden by the <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#NETBIOSNAME" target="_top">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 … … 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="id24 79442"></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="id2483734"></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="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 any54 resolution mechanism <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#NAMERESOLVEORDER" target="_top">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> … … 73 73 use only by developers and generate HUGE amounts of log 74 74 data, most of which is extremely cryptic.</p><p>Note that specifying this parameter here will 75 override the <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#LOGLEVEL" >log level</a> parameter75 override the <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#LOGLEVEL" target="_top">log level</a> parameter 76 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 77 </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-s <configuration file></span></dt><dd><p>The file specified contains the … … 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="id24 78542"></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="id2481763"></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 … … 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="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#WINSSUPPORT" >wins support</a>107 <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#WINSSUPPORT" target="_top">wins support</a> 108 108 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> … … 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="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#LOCALMASTER" >local master</a>113 browse master</em></span> (see the <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#LOCALMASTER" target="_top">local master</a> 114 114 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="id24 78753"></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="id2481968"></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. … … 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="id25 25498"></a><h2>VERSION</h2><p>This man page is correct for version 3 of133 the Samba suite.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id25 25509"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2><p>132 at a normally low log level.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2532518"></a><h2>VERSION</h2><p>This man page is correct for version 3 of 133 the Samba suite.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2532528"></a><h2>SEE ALSO</h2><p> 134 134 <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 137 137 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="id25 25588"></a><h2>AUTHOR</h2><p>The original Samba software and related utilities138 http://samba.org/cifs/</a>.</p></div><div class="refsect1" lang="en"><a name="id2532602"></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
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