NAME
samba - A Windows AD and SMB/CIFS fileserver for UNIXSYNOPSIS
samba
DESCRIPTION
The Samba software suite is a collection of programs that implements the Server Message Block (commonly abbreviated as SMB) protocol for UNIX systems and provides Active Directory services. The first version of the SMB protocol is sometimes also referred to as the Common Internet File System (CIFS). For a more thorough description, see http://www.ubiqx.org/cifs/. Samba also implements the NetBIOS protocol in nmbd. samba(8)The samba daemon provides the Active Directory
services and file and print services to SMB clients. The configuration file
for this daemon is described in smb.conf(5).
smbd(8)
The smbd daemon provides the file and print
services to SMB clients. The configuration file for this daemon is described
in smb.conf(5).
nmbd(8)
The nmbd daemon provides NetBIOS nameservice
and browsing support. The configuration file for this daemon is described in
smb.conf(5).
winbindd(8)
winbindd is a daemon that is used for
integrating authentication and the user database into unix.
smbclient(1)
The smbclient program implements a simple
ftp-like client. This is useful for accessing SMB shares on other compatible
SMB servers, and can also be used to allow a UNIX box to print to a printer
attached to any SMB server.
samba-tool(8)
The samba-tool is the main Samba
Administration tool regarding Active Directory services.
testparm(1)
The testparm utility is a simple syntax
checker for Samba's smb.conf(5) configuration file. In AD server mode
samba-tool testparm should be used though.
smbstatus(1)
The smbstatus tool provides access to
information about the current connections to smbd.
nmblookup(1)
The nmblookup tool allows NetBIOS name queries
to be made.
smbpasswd(8)
The smbpasswd command is a tool for setting
passwords on local Samba but also on remote SMB servers.
smbcacls(1)
The smbcacls command is a tool to set ACL's on
remote SMB servers.
smbtree(1)
The smbtree command is a text-based network
neighborhood tool.
smbtar(1)
The smbtar can make backups of data directly
from SMB servers.
smbspool(8)
smbspool is a helper utility for printing on
printers connected to SMB servers.
smbcontrol(1)
smbcontrol is a utility that can change the
behaviour of running samba, smbd, nmbd and winbindd daemons.
rpcclient(1)
rpcclient is a utility that can be used to
execute RPC commands on remote SMB servers.
pdbedit(8)
The pdbedit command can be used to maintain
the local user database on a Samba server.
net(8)
The net command is the main administration
tool for Samba member and standalone servers.
wbinfo(1)
wbinfo is a utility that retrieves and stores
information related to winbind.
profiles(1)
profiles is a command-line utility that can be
used to replace all occurrences of a certain SID with another SID.
log2pcap(1)
log2pcap is a utility for generating pcap
trace files from Samba log files.
vfstest(1)
vfstest is a utility that can be used to test
vfs modules.
ntlm_auth(1)
ntlm_auth is a helper-utility for external
programs wanting to do NTLM-authentication.
smbcquotas(1)
smbcquotas is a tool to manage quotas on
remote SMB servers.
COMPONENTS
The Samba suite is made up of several components. Each component is described in a separate manual page. It is strongly recommended that you read the documentation that comes with Samba and the manual pages of those components that you use. If the manual pages and documents aren't clear enough then please visit https://devel.samba.org for information on how to file a bug report or submit a patch. If you require help, visit the Samba webpage at https://www.samba.org/ and explore the many option available to you.AVAILABILITY
The Samba software suite is licensed under the GNU Public License(GPL). A copy of that license should have come with the package in the file COPYING. You are encouraged to distribute copies of the Samba suite, but please obey the terms of this license. The latest version of the Samba suite can be obtained from https://download.samba.org/pub/samba/. The Samba Wiki at https://wiki.samba.org has also a lot of useful information. On the Samba mailing list at https://lists.samba.org you can find a lot of information in the archives and you can subscribe to the samba list and ask for help or discuss things.VERSION
This man page is part of version 4.17.12-Debian of the Samba suite.CONTRIBUTIONS
If you wish to contribute to the Samba project, then I suggest you join the Samba mailing list at https://lists.samba.org. If you have patches to submit, visit https://devel.samba.org/ for information on how to do it properly. We prefer patches in git format-patch format.CONTRIBUTORS
Contributors to the project are now too numerous to mention here but all deserve the thanks of all Samba users. To see a full list, look at the change-log in the source package for the pre-CVS changes and at https://git.samba.org/ for the contributors to Samba post-GIT. GIT is the Open Source source code control system used by the Samba Team to develop Samba. The project would have been unmanageable without it.AUTHOR
The original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed.10/10/2023 | Samba 4.17.12-Debian |