1mailto(samba@samba.org)
2manpage(Samba htmlcommand((7)))(7)(23 Oct 1998)(Samba)()
3
4label(NAME)
5manpagename(Samba)(A Windows SMB/CIFS fileserver for UNIX)
6
7label(SYNOPSIS)
8manpagesynopsis()
9bf(Samba)
10
11
12label(DESCRIPTION)
13manpagedescription()
14
15The Samba software suite is a collection of programs that implements
16the Server Message Block(commonly abbreviated as SMB) protocol for
17UNIX systems. This protocol is sometimes also referred to as the
18Common Internet File System (CIFS), LanManager or NetBIOS protocol.
19
20label(COMPONENTS)
21manpagesection(COMPONENTS)
22
23The Samba suite is made up of several components. Each component is
24described in a separate manual page. It is strongly recommended that
25you read the documentation that comes with Samba and the manual pages
26of those components that you use. If the manual pages aren't clear
27enough then please send a patch or bug report
28to email(samba@samba.org).
29
30startdit() 
31
32dit(url(bf(smbd))(smbd.8.html)) nl() nl() The url(bf(smbd)
33(8))(smbd.8.html) daemon provides the file and print services to SMB
34clients, such as Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows for Workgroups or
35LanManager. The configuration file for this daemon is described in
36url(bf(smb.conf (5)))(smb.conf.5.html).
37
38dit(url(bf(nmbd))(nmbd.8.html)) nl() nl() The url(bf(nmbd)
39(8))(nmbd.8.html) daemon provides NetBIOS nameserving and browsing
40support. The configuration file for this daemon is described in
41url(bf(smb.conf (5)))(smb.conf.5.html).
42
43dit(url(bf(smbclient))(smbclient.1.html)) nl() nl() The url(bf(smbclient)
44(1))(smbclient.1.html) program implements a simple ftp-like
45client. This is useful for accessing SMB shares on other compatible
46servers (such as Windows NT), and can also be used to allow a UNIX box
47to print to a printer attached to any SMB server (such as a PC running
48Windows NT).
49
50dit(url(bf(testparm))(testparm.1.html)) nl() nl() The url(bf(testparm
51(1)))(testparm.1.html) utility allows you to test your url(bf(smb.conf
52(5)))(smb.conf.5.html) configuration file.
53
54dit(url(bf(testprns))(testprns.1.html)) nl() nl() the url(bf(testprns
55(1)))(testprns.1.html) utility allows you to test the printers defined
56in your printcap file.
57
58dit(url(bf(smbstatus))(smbstatus.1.html)) nl() nl() The url(bf(smbstatus)
59(1))(smbstatus.1.html) utility allows you list current connections to the 
60url(bf(smbd (8)))(smbd.8.html) server.
61
62dit(url(bf(nmblookup))(nmblookup.1.html)) nl() nl() the
63url(bf(nmblookup (1)))(nmblookup.1.html) utility allows NetBIOS name
64queries to be made from the UNIX machine.
65
66dit(url(bf(make_smbcodepage))(make_smbcodepage.1.html)) nl() nl() The
67url(bf(make_smbcodepage (1)))(make_smbcodepage.1.html) utility allows
68you to create SMB code page definition files for your url(bf(smbd
69(8)))(smbd.8.html) server.
70
71dit(url(bf(smbpasswd))(smbpasswd.8.html)) nl() nl() The url(bf(smbpasswd
72(8)))(smbpasswd.8.html) utility allows you to change SMB encrypted
73passwords on Samba and Windows NT(tm) servers.
74
75enddit()
76
77label(AVAILABILITY)
78manpagesection(AVAILABILITY)
79
80The Samba software suite is licensed under the GNU Public License
81(GPL). A copy of that license should have come with the package in the
82file COPYING. You are encouraged to distribute copies of the Samba
83suite, but please obey the terms of this license.
84
85The latest version of the Samba suite can be obtained via anonymous
86ftp from samba.org in the directory pub/samba/. It is
87also available on several mirror sites worldwide.
88
89You may also find useful information about Samba on the newsgroup
90comp.protocols.smb and the Samba mailing list. Details on how to join
91the mailing list are given in the README file that comes with Samba.
92
93If you have access to a WWW viewer (such as Netscape or Mosaic) then
94you will also find lots of useful information, including back issues
95of the Samba mailing list, at
96url(http://samba.org/samba/)(http://samba.org/samba/).
97
98label(VERSION)
99manpagesection(VERSION)
100
101This man page is correct for version 2.0 of the Samba suite. 
102
103label(CONTRIBUTIONS)
104manpagesection(CONTRIBUTIONS)
105
106If you wish to contribute to the Samba project, then I suggest you
107join the Samba mailing list at email(samba@samba.org). See the
108Web page at
109url(http://samba.org/listproc)(http://samba.org/listproc)
110for details on how to do this.
111
112If you have patches to submit or bugs to report then you may mail them
113directly to email(samba@samba.org). Note, however, that due to
114the enormous popularity of this package the Samba Team may take some
115time to respond to mail. We prefer patches in em(diff -u) format.
116
117label(CREDITS)
118manpagesection(CREDITS)
119
120Contributors to the project are now too numerous to mention here but
121all deserve the thanks of all Samba users. To see a full list, look at
122url(ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/change-log)(ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/change-log)
123for the pre-CVS changes and at
124url(ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/cvs.log)(ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/cvs.log)
125for the contributors to Samba post-CVS. CVS is the Open Source source
126code control system used by the Samba Team to develop Samba. The
127project would have been unmanageable without it.
128
129In addition, several commercial organizations now help fund the Samba
130Team with money and equipment. For details see the Samba Web pages at
131url(http://samba.org/samba/samba-thanks.html)(http://samba.org/samba/samba-thanks.html).
132
133label(AUTHOR)
134manpageauthor()
135
136The original Samba software and related utilities were created by
137Andrew Tridgell email(samba@samba.org). Samba is now developed
138by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the
139Linux kernel is developed.
140
141The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. The man page
142sources were converted to YODL format (another excellent piece of Open
143Source software, available at
144url(bf(ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/))(ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/))
145and updated for the Samba2.0 release by Jeremy Allison.
146email(samba@samba.org).
147