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The Samba software suite is a collection of programs that implements the Server Message Block (commonly abbreviated as SMB) protocol for UNIX systems. This protocol is sometimes also referred to as the Common Internet File System (CIFS). For a more thorough description, see
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http://www.ubiqx.org/cifs/. Samba also implements the NetBIOS protocol in nmbd.
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The Samba software suite is a collection of programs that implements the Server Message Block (commonly abbreviated as SMB) protocol for UNIX systems\. This protocol is sometimes also referred to as the Common Internet File System (CIFS)\. For a more thorough description, see
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http://www\.ubiqx\.org/cifs/\. Samba also implements the NetBIOS protocol in nmbd\.
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daemon provides the file and print services to SMB clients, such as Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows for Workgroups or LanManager. The configuration file for this daemon is described in
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daemon provides the file and print services to SMB clients, such as Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows for Workgroups or LanManager\. The configuration file for this daemon is described in
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daemon provides NetBIOS nameservice and browsing support. The configuration file for this daemon is described in
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daemon provides NetBIOS nameservice and browsing support\. The configuration file for this daemon is described in
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program implements a simple ftp-like client. This is useful for accessing SMB shares on other compatible servers (such as Windows NT), and can also be used to allow a UNIX box to print to a printer attached to any SMB server (such as a PC running Windows NT).
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program implements a simple ftp\-like client\. This is useful for accessing SMB shares on other compatible servers (such as Windows NT), and can also be used to allow a UNIX box to print to a printer attached to any SMB server (such as a PC running Windows NT)\.
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utility is a simple syntax checker for Samba's
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utility is a simple syntax checker for Samba\'s
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utility supports testing printer names defined in your
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tool provides access to information about the current connections to
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tools allows NetBIOS name queries to be made from a UNIX host.
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tools allows NetBIOS name queries to be made from a UNIX host\.
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command is a tool for changing LanMan and Windows NT password hashes on Samba and Windows NT servers.
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command is a tool for changing LanMan and Windows NT password hashes on Samba and Windows NT servers\.
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command is a tool to set ACL's on remote CIFS servers.
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command is a tool to set ACL\'s on remote CIFS servers\.
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command is a program that allows you to run a unix shell with with an overloaded VFS.
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command is a program that allows you to run a unix shell with with an overloaded VFS\.
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command is a text-based network neighborhood tool.
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command is a text\-based network neighborhood tool\.
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can make backups of data on CIFS/SMB servers.
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can make backups of data on CIFS/SMB servers\.
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\fBsmbspool\fR(8)
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is a helper utility for printing on printers connected to CIFS servers.
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is a helper utility for printing on printers connected to CIFS servers\.
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\fBsmbcontrol\fR(1)
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is a utility that can change the behaviour of running samba daemons.
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is a utility that can change the behaviour of running samba daemons\.
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\fBrpcclient\fR(1)
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is a utility that can be used to execute RPC commands on remote CIFS servers.
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is a utility that can be used to execute RPC commands on remote CIFS servers\.
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command can be used to maintain the local user database on a samba server.
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command can be used to maintain the local user database on a samba server\.
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command can be used to find SMB servers on the local network.
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command can be used to find SMB servers on the local network\.
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command is supposed to work similar to the DOS/Windows NET.EXE command.
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command is supposed to work similar to the DOS/Windows NET\.EXE command\.
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is a web-based interface to configuring
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is a web\-based interface to configuring
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\fBwinbindd\fR(8)
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is a daemon that is used for integrating authentication and the user database into unix.
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is a daemon that is used for integrating authentication and the user database into unix\.
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is a utility that retrieves and stores information related to winbind.
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is a utility that retrieves and stores information related to winbind\.
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\fBprofiles\fR(1)
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is a command-line utility that can be used to replace all occurences of a certain SID with another SID.
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is a command\-line utility that can be used to replace all occurences of a certain SID with another SID\.
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\fBlog2pcap\fR(1)
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is a utility for generating pcap trace files from Samba log files.
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is a utility for generating pcap trace files from Samba log files\.
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is a utility that can be used to test vfs modules.
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is a utility that can be used to test vfs modules\.
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\fBntlm_auth\fR(1)
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is a helper-utility for external programs wanting to do NTLM-authentication.
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is a helper\-utility for external programs wanting to do NTLM\-authentication\.
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\fBsmbmount\fR(8), \fBsmbumount\fR(8), \fBsmbmnt\fR(8)
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are commands that can be used to mount CIFS/SMB shares on Linux.
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are commands that can be used to mount CIFS/SMB shares on Linux\.
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is a tool that can set remote QUOTA's on server with NTFS 5.
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is a tool that can set remote QUOTA\'s on server with NTFS 5\.
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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
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http://devel.samba.org
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for information on how to file a bug report or submit a patch.
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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
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http://devel\.samba\.org
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for information on how to file a bug report or submit a patch\.
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If you require help, visit the Samba webpage at
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http://www.samba.org/
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and explore the many option available to you.
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http://www\.samba\.org/
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and explore the many option available to you\.
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.SH "AVAILABILITY"
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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.
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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\.
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The latest version of the Samba suite can be obtained via anonymous ftp from samba.org in the directory pub/samba/. It is also available on several mirror sites worldwide.
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The latest version of the Samba suite can be obtained via anonymous ftp from samba\.org in the directory pub/samba/\. It is also available on several mirror sites worldwide\.
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and the Samba mailing list. Details on how to join the mailing list are given in the README file that comes with Samba.
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and the Samba mailing list\. Details on how to join the mailing list are given in the README file that comes with Samba\.
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If you have access to a WWW viewer (such as Mozilla or Konqueror) then you will also find lots of useful information, including back issues of the Samba mailing list, at
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http://lists.samba.org.
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http://lists\.samba\.org\.
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This man page is correct for version 3.0 of the Samba suite.
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This man page is correct for version 3\.0 of the Samba suite\.
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.SH "CONTRIBUTIONS"
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If you wish to contribute to the Samba project, then I suggest you join the Samba mailing list at
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http://lists.samba.org.
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http://lists\.samba\.org\.
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http://devel.samba.org/
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for information on how to do it properly. We prefer patches in
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http://devel\.samba\.org/
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for information on how to do it properly\. We prefer patches in
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.SH "CONTRIBUTORS"
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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
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in the source package for the pre-CVS changes and at
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http://cvs.samba.org/
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for the contributors to Samba post-CVS. CVS is the Open Source source code control system used by the Samba Team to develop Samba. The project would have been unmanageable without it.
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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
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in the source package for the pre\-CVS changes and at
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http://cvs\.samba\.org/
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for the contributors to Samba post\-CVS\. CVS is the Open Source source code control system used by the Samba Team to develop Samba\. The project would have been unmanageable without it\.
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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.
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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\.
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The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another excellent piece of Open Source software, available at
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ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/) and updated for the Samba 2.0 release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook XML 4.2 for Samba 3.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.
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The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer\. The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another excellent piece of Open Source software, available at
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ftp://ftp\.icce\.rug\.nl/pub/unix/) and updated for the Samba 2\.0 release by Jeremy Allison\. The conversion to DocBook for Samba 2\.2 was done by Gerald Carter\. The conversion to DocBook XML 4\.2 for Samba 3\.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy\.