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<refentrytitle>samba</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
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<refmiscinfo class="source">Samba</refmiscinfo>
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<refmiscinfo class="manual">Miscellanea</refmiscinfo>
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<refmiscinfo class="version">3.4</refmiscinfo>
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<refname>samba</refname>
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<refpurpose>A Windows SMB/CIFS fileserver for UNIX</refpurpose>
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<cmdsynopsis><command>samba</command></cmdsynopsis>
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<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
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<para>The Samba software suite is a collection of programs
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that implements the Server Message Block (commonly abbreviated
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as SMB) protocol for UNIX systems. This protocol is sometimes
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also referred to as the Common Internet File System (CIFS). For a
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more thorough description, see <ulink url="http://www.ubiqx.org/cifs/">
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http://www.ubiqx.org/cifs/</ulink>. Samba also implements the NetBIOS
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protocol in nmbd.</para>
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbd</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para>The <command>smbd</command> daemon provides the file and print services to
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SMB clients, such as Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows
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for Workgroups or LanManager. The configuration file
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for this daemon is described in <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smb.conf</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>nmbd</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para>The <command>nmbd</command>
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daemon provides NetBIOS nameservice and browsing
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support. The configuration file for this daemon
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is described in <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smb.conf</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></para>
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbclient</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para>The <command>smbclient</command>
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program implements a simple ftp-like client. This
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is useful for accessing SMB shares on other compatible
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servers (such as Windows NT), and can also be used
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to allow a UNIX box to print to a printer attached to
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any SMB server (such as a PC running Windows NT).</para>
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>testparm</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para>The <command>testparm</command>
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utility is a simple syntax checker for Samba's <citerefentry><refentrytitle>smb.conf</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> configuration file.</para>
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>testprns</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para>The <command>testprns</command>
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utility supports testing printer names defined
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in your <filename>printcap</filename> file used
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbstatus</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para>The <command>smbstatus</command>
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tool provides access to information about the
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current connections to <command>smbd</command>.</para>
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>nmblookup</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para>The <command>nmblookup</command>
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tools allows NetBIOS name queries to be made
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from a UNIX host.</para>
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbpasswd</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para>The <command>smbpasswd</command>
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command is a tool for changing LanMan and Windows NT
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password hashes on Samba and Windows NT servers.</para>
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbcacls</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para>The <command>smbcacls</command> command is
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a tool to set ACL's on remote CIFS servers. </para>
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbsh</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para>The <command>smbsh</command> command is
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a program that allows you to run a unix shell with
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with an overloaded VFS.</para></listitem>
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbtree</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para>The <command>smbtree</command> command
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is a text-based network neighborhood tool.</para></listitem>
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbtar</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para>The <command>smbtar</command> can make
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backups of data on CIFS/SMB servers.</para></listitem>
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbspool</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para><command>smbspool</command> is a
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helper utility for printing on printers connected
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to CIFS servers. </para></listitem>
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbcontrol</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para><command>smbcontrol</command> is a utility
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that can change the behaviour of running samba daemons.
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>rpcclient</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para><command>rpcclient</command> is a utility
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that can be used to execute RPC commands on remote
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CIFS servers.</para></listitem>
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>pdbedit</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para>The <command>pdbedit</command> command
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can be used to maintain the local user database on
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a samba server.</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>findsmb</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para>The <command>findsmb</command> command
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can be used to find SMB servers on the local network.
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</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>net</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para>The <command>net</command> command
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is supposed to work similar to the DOS/Windows
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NET.EXE command.</para></listitem>
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>swat</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para><command>swat</command> is a web-based
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interface to configuring <filename>smb.conf</filename>.
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>winbindd</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para><command>winbindd</command> is a daemon
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that is used for integrating authentication and
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the user database into unix.</para></listitem>
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>wbinfo</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para><command>wbinfo</command> is a utility
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that retrieves and stores information related to winbind.
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>profiles</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para><command>profiles</command> is a command-line
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utility that can be used to replace all occurences of
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a certain SID with another SID.
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>log2pcap</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para><command>log2pcap</command> is a utility
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for generating pcap trace files from Samba log
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files.</para></listitem>
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>vfstest</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para><command>vfstest</command> is a utility
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that can be used to test vfs modules.</para></listitem>
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>ntlm_auth</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para><command>ntlm_auth</command> is a helper-utility
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for external programs wanting to do NTLM-authentication.
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</para></listitem></varlistentry>
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbmount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbumount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbmnt</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para><command>smbmount</command>,<command>smbumount</command> and <command>smbmnt</command> are commands that can be used to
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mount CIFS/SMB shares on Linux.
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<term><citerefentry><refentrytitle>smbcquotas</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></term>
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<listitem><para><command>smbcquotas</command> is a tool that
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can set remote QUOTA's on server with NTFS 5. </para>
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<title>COMPONENTS</title>
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<para>The Samba suite is made up of several components. Each
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component is described in a separate manual page. It is strongly
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recommended that you read the documentation that comes with Samba
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and the manual pages of those components that you use. If the
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manual pages and documents aren't clear enough then please visit
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<ulink url="http://devel.samba.org/">http://devel.samba.org</ulink>
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for information on how to file a bug report or submit a patch.</para>
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<para>If you require help, visit the Samba webpage at
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<ulink url="http://samba.org/">http://www.samba.org/</ulink> and
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explore the many option available to you.
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<title>AVAILABILITY</title>
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<para>The Samba software suite is licensed under the
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GNU Public License(GPL). A copy of that license should
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have come with the package in the file COPYING. You are
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encouraged to distribute copies of the Samba suite, but
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please obey the terms of this license.</para>
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<para>The latest version of the Samba suite can be
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obtained via anonymous ftp from samba.org in the
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directory pub/samba/. It is also available on several
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mirror sites worldwide.</para>
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<para>You may also find useful information about Samba
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on the newsgroup <ulink url="news:comp.protocols.smb">
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comp.protocol.smb</ulink> and the Samba mailing
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list. Details on how to join the mailing list are given in
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the README file that comes with Samba.</para>
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<para>If you have access to a WWW viewer (such as Mozilla
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or Konqueror) then you will also find lots of useful information,
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including back issues of the Samba mailing list, at
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<ulink url="http://lists.samba.org/">http://lists.samba.org</ulink>.</para>
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<title>VERSION</title>
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<para>This man page is correct for version 3 of the
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<title>CONTRIBUTIONS</title>
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<para>If you wish to contribute to the Samba project,
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then I suggest you join the Samba mailing list at
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<ulink url="http://lists.samba.org/">http://lists.samba.org</ulink>.
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<para>If you have patches to submit, visit
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<ulink url="http://devel.samba.org/">http://devel.samba.org/</ulink>
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for information on how to do it properly. We prefer patches
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in <command>diff -u</command> format.</para>
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<title>CONTRIBUTORS</title>
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<para>Contributors to the project are now too numerous
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to mention here but all deserve the thanks of all Samba
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users. To see a full list, look at the
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<filename>change-log</filename> in the source package
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for the pre-CVS changes and at <ulink
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url="http://cvs.samba.org/">
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http://cvs.samba.org/</ulink>
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for the contributors to Samba post-CVS. CVS is the Open Source
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source code control system used by the Samba Team to develop
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Samba. The project would have been unmanageable without it.</para>
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<title>AUTHOR</title>
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<para>The original Samba software and related utilities
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were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed
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by the Samba Team as an Open Source project similar
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to the way the Linux kernel is developed.</para>
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<para>The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer.
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The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another
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excellent piece of Open Source software, available at <ulink url="ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/">
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ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/</ulink>) and updated for the Samba 2.0
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release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for
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Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook XML
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4.2 for Samba 3.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.</para>