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1 perry 1 SMBCLIENT
2 !!!SMBCLIENT
3 NAME
4 SYNOPSIS
5 DESCRIPTION
6 OPTIONS
7 OPERATIONS
8 NOTES
9 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
10 INSTALLATION
11 DIAGNOSTICS
12 VERSION
13 AUTHOR
14 ----
15 !!NAME
16
17
18 smbclient - ftp-like client to access SMB/CIFS resources on servers
19 !!SYNOPSIS
20
21
22 __smbclient servicename__ [[ __password__ ] [[ __-b
23 __ ] [[ __-d debuglevel__ ] [[ __-D
24 Directory__ ] [[ __-U username__ ] [[ __-W workgroup__
25 ] [[ __-M __ ] [[ __-m maxprotocol__
26 ] [[ __-A authfile__ ] [[ __-N__ ] [[ __-l logfile__ ]
27 [[ __-L __ ] [[ __-I destinationIP__
28 ] [[ __-E __ ] [[ __-c
29 __ ] [[ __-i scope__ ] [[ __-O
30 __ ] [[ __-p port__ ] [[ __-R
31 __ ] [[ __-s __
32 ] [[ __-T__ ]
33 !!DESCRIPTION
34
35
36 This tool is part of the Sambasuite.
37
38
39 __smbclient__ is a client that can 'talk' to an SMB/CIFS
40 server. It offers an interface similar to that of the ftp
41 program (see __ftp(1)__). Operations include things like
42 getting files from the server to the local machine, putting
43 files from the local machine to the server, retrieving
44 directory information from the server and so
45 on.
46 !!OPTIONS
47
48
49 __servicename__
50
51
52 servicename is the name of the service you want to use on
53 the server. A service name takes the form
54 ''//server/service'' where ''server'' is the NetBIOS
55 name of the SMB/CIFS server offering the desired service and
56 ''service'' is the name of the service offered. Thus to
57 connect to the service
58 ''//smbserver/printer''
59
60
61 Note that the server name required is NOT necessarily the IP
62 (DNS) host name of the server ! The name required is a
63 NetBIOS server name, which may or may not be the same as the
64 IP hostname of the machine running the server.
65
66
67 The server name is looked up according to either the
68 ''-R'' parameter to __smbclient__ or using the name
69 resolve order parameter in the ''smb.conf'' file,
70 allowing an administrator to change the order and methods by
71 which server names are looked up.
72
73
74 __password__
75
76
77 The password required to access the specified service on the
78 specified server. If this parameter is supplied, the
79 ''-N'' option (suppress password prompt) is
80 assumed.
81
82
83 There is no default password. If no password is supplied on
84 the command line (either by using this parameter or adding a
85 password to the ''-U'' option (see below)) and the
86 ''-N'' option is not specified, the client will prompt
87 for a password, even if the desired service does not require
88 one. (If no password is required, simply press ENTER to
89 provide a null password.)
90
91
92 Note: Some servers (including OS/2 and Windows for
93 Workgroups) insist on an uppercase password. Lowercase or
94 mixed case passwords may be rejected by these
95 servers.
96
97
98 Be cautious about including passwords in
99 scripts.
100
101
102 __-s smb.conf__
103
104
105 Specifies the location of the all important ''smb.conf''
106 file.
107
108
109 __-O socket options__
110
111
112 TCP socket options to set on the client socket. See the
113 socket options parameter in the ''smb.conf (5)'' manpage
114 for the list of valid options.
115
116
117 __-R __
118
119
120 This option is used by the programs in the Samba suite to
121 determine what naming services and in what order to resolve
122 host names to IP addresses. The option takes a
123 space-separated string of different name resolution
124 options.
125
126
127 The options are :
128
129
130 lmhosts : Lookup an IP address in the Samba lmhosts file. If
131 the line in lmhosts has no name type attached to the NetBIOS
132 name (see the lmhosts(5)for details) then any name type
133 matches for lookup.
134
135
136 host : Do a standard host name to IP address resolution,
137 using the system ''/etc/hosts'' , NIS, or DNS lookups.
138 This method of name resolution is operating system
139 dependent, for instance on IRIX or Solaris this may be
140 controlled by the ''/etc/nsswitch.conf'' file). Note that
141 this method is only used if the NetBIOS name type being
142 queried is the 0x20 (server) name type, otherwise it is
143 ignored.
144
145
146 wins : Query a name with the IP address listed in the
147 ''wins server'' parameter. If no WINS server has been
148 specified this method will be ignored.
149
150
151 bcast : Do a broadcast on each of the known local interfaces
152 listed in the ''interfaces'' parameter. This is the least
153 reliable of the name resolution methods as it depends on the
154 target host being on a locally connected
155 subnet.
156
157
158 If this parameter is not set then the name resolve order
159 defined in the ''smb.conf'' file parameter (name resolve
160 order) will be used.
161
162
163 The default order is lmhosts, host, wins, bcast and without
164 this parameter or any entry in the ''name resolve order''
165 parameter of the ''smb.conf'' file the name resolution
166 methods will be attempted in this order.
167
168
169 __-M NetBIOS name__
170
171
172 This options allows you to send messages, using the
173
174
2 perry 175 If the receiving computer is running !WinPopup the user will
1 perry 176 receive the message and probably a beep. If they are not
2 perry 177 running !WinPopup the message will be lost, and no error
1 perry 178 message will occur.
179
180
181 The message is also automatically truncated if the message
182 is over 1600 bytes, as this is the limit of the
183 protocol.
184
185
186 One useful trick is to cat the message through
187 __smbclient__. For example: __cat mymessage.txt |
188 smbclient -M FRED__ will send the message in the file
189 ''mymessage.txt'' to the machine FRED.
190
191
192 You may also find the ''-U'' and ''-I'' options
193 useful, as they allow you to control the FROM and TO parts
194 of the message.
195
196
197 See the message command parameter in the ''smb.conf(5)''
2 perry 198 for a description of how to handle incoming !WinPopup
1 perry 199 messages in Samba.
200
201
2 perry 202 __Note__: Copy !WinPopup into the startup group on your
203 !WfWg PCs if you want them to always be able to receive
1 perry 204 messages.
205
206
207 __-i scope__
208
209
210 This specifies a NetBIOS scope that smbclient will use to
211 communicate with when generating NetBIOS names. For details
212 on the use of NetBIOS scopes, see ''rfc1001.txt'' and
213 ''rfc1002.txt''. NetBIOS scopes are __very__ rarely
214 used, only set this parameter if you are the system
215 administrator in charge of all the NetBIOS systems you
216 communicate with.
217
218
219 __-N__
220
221
222 If specified, this parameter suppresses the normal password
223 prompt from the client to the user. This is useful when
224 accessing a service that does not require a
225 password.
226
227
228 Unless a password is specified on the command line or this
229 parameter is specified, the client will request a
230 password.
231
232
233 __-n NetBIOS name__
234
235
236 By default, the client will use the local machine's hostname
237 (in uppercase) as its NetBIOS name. This parameter allows
238 you to override the host name and use whatever NetBIOS name
239 you wish.
240
241
242 __-d debuglevel__
243
244
245 ''debuglevel'' is an integer from 0 to 10, or the letter
246 'A'.
247
248
249 The default value if this parameter is not specified is
250 zero.
251
252
253 The higher this value, the more detail will be logged to the
254 log files about the activities of the client. At level 0,
255 only critical errors and serious warnings will be logged.
256 Level 1 is a reasonable level for day to day running - it
257 generates a small amount of information about operations
258 carried out.
259
260
261 Levels above 1 will generate considerable amounts of log
262 data, and should only be used when investigating a problem.
263 Levels above 3 are designed for use only by developers and
264 generate HUGE amounts of log data, most of which is
265 extremely cryptic. If ''debuglevel'' is set to the letter
266 'A', then __all__ debug messages will be printed. This
267 setting is for developers only (and people who __really__
268 want to know how the code works internally).
269
270
271 Note that specifying this parameter here will override the
272 log level parameter in the ''smb.conf (5)''
273 file.
274
275
276 __-p port__
277
278
279 This number is the TCP port number that will be used when
280 making connections to the server. The standard (well-known)
281 TCP port number for an SMB/CIFS server is 139, which is the
282 default.
283
284
285 __-l logfilename__
286
287
288 If specified, ''logfilename'' specifies a base filename
289 into which operational data from the running client will be
290 logged.
291
292
293 The default base name is specified at compile
294 time.
295
296
297 The base name is used to generate actual log file names. For
298 example, if the name specified was
299 log.client''.
300
301
302 The log file generated is never removed by the
303 client.
304
305
306 __-h__
307
308
309 Print the usage message for the client.
310
311
312 __-I IP-address__
313
314
315 ''IP address'' is the address of the server to connect
316 to. It should be specified in standard
317 ''
318
319
320 Normally the client would attempt to locate a named SMB/CIFS
321 server by looking it up via the NetBIOS name resolution
322 mechanism described above in the ''name resolve order''
323 parameter above. Using this parameter will force the client
324 to assume that the server is on the machine with the
325 specified IP address and the NetBIOS name component of the
326 resource being connected to will be ignored.
327
328
329 There is no default for this parameter. If not supplied, it
330 will be determined automatically by the client as described
331 above.
332
333
334 __-E__
335
336
337 This parameter causes the client to write messages to the
338 standard error stream (stderr) rather than to the standard
339 output stream.
340
341
342 By default, the client writes messages to standard output -
343 typically the user's tty.
344
345
346 __-U username[[%pass]__
347
348
349 Sets the SMB username or username and password. If %pass is
350 not specified, The user will be prompted. The client will
351 first check the __USER__ environment variable, then the
352 __LOGNAME__ variable and if either exists, the string is
353 uppercased. Anything in these variables following a '%' sign
354 will be treated as the password. If these environment
355 variables are not found, the username GUEST is
356 used.
357
358
359 If the password is not included in these environment
360 variables (using the %pass syntax), __smbclient__ will
361 look for a __PASSWD__ environment variable from which to
362 read the password.
363
364
365 A third option is to use a credentials file which contains
366 the plaintext of the domain name, username and password.
367 This option is mainly provided for scripts where the admin
368 doesn't wish to pass the credentials on the command line or
369 via environment variables. If this method is used, make
370 certain that the permissions on the file restrict access
371 from unwanted users. See the ''-A'' for more
372 details.
373
374
375 Be cautious about including passwords in scripts or in the
376 __PASSWD__ environment variable. Also, on many systems
377 the command line of a running process may be seen via the
378 __ps__ command to be safe always allow __smbclient__
379 to prompt for a password and type it in
380 directly.
381
382
383 __-A filename__
384
385
386 This option allows you to specify a file from which to read
387 the username, domain name, and password used in the
388 connection. The format of the file is
389
390
391 username =
392 If the domain parameter is missing the current workgroup name is used instead. Make certain that the permissions on the file restrict access from unwanted users.
393
394
395 __-L__
396
397
398 This option allows you to look at what services are
399 available on a server. You use it as __smbclient -L
400 host__ and a list should appear. The ''-I'' option may
401 be useful if your NetBIOS names don't match your TCP/IP DNS
402 host names or if you are trying to reach a host on another
403 network.
404
405
406 __-t terminal code__
407
408
409 This option tells __smbclient__ how to interpret
410 filenames coming from the remote server. Usually Asian
411 language multibyte UNIX implementations use different
412 character sets than SMB/CIFS servers (__EUC__ instead of
413 __SJIS__ for example). Setting this parameter will let
414 __smbclient__ convert between the UNIX filenames and the
415 SMB filenames correctly. This option has not been seriously
416 tested and may have some problems.
417
418
419 The terminal codes include CWsjis, CWeuc, CWjis7, CWjis8,
420 CWjunet, CWhex, CWcap. This is not a complete list, check
421 the Samba source code for the complete list.
422
423
424 __-b buffersize__
425
426
427 This option changes the transmit/send buffer size when
428 getting or putting a file from/to the server. The default is
429 65520 bytes. Setting this value smaller (to 1200 bytes) has
430 been observed to speed up file transfers to and from a Win9x
431 server.
432
433
434 __-W WORKGROUP__
435
436
437 Override the default workgroup (domain) specified in the
438 workgroup parameter of the ''smb.conf'' file for this
439 connection. This may be needed to connect to some
440 servers.
441
442
443 __-T tar options__
444
445
446 smbclient may be used to create __tar(1)__ compatible
447 backups of all the files on an SMB/CIFS share. The secondary
448 tar flags that can be given to this option are
449 :
450
451
452 ''c'' - Create a tar file on UNIX. Must be followed by
453 the name of a tar file, tape device or
454 ''x''
455 flag.
456
457
458 ''x'' - Extract (restore) a local tar file back to a
459 share. Unless the -D option is given, the tar files will be
460 restored from the top level of the share. Must be followed
461 by the name of the tar file, device or
462 ''c'' flag.
463 Restored files have their creation times (mtime) set to the
464 date saved in the tar file. Directories currently do not get
465 their creation dates restored properly.
466
467
468 ''I'' - Include files and directories. Is the default
469 behavior when filenames are specified above. Causes tar
470 files to be included in an extract or create (and therefore
471 everything else to be excluded). See example below. Filename
472 globbing works in one of two ways. See r below.
473
474
475 ''X'' - Exclude files and directories. Causes tar files
476 to be excluded from an extract or create. See example below.
477 Filename globbing works in one of two ways now. See ''r''
478 below.
479
480
481 ''b'' - Blocksize. Must be followed by a valid (greater
482 than zero) blocksize. Causes tar file to be written out in
483 blocksize*TBLOCK (usually 512 byte) blocks.
484
485
486 ''g'' - Incremental. Only back up files that have the
487 archive bit set. Useful only with the ''c''
488 flag.
489
490
491 ''q'' - Quiet. Keeps tar from printing diagnostics as it
492 works. This is the same as tarmode quiet.
493
494
495 ''r'' - Regular expression include or exclude. Uses
496 regular expression matching for excluding or excluding files
497 if compiled with HAVE_REGEX_H. However this mode can be very
498 slow. If not compiled with HAVE_REGEX_H, does a limited
499 wildcard match on '*' and '?'.
500
501
502 ''N'' - Newer than. Must be followed by the name of a
503 file whose date is compared against files found on the share
504 during a create. Only files newer than the file specified
505 are backed up to the tar file. Useful only with the ''c''
506 flag.
507
508
509 ''a'' - Set archive bit. Causes the archive bit to be
510 reset when a file is backed up. Useful with the ''g'' and
511 ''c'' flags.
512
513
514 __Tar Long File Names__
515
516
517 __smbclient__'s tar option now supports long file names
518 both on backup and restore. However, the full path name of
519 the file must be less than 1024 bytes. Also, when a tar
520 archive is created, __smbclient__'s tar option places all
521 files in the archive with relative names, not absolute
522 names.
523
524
525 __Tar Filenames__
526
527
528 All file names can be given as DOS path names (with '' as
529 the component separator) or as UNIX path names (with '/' as
530 the component separator).
531
532
533 __Examples__
534
535
536 Restore from tar file ''backup.tar'' into myshare on mypc
537 (no password on share).
538
539
540 __smbclient //mypc/yshare
541 __
542
543
544 Restore everything except ''users/docs''
545
546
547 __smbclient //mypc/myshare
548 __
549
550
551 Create a tar file of the files beneath
552 ''users/docs''.
553
554
555 __smbclient //mypc/myshare
556 __
557
558
559 Create the same tar file as above, but now use a DOS path
560 name.
561
562
563 __smbclient //mypc/myshare
564 __
565
566
567 Create a tar file of all the files and directories in the
568 share.
569
570
571 __smbclient //mypc/myshare
572 __
573
574
575 __-D initial directory__
576
577
578 Change to initial directory before starting. Probably only
579 of any use with the tar -T option.
580
581
582 __-c command string__
583
584
585 command string is a semicolon-separated list of commands to
586 be executed instead of prompting from stdin. ''-N'' is
587 implied by ''-c''.
588
589
590 This is particularly useful in scripts and for printing
591 stdin to the server, e.g. __-c 'print -'__.
592 !!OPERATIONS
593
594
595 Once the client is running, the user is presented with a
596 prompt :
597
598
599 smb:
600
601
602 The backslash (
603
604
605 The prompt indicates that the client is ready and waiting to
606 carry out a user command. Each command is a single word,
607 optionally followed by parameters specific to that command.
608 Command and parameters are space-delimited unless these
609 notes specifically state otherwise. All commands are
610 case-insensitive. Parameters to commands may or may not be
611 case sensitive, depending on the command.
612
613
614 You can specify file names which have spaces in them by
615 quoting the name with double quotes, for example
616
617
618 Parameters shown in square brackets (e.g.,
619
620
621 Note that all commands operating on the server are actually
622 performed by issuing a request to the server. Thus the
623 behavior may vary from server to server, depending on how
624 the server was implemented.
625
626
627 The commands available are given here in alphabetical
628 order.
629
630
631 __? [[command]__
632
633
634 If ''command'' is specified, the ? command will display a
635 brief informative message about the specified command. If no
636 command is specified, a list of available commands will be
637 displayed.
638
639
640 __! [[shell command]__
641
642
643 If ''shell command'' is specified, the ! command will
644 execute a shell locally and run the specified shell command.
645 If no command is specified, a local shell will be
646 run.
647
648
649 __altname file__
650
651
652 The client will request that the server return the
653
654
655 __cancel jobid0 [[jobid1] ... [[jobidN]__
656
657
658 The client will request that the server cancel the printjobs
659 identified by the given numeric print job ids.
660
661
662 __chmod file mode in octal__
663
664
665 This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS UNIX
666 extensions and will fail if the server does not. The client
667 requests that the server change the UNIX permissions to the
668 given octal mode, in standard UNIX format.
669
670
671 __chown file uid gid__
672
673
674 This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS UNIX
675 extensions and will fail if the server does not. The client
676 requests that the server change the UNIX user and group
677 ownership to the given decimal values. Note there is
678 currently no way to remotely look up the UNIX uid and gid
679 values for a given name. This may be addressed in future
680 versions of the CIFS UNIX extensions.
681
682
683 __cd [[directory name]__
684
685
686 If
687
688
689 If no directory name is specified, the current working
690 directory on the server will be reported.
691
692
693 __del __
694
695
696 The client will request that the server attempt to delete
697 all files matching ''mask'' from the current working
698 directory on the server.
699
700
701 __dir __
702
703
704 A list of the files matching ''mask'' in the current
705 working directory on the server will be retrieved from the
706 server and displayed.
707
708
709 __exit__
710
711
712 Terminate the connection with the server and exit from the
713 program.
714
715
716 __get
717 __
718
719
720 Copy the file called ''remote file name'' from the server
721 to the machine running the client. If specified, name the
722 local copy ''local file name''. Note that all transfers
723 in __smbclient__ are binary. See also the lowercase
724 command.
725
726
727 __help [[command]__
728
729
730 See the ? command above.
731
732
733 __lcd [[directory name]__
734
735
736 If ''directory name'' is specified, the current working
737 directory on the local machine will be changed to the
738 directory specified. This operation will fail if for any
739 reason the specified directory is inaccessible.
740
741
742 If no directory name is specified, the name of the current
743 working directory on the local machine will be
744 reported.
745
746
747 __link source destination__
748
749
750 This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS UNIX
751 extensions and will fail if the server does not. The client
752 requests that the server create a hard link between the
753 source and destination files. The source file must not
754 exist.
755
756
757 __lowercase__
758
759
760 Toggle lowercasing of filenames for the get and mget
761 commands.
762
763
764 When lowercasing is toggled ON, local filenames are
765 converted to lowercase when using the get and mget commands.
766 This is often useful when copying (say) MSDOS files from a
767 server, because lowercase filenames are the norm on UNIX
768 systems.
769
770
771 __ls __
772
773
774 See the dir command above.
775
776
777 __mask __
778
779
780 This command allows the user to set up a mask which will be
781 used during recursive operation of the mget and mput
782 commands.
783
784
785 The masks specified to the mget and mput commands act as
786 filters for directories rather than files when recursion is
787 toggled ON.
788
789
790 The mask specified with the mask command is necessary to
791 filter files within those directories. For example, if the
792 mask specified in an mget command is
793
794
795 Note that the value for mask defaults to blank (equivalent
796 to
797
798
799 __md __
800
801
802 See the mkdir command.
803
804
805 __mget __
806
807
808 Copy all files matching ''mask'' from the server to the
809 machine running the client.
810
811
812 Note that ''mask'' is interpreted differently during
813 recursive operation and non-recursive operation - refer to
814 the recurse and mask commands for more information. Note
815 that all transfers in __smbclient__ are binary. See also
816 the lowercase command.
817
818
819 __mkdir __
820
821
822 Create a new directory on the server (user access privileges
823 permitting) with the specified name.
824
825
826 __mput __
827
828
829 Copy all files matching ''mask'' in the current working
830 directory on the local machine to the current working
831 directory on the server.
832
833
834 Note that ''mask'' is interpreted differently during
835 recursive operation and non-recursive operation - refer to
836 the recurse and mask commands for more information. Note
837 that all transfers in __smbclient__ are
838 binary.
839
840
841 __print __
842
843
844 Print the specified file from the local machine through a
845 printable service on the server.
846
847
848 See also the printmode command.
849
850
851 __printmode __
852
853
854 Set the print mode to suit either binary data (such as
855 graphical information) or text. Subsequent print commands
856 will use the currently set print mode.
857
858
859 __prompt__
860
861
862 Toggle prompting for filenames during operation of the mget
863 and mput commands.
864
865
866 When toggled ON, the user will be prompted to confirm the
867 transfer of each file during these commands. When toggled
868 OFF, all specified files will be transferred without
869 prompting.
870
871
872 __put
873 __
874
875
876 Copy the file called ''local file name'' from the machine
877 running the client to the server. If specified, name the
878 remote copy ''remote file name''. Note that all transfers
879 in __smbclient__ are binary. See also the lowercase
880 command.
881
882
883 __queue__
884
885
886 Displays the print queue, showing the job id, name, size and
887 current status.
888
889
890 __quit__
891
892
893 See the exit command.
894
895
896 __rd __
897
898
899 See the rmdir command.
900
901
902 __recurse__
903
904
905 Toggle directory recursion for the commands mget and
906 mput.
907
908
909 When toggled ON, these commands will process all directories
910 in the source directory (i.e., the directory they are
911 copying from ) and will recurse into any that match the mask
912 specified to the command. Only files that match the mask
913 specified using the mask command will be retrieved. See also
914 the mask command.
915
916
917 When recursion is toggled OFF, only files from the current
918 working directory on the source machine that match the mask
919 specified to the mget or mput commands will be copied, and
920 any mask specified using the mask command will be
921 ignored.
922
923
924 __rm __
925
926
927 Remove all files matching ''mask'' from the current
928 working directory on the server.
929
930
931 __rmdir __
932
933
934 Remove the specified directory (user access privileges
935 permitting) from the server.
936
937
938 __setmode
939 __
940
941
942 A version of the DOS attrib command to set file permissions.
943 For example:
944
945
946 __setmode myfile +r__
947
948
949 would make myfile read only.
950
951
952 __symlink source destination__
953
954
955 This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS UNIX
956 extensions and will fail if the server does not. The client
957 requests that the server create a symbolic hard link between
958 the source and destination files. The source file must not
959 exist. Note that the server will not create a link to any
960 path that lies outside the currently connected share. This
961 is enforced by the Samba server.
962
963
964 __tar __
965
966
967 Performs a tar operation - see the ''-T'' command line
968 option above. Behavior may be affected by the tarmode
969 command (see below). Using g (incremental) and N (newer)
970 will affect tarmode settings. Note that using the
971 ''
972
973
974 __blocksize __
975
976
977 Blocksize. Must be followed by a valid (greater than zero)
978 blocksize. Causes tar file to be written out in
979 ''blocksize''*TBLOCK (usually 512 byte)
980 blocks.
981
982
983 __tarmode __
984
985
986 Changes tar's behavior with regard to archive bits. In full
987 mode, tar will back up everything regardless of the archive
988 bit setting (this is the default mode). In incremental mode,
989 tar will only back up files with the archive bit set. In
990 reset mode, tar will reset the archive bit on all files it
991 backs up (implies read/write share).
992 !!NOTES
993
994
995 Some servers are fussy about the case of supplied usernames,
996 passwords, share names (AKA service names) and machine
997 names. If you fail to connect try giving all parameters in
998 uppercase.
999
1000
1001 It is often necessary to use the -n option when connecting
2 perry 1002 to some types of servers. For example OS/2 !LanManager
1 perry 1003 insists on a valid NetBIOS name being used, so you need to
1004 supply a valid name that would be known to the
1005 server.
1006
1007
1008 smbclient supports long file names where the server supports
1009 the LANMAN2 protocol or above.
1010 !!ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
1011
1012
1013 The variable __USER__ may contain the username of the
1014 person using the client. This information is used only if
1015 the protocol level is high enough to support session-level
1016 passwords.
1017
1018
1019 The variable __PASSWD__ may contain the password of the
1020 person using the client. This information is used only if
1021 the protocol level is high enough to support session-level
1022 passwords.
1023
1024
1025 The variable __LIBSMB_PROG__ may contain the path,
1026 executed with system(), which the client should connect to
1027 instead of connecting to a server. This functionality is
1028 primarily intended as a development aid, and works best when
1029 using a LMHOSTS file
1030 !!INSTALLATION
1031
1032
1033 The location of the client program is a matter for
1034 individual system administrators. The following are thus
1035 suggestions only.
1036
1037
1038 It is recommended that the smbclient software be installed
1039 in the ''/usr/local/samba/bin/'' or
1040 ''/usr/samba/bin/'' directory, this directory readable by
1041 all, writeable only by root. The client program itself
1042 should be executable by all. The client should __NOT__ be
1043 setuid or setgid!
1044
1045
1046 The client log files should be put in a directory readable
1047 and writeable only by the user.
1048
1049
1050 To test the client, you will need to know the name of a
1051 running SMB/CIFS server. It is possible to run
1052 __smbd(8)__ as an ordinary user - running that server as
1053 a daemon on a user-accessible port (typically any port
1054 number over 1024) would provide a suitable test
1055 server.
1056 !!DIAGNOSTICS
1057
1058
1059 Most diagnostics issued by the client are logged in a
1060 specified log file. The log file name is specified at
1061 compile time, but may be overridden on the command
1062 line.
1063
1064
1065 The number and nature of diagnostics available depends on
1066 the debug level used by the client. If you have problems,
1067 set the debug level to 3 and peruse the log
1068 files.
1069 !!VERSION
1070
1071
1072 This man page is correct for version 2.2 of the Samba
1073 suite.
1074 !!AUTHOR
1075
1076
1077 The original Samba software and related utilities were
1078 created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed by the
1079 Samba Team as an Open Source project similar to the way the
1080 Linux kernel is developed.
1081
1082
1083 The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. The
1084 man page sources were converted to YODL format (another
1085 excellent piece of Open Source software, available at
1086 ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/
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