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-.TH SAMBA 7 29/3/95 Samba Samba
+.TH SAMBA 7 "09 Oct 1998" "samba 2.0.0-alpha11"
.SH NAME
-Samba \- a LanManager like fileserver for Unix
+Samba \- a LanManager like fileserver for UNIX
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B Samba
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.B Samba
software suite is a collection of programs that implements the SMB
-protocol for unix systems. This protocol is sometimes also referred to
+protocol for UNIX systems. This protocol is sometimes also referred to
as the LanManager or Netbios protocol.
-
.SH COMPONENTS
The Samba suite is made up of several components. Each component is
@@ -18,25 +17,37 @@ you read the documentation that comes with Samba and the manual pages
of those components that you use. If the manual pages aren't clear
enough then please send me a patch!
-The smbd(8) daemon provides the file and print services to SMB clents,
+The
+.BR smbd (8)
+daemon provides the file and print services to SMB clients,
such as Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT or LanManager. The
-configuration file for this daemon is described in smb.conf(5).
+configuration file for this daemon is described in
+.BR smb.conf (5).
-The nmbd(8) daemon provides Netbios nameserving and browsing
+The
+.BR nmbd (8)
+daemon provides Netbios nameserving and browsing
support. It can also be run interactively to query other name service
daemons.
-The smbclient(1) program implements a simple ftp-like client. This is
+The
+.BR smbclient (1)
+program implements a simple ftp-like client. This is
useful for accessing SMB shares on other compatible servers (such as
-WfWg), and can also be used to allow a unix box to print to a printer
+WfWg), 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 WfWg).
-The testparm(1) utility allows you to test your smb.conf(5)
+The
+.BR testparm (1)
+utility allows you to test your
+.BR smb.conf (5)
configuration file.
-The smbstatus(1) utility allows you to tell who is currently using the
-smbd(8) server.
-
+The
+.BR smbstatus (1)
+utility allows you to tell who is currently using the
+.BR smbd (8)
+server.
.SH AVAILABILITY
The Samba software suite is licensed under the Gnu Public License. A
@@ -45,7 +56,7 @@ encouraged to distribute copies of the Samba suite, but please keep it
intact.
The latest version of the Samba suite can be obtained via anonymous
-ftp from nimbus.anu.edu.au in the directory pub/tridge/samba/. It is
+ftp from samba.anu.edu.au in the directory pub/samba/. It is
also available on several mirror sites worldwide.
You may also find useful information about Samba on the newsgroup
@@ -54,29 +65,26 @@ the mailing list are given in the README file that comes with Samba.
If you have access to a WWW viewer (such as Netscape or Mosaic) then
you will also find lots of useful information, including back issues
-of the Samba mailing list, at http://lake.canberra.edu.au/pub/samba/
-
+of the Samba mailing list, at http://samba.anu.edu.au/samba/
.SH AUTHOR
The main author of the Samba suite is Andrew Tridgell. He may be
-contacted via e-mail at samba-bugs@anu.edu.au.
+contacted via e-mail at samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au.
-There have also been an enourmous number of contributors to Samba from
+There have also been an enormous number of contributors to Samba from
all over the world. A partial list of these contributors is included
in the CREDITS section below. The list is, however, badly out of
date. More up to date info may be obtained from the change-log that
comes with the Samba source code.
-
.SH CONTRIBUTIONS
If you wish to contribute to the Samba project, then I suggest you
join the Samba mailing list.
If you have patches to submit or bugs to report then you may mail them
-directly to samba-bugs@anu.edu.au. Note, however, that due to the
-enourmous popularity of this package I may take some time to repond to
-mail. I prefer patches in "diff -u" format.
-
+directly to samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au. Note, however, that due to the
+enormous popularity of this package I may take some time to repond to
+mail. I prefer patches in "diff \-u" format.
.SH CREDITS
Contributors to the project are (in alphabetical order by email address):
@@ -147,6 +155,8 @@ Contributors to the project are (in alphabetical order by email address):
(kuku@acds.physik.rwth-aachen.de)
???
(lance@fox.com)
+ Leighton, Luke
+ (lkcl@pires.co.uk)
Lendecke, Volker
(lendecke@namu01.gwdg.de)
???
@@ -175,8 +185,10 @@ Contributors to the project are (in alphabetical order by email address):
(joergs@toppoint.de)
S{rkel{, Vesa
(vesku@rankki.kcl.fi)
+ Terpstra, John
+ (jht@aquasoft.com.au)
Tridgell, Andrew
- (samba-bugs@anu.edu.au)
+ (samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au)
Troyer, Dean
(troyer@saifr00.ateng.az.honeywell.com)
Wakelin, Ross