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+# vim: ft=rst
+
+This directory contains test scripts that are useful for running a
+bunch of tests all at once. 
+
+Available testsuites
+====================
+The available testsuites are obtained from a script, usually 
+selftest/samba{3,4}_tests.sh. This script should for each testsuite output 
+the name of the test, the command to run and the environment that should be 
+provided. Use the included "plantest" function to generate the required output.
+
+Testsuite behaviour
+================================
+
+Exit code
+------------
+The testsuites should exit with a non-zero exit code if at least one 
+test failed. Skipped tests should not influence the exit code.
+
+Output format
+-------------
+Testsuites can simply use the exit code to indicate whether all of their 
+tests have succeeded or one or more have failed. It is also possible to 
+provide more granular information using the Subunit protocol. 
+
+This protocol works by writing simple messages to standard output. Any 
+messages that can not be interpreted by this protocol are considered comments 
+for the last announced test.
+
+Accepted commands are:
+
+test
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+test: <NAME>
+
+Announce that a new test with the specified name is starting
+
+success
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+success: <NAME> 
+
+Announce that the test with the specified name is done and ran successfully.
+
+failure
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+failure: <NAME> 
+failure: <NAME> [ REASON ]
+
+Announce that the test with the specified name failed. Optionally, it is 
+possible to specify a reason it failed.
+
+skip
+~~~~~~~~~~~~
+skip: <NAME>
+skip: <NAME> [ REASON ]
+
+Announce that the test with the specified name was skipped. Optionally a 
+reason can be specified.
+
+knownfail
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+knownfail: <NAME>
+knownfail: <NAME> [ REASON ]
+
+Announce that the test with the specified name was run and failed as expected.
+Alternatively it is also possible to simply return "failure:" here but 
+specify in the samba4-knownfailures file that it is failing.
+
+Environments
+============
+Tests often need to run against a server with particular things set up, 
+a "environment". This environment is provided by the test "target": Samba 3, 
+Samba 4 or Windows.
+
+The following environments are currently available:
+
+ - none: No server set up, no variables set.
+ - dc: Domain controller set up. The following environment variables will 
+   be set:
+
+     * USERNAME: Administrator user name
+	 * PASSWORD: Administrator password
+	 * DOMAIN: Domain name
+	 * REALM: Realm name
+	 * SERVER: DC host name 
+	 * SERVER_IP: DC IPv4 address
+	 * NETBIOSNAME: DC NetBIOS name
+	 * NETIOSALIAS: DC NetBIOS alias
+
+ - member: Domain controller and member server that is joined to it set up. The
+   following environment variables will be set:
+
+     * USERNAME: Domain administrator user name
+	 * PASSWORD: Domain administrator password
+	 * DOMAIN: Domain name
+	 * REALM: Realm name
+	 * SERVER: Name of the member server
+
+
+Running tests
+=============
+
+To run all the tests use::
+
+   make test
+
+To run a quick subset (aiming for about 1 minute of testing) run::
+
+   make quicktest
+
+To run a specific test, use this syntax::
+
+   make test TESTS=testname
+
+for example::
+
+   make test TESTS=samba4.BASE-DELETE
+