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NMBD(8)								       NMBD(8)

NAME
       nmbd - provide netbios nameserver support to clients

SYNOPSIS
       nmbd  [	-D  ]  [  -H  netbios  hosts file ] [ -d debuglevel ] [ -l log
       basename ] [ -n netbios name ] [ -p port number ]  [  -s	 configuration
       file ]

DESCRIPTION
       This program is part of the Samba suite.

       nmbd is a server that understands and can reply to netbios name service
       requests, like those produced by LanManager clients. It	also  controls
       browsing.

       LanManager clients, when they start up, may wish to locate a LanManager
       server.	That is, they wish to know what IP number a specified host  is
       using.

       This  program  simply listens for such requests, and if its own name is
       specified it will respond with the IP number of the host it is  running
       on. "Its own name" is by default the name of the host it is running on,
       but this can be overriden with the -n  option  (see  "OPTIONS"  below).
       Using the

       Nmbd  can also be used as a WINS (Windows Internet Name Server) server.
       It will do this automatically by default. What this basically means  is
       that it will respond to all name requests that it receives that are not
       broadcasts, as long as it can resolve the name.

OPTIONS
       -B

	  This option  is  obsolete.  Please  use  the	interfaces  option  in
	  smb.conf
       -I

	  This	option	is  obsolete.  Please  use  the	 interfaces  option in
	  smb.conf

       -D

	  If specified, this parameter causes  the  server  to	operate	 as  a
	  daemon.  That	 is,  it  detaches  itself and runs in the background,
	  fielding requests on the appropriate port.

	  By default, the server will NOT operate as a daemon.

       -C comment string

	  This option is obsolete. Please use the "server  string"  option  in
	  smb.conf

       -G

	  This	option	is  obsolete.  Please  use  the	 "workgroup" option in
	  smb.conf

       -H netbios hosts file

	  It may be useful in some situations to be able to specify a list  of
	  netbios  names  for which the server should send a reply if queried.
	  This option allows that. The	syntax	is  similar  to	 the  standard
	  /etc/hosts file format, but has some extensions.

	  The  file  contains  three  columns.	Lines  beginning  with a # are
	  ignored as comments. The  first  column  is  an  IP  address,	 or  a
	  hostname.  If	 it  is	 a  hostname  then it is interpreted as the IP
	  address returned by gethostbyname() when read.  Any  IP  address  of
	  0.0.0.0 will be interpreted as the server's own IP address.

	  The  second  column  is  a  netbios  name. This is the name that the
	  server will respond to. It must be less than 20 characters long.

	  The third column is optional, and is intended for  flags.  Currently
	  the only flag supported is M.

	  An  M	 means	that  this  name  is the default netbios name for this
	  machine. This has the same affect as specifying  the	-n  option  to
	  nmbd.

	  NOTE:	 The  G	 and  S flags are now obsolete and are replaced by the
	  "interfaces" and "remote announce" options in smb.conf.

	  After startup the server waits for queries, and will answer  queries
	  to  any  name	 known	to  it. This includes all names in the netbios
	  hosts file (if any) and its own name.

	  The primary intention of the -H option is to allow  a	 mapping  from
	  netbios names to internet domain names.

	  Example:

		  # This is a sample netbios hosts file

		  # DO NOT USE THIS FILE AS-IS
		  # YOU MAY INCONVENIENCE THE OWNERS OF THESE IPs
		  # if you want to include a name with a space in it then
		  # use double quotes.

		  # next add a netbios alias for a faraway host
		  arvidsjaur.anu.edu.au ARVIDSJAUR

		  # finally put in an IP for a hard to find host
		  130.45.3.213 FREDDY

       -N

	  This	option	is  obsolete.  Please  use  the "interfaces" option in
	  smb.conf instead.

       -d debuglevel
	  This option sets the debug level. See smb.conf(5).

       -l log file

	  If  specified,  log  file  specifies	a  base	 filename  into	 which
	  operational data from the running server will be logged.

	  The default base name is specified at compile time.

	  The  base  name  is  used  to	 generate  actual  log file names. For
	  example, if the name specified was "log" then the file log.nmb would
	  contain debug info.

       -n netbios name

	  This	option allows you to override the Netbios name that Samba uses
	  for itself.

       -p port number

	  port number is a positive integer value.

	  Don't use this option unless you are an expert, in  which  case  you
	  won't need help!

	  -s configuration file

	     The  default  configuration  file	name  is determined at compile
	     time.

	     The file specified contains the configuration details required by
	     the server.  See smb.conf(5) for more information.

VERSION
       This  man  page	is  (mostly)  correct  for version 1.9.16 of the Samba
       suite, plus some	 of  the  recent  patches  to  it.  These  notes  will
       necessarily  lag	 behind development of the software, so it is possible
       that your version of the server has extensions or  parameter  semantics
       that  differ  from  or  are not covered by this man page. Please notify
       these to the address below for rectification.

SEE ALSO
       inetd(8), smbd(8), smb.conf(5), smbclient(1), testparm(1), testprns(1)

CREDITS
       The original Samba software  and	 related  utilities  were  created  by
       Andrew  Tridgell	 (samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au).	 Andrew	 is  also  the
       Keeper of the Source for this project.

nmbd				     nmbd			       NMBD(8)
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