nlcontrol(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 					      nlcontrol(8)

NAME

     nlcontrol -- NETLOGON secure channel utility

SYNOPSIS

     nlcontrol [reconfigure] status [options] status
     nlcontrol [options] verify
     nlcontrol [options] change-password

DESCRIPTION

     The NETLOGON channel is a secure connection to a Windows Domain Controller that is used for non-Kerberos user authentication.  nlcontrol can
     be used to manipulate and test the status of the NETLOGON channel.

OPTIONS

     -domain  The service will log extensive debug information and may perform extra diagnostic checks. This option is typically only useful for
	      debugging.

     -help    Prints a usage message and exits.

     -server list
	      The service will listen on each of the TCP ports specified in the comma-separated list. This option is typically only used for
	      debugging.

     nlcontrol supports the following commands:

     reconfigure      Force the NETLOGON service to re-read its configuration information. This is not necessary in normal operation, since the
		      NETLOGON service will detect relevant configuration changes and re-establish the secure channel automatically.

     status	      Print the current status of the NETLOGON channel without altering its state.

     verify	      Attempt to verify that the NETLOGON channel is available and working correctly.

     change-password  Bring up the NETLOGON channel and change the password of the machine account.  The machine account is used to authenticate
		      to the Domain Controller in order to secure the channel.

DIAGNOSTICS

     nlcontrol will exit with a non-zero error code if the command fails. It may also display a Windows error code, which is typically self-
     explanatory.

HISTORY

     The nlcontrol utility first appeared in Mac OS 10.7.

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