SMBCLIENT(1) User Commands SMBCLIENT(1)
NAME
smbclient - ftp-like client to access SMB/CIFS resources on servers
SYNOPSIS
smbclient [-b <buffer size>] [-d debuglevel] [-e] [-L <netbios name>] [-U username] [-I destinationIP] [-M <netbios name>] [-m maxprotocol]
[-A authfile] [-N] [-C] [-g] [-i scope] [-O <socket options>] [-p port] [-R <name resolve order>] [-s <smb config file>] [-k] [-P]
[-c <command>]
smbclient {servicename} [password] [-b <buffer size>] [-d debuglevel] [-e] [-D Directory] [-U username] [-W workgroup] [-M <netbios name>]
[-m maxprotocol] [-A authfile] [-N] [-C] [-g] [-l log-basename] [-I destinationIP] [-E] [-c <command string>] [-i scope]
[-O <socket options>] [-p port] [-R <name resolve order>] [-s <smb config file>] [-T<c|x>IXFqgbNan] [-k]
DESCRIPTION
This tool is part of the samba(7) suite.
smbclient is a client that can 'talk' to an SMB/CIFS server. It offers an interface similar to that of the ftp program (see ftp(1)).
Operations include things like getting files from the server to the local machine, putting files from the local machine to the server,
retrieving directory information from the server and so on.
OPTIONS
servicename
servicename is the name of the service you want to use on the server. A service name takes the form //server/service where server is
the NetBIOS name of the SMB/CIFS server offering the desired service and service is the name of the service offered. Thus to connect to
the service "printer" on the SMB/CIFS server "smbserver", you would use the servicename //smbserver/printer
Note that the server name required is NOT necessarily the IP (DNS) host name of the server ! The name required is a NetBIOS server
name, which may or may not be the same as the IP hostname of the machine running the server.
The server name is looked up according to either the -R parameter to smbclient or using the name resolve order parameter in the
smb.conf(5) file, allowing an administrator to change the order and methods by which server names are looked up.
password
The password required to access the specified service on the specified server. If this parameter is supplied, the -N option (suppress
password prompt) is assumed.
There is no default password. If no password is supplied on the command line (either by using this parameter or adding a password to
the -U option (see below)) and the -N option is not specified, the client will prompt for a password, even if the desired service does
not require one. (If no password is required, simply press ENTER to provide a null password.)
Note: Some servers (including OS/2 and Windows for Workgroups) insist on an uppercase password. Lowercase or mixed case passwords may
be rejected by these servers.
Be cautious about including passwords in scripts.
-R|--name-resolve <name resolve order>
This option is used by the programs in the Samba suite to determine what naming services and in what order to resolve host names to IP
addresses. The option takes a space-separated string of different name resolution options.
The options are :"lmhosts", "host", "wins" and "bcast". They cause names to be resolved as follows:
o lmhosts: Lookup an IP address in the Samba lmhosts file. If the line in lmhosts has no name type attached to the NetBIOS name (see
the lmhosts(5) for details) then any name type matches for lookup.
o host: Do a standard host name to IP address resolution, using the system /etc/hosts , NIS, or DNS lookups. This method of name
resolution is operating system dependent, for instance on IRIX or Solaris this may be controlled by the /etc/nsswitch.conf file).
Note that this method is only used if the NetBIOS name type being queried is the 0x20 (server) name type, otherwise it is ignored.
o wins: Query a name with the IP address listed in the wins server parameter. If no WINS server has been specified this method will
be ignored.
o bcast: Do a broadcast on each of the known local interfaces listed in the interfaces parameter. This is the least reliable of the
name resolution methods as it depends on the target host being on a locally connected subnet.
If this parameter is not set then the name resolve order defined in the smb.conf(5) file parameter (name resolve order) will be used.
The default order is lmhosts, host, wins, bcast and without this parameter or any entry in the name resolve order parameter of the
smb.conf(5) file the name resolution methods will be attempted in this order.
-M|--message NetBIOS name
This options allows you to send messages, using the "WinPopup" protocol, to another computer. Once a connection is established you then
type your message, pressing ^D (control-D) to end.
If the receiving computer is running WinPopup the user will receive the message and probably a beep. If they are not running WinPopup
the message will be lost, and no error message will occur.
The message is also automatically truncated if the message is over 1600 bytes, as this is the limit of the protocol.
One useful trick is to pipe the message through smbclient. For example: smbclient -M FRED < mymessage.txt will send the message in the
file mymessage.txt to the machine FRED.
You may also find the -U and -I options useful, as they allow you to control the FROM and TO parts of the message.
See the message command parameter in the smb.conf(5) for a description of how to handle incoming WinPopup messages in Samba.
Note: Copy WinPopup into the startup group on your WfWg PCs if you want them to always be able to receive messages.
-p|--port port
This number is the TCP port number that will be used when making connections to the server. The standard (well-known) TCP port number
for an SMB/CIFS server is 139, which is the default.
-g|--grepable
This parameter provides combined with -L easy parseable output that allows processing with utilities such as grep and cut.
-m|--max-protocol protocol
This parameter sets the maximum protocol version announced by the client.
-P
Make queries to the external server using the machine account of the local server.
-h|--help
Print a summary of command line options.
-I|--ip-address IP-address
IP address is the address of the server to connect to. It should be specified in standard "a.b.c.d" notation.
Normally the client would attempt to locate a named SMB/CIFS server by looking it up via the NetBIOS name resolution mechanism
described above in the name resolve order parameter above. Using this parameter will force the client to assume that the server is on
the machine with the specified IP address and the NetBIOS name component of the resource being connected to will be ignored.
There is no default for this parameter. If not supplied, it will be determined automatically by the client as described above.
-E|--stderr
This parameter causes the client to write messages to the standard error stream (stderr) rather than to the standard output stream.
By default, the client writes messages to standard output - typically the user's tty.
-L|--list
This option allows you to look at what services are available on a server. You use it as smbclient -L host and a list should appear.
The -I option may be useful if your NetBIOS names don't match your TCP/IP DNS host names or if you are trying to reach a host on
another network.
-b|--send-buffer buffersize
This option changes the transmit/send buffer size when getting or putting a file from/to the server. The default is 65520 bytes.
Setting this value smaller (to 1200 bytes) has been observed to speed up file transfers to and from a Win9x server.
-e
This command line parameter requires the remote server support the UNIX extensions. Request that the connection be encrypted. This is
new for Samba 3.2 and will only work with Samba 3.2 or above servers. Negotiates SMB encryption using GSSAPI. Uses the given
credentials for the encryption negotiaion (either kerberos or NTLMv1/v2 if given domain/username/password triple. Fails the connection
if encryption cannot be negotiated.
-d|--debuglevel=level
level is an integer from 0 to 10. The default value if this parameter is not specified is 1.
The higher this value, the more detail will be logged to the log files about the activities of the server. At level 0, only critical
errors and serious warnings will be logged. Level 1 is a reasonable level for day-to-day running - it generates a small amount of
information about operations carried out.
Levels above 1 will generate considerable amounts of log data, and should only be used when investigating a problem. Levels above 3 are
designed for use only by developers and generate HUGE amounts of log data, most of which is extremely cryptic.
Note that specifying this parameter here will override the smb.conf.5.html# parameter in the smb.conf file.
-V|--version
Prints the program version number.
-s|--configfile <configuration file>
The file specified contains the configuration details required by the server. The information in this file includes server-specific
information such as what printcap file to use, as well as descriptions of all the services that the server is to provide. See smb.conf
for more information. The default configuration file name is determined at compile time.
-l|--log-basename=logdirectory
Base directory name for log/debug files. The extension ".progname" will be appended (e.g. log.smbclient, log.smbd, etc...). The log
file is never removed by the client.
-N|--no-pass
If specified, this parameter suppresses the normal password prompt from the client to the user. This is useful when accessing a service
that does not require a password.
Unless a password is specified on the command line or this parameter is specified, the client will request a password.
If a password is specified on the command line and this option is also defined the password on the command line will be silently
ingnored and no password will be used.
-k|--kerberos
Try to authenticate with kerberos. Only useful in an Active Directory environment.
-C|--use-ccache
Try to use the credentials cached by winbind.
-A|--authentication-file=filename
This option allows you to specify a file from which to read the username and password used in the connection. The format of the file is
username = <value>
password = <value>
domain = <value>
Make certain that the permissions on the file restrict access from unwanted users.
-U|--user=username[%password]
Sets the SMB username or username and password.
If %password is not specified, the user will be prompted. The client will first check the USER environment variable, then the LOGNAME
variable and if either exists, the string is uppercased. If these environmental variables are not found, the username GUEST is used.
A third option is to use a credentials file which contains the plaintext of the username and password. This option is mainly provided
for scripts where the admin does not wish to pass the credentials on the command line or via environment variables. If this method is
used, make certain that the permissions on the file restrict access from unwanted users. See the -A for more details.
Be cautious about including passwords in scripts. Also, on many systems the command line of a running process may be seen via the ps
command. To be safe always allow rpcclient to prompt for a password and type it in directly.
-n|--netbiosname <primary NetBIOS name>
This option allows you to override the NetBIOS name that Samba uses for itself. This is identical to setting the smb.conf.5.html#
parameter in the smb.conf file. However, a command line setting will take precedence over settings in smb.conf.
-i|--scope <scope>
This specifies a NetBIOS scope that nmblookup will use to communicate with when generating NetBIOS names. For details on the use of
NetBIOS scopes, see rfc1001.txt and rfc1002.txt. NetBIOS scopes are very rarely used, only set this parameter if you are the system
administrator in charge of all the NetBIOS systems you communicate with.
-W|--workgroup=domain
Set the SMB domain of the username. This overrides the default domain which is the domain defined in smb.conf. If the domain specified
is the same as the servers NetBIOS name, it causes the client to log on using the servers local SAM (as opposed to the Domain SAM).
-O|--socket-options socket options
TCP socket options to set on the client socket. See the socket options parameter in the smb.conf manual page for the list of valid
options.
-T|--tar tar options
smbclient may be used to create tar(1) compatible backups of all the files on an SMB/CIFS share. The secondary tar flags that can be
given to this option are :
o c - Create a tar file on UNIX. Must be followed by the name of a tar file, tape device or "-" for standard output. If using
standard output you must turn the log level to its lowest value -d0 to avoid corrupting your tar file. This flag is mutually
exclusive with the x flag.
o x - Extract (restore) a local tar file back to a share. Unless the -D option is given, the tar files will be restored from the top
level of the share. Must be followed by the name of the tar file, device or "-" for standard input. Mutually exclusive with the c
flag. Restored files have their creation times (mtime) set to the date saved in the tar file. Directories currently do not get
their creation dates restored properly.
o I - Include files and directories. Is the default behavior when filenames are specified above. Causes files to be included in an
extract or create (and therefore everything else to be excluded). See example below. Filename globbing works in one of two ways.
See r below.
o X - Exclude files and directories. Causes files to be excluded from an extract or create. See example below. Filename globbing
works in one of two ways now. See r below.
o F - File containing a list of files and directories. The F causes the name following the tarfile to create to be read as a filename
that contains a list of files and directories to be included in an extract or create (and therefore everything else to be
excluded). See example below. Filename globbing works in one of two ways. See r below.
o b - Blocksize. Must be followed by a valid (greater than zero) blocksize. Causes tar file to be written out in blocksize*TBLOCK
(usually 512 byte) blocks.
o g - Incremental. Only back up files that have the archive bit set. Useful only with the c flag.
o q - Quiet. Keeps tar from printing diagnostics as it works. This is the same as tarmode quiet.
o r - Regular expression include or exclude. Uses regular expression matching for excluding or excluding files if compiled with
HAVE_REGEX_H. However this mode can be very slow. If not compiled with HAVE_REGEX_H, does a limited wildcard match on '*' and '?'.
o N - Newer than. Must be followed by the name of a file whose date is compared against files found on the share during a create.
Only files newer than the file specified are backed up to the tar file. Useful only with the c flag.
o a - Set archive bit. Causes the archive bit to be reset when a file is backed up. Useful with the g and c flags.
Tar Long File Names
smbclient's tar option now supports long file names both on backup and restore. However, the full path name of the file must be less
than 1024 bytes. Also, when a tar archive is created, smbclient's tar option places all files in the archive with relative names, not
absolute names.
Tar Filenames
All file names can be given as DOS path names (with '\' as the component separator) or as UNIX path names (with '/' as the component
separator).
Examples
Restore from tar file backup.tar into myshare on mypc (no password on share).
smbclient //mypc/yshare "" -N -Tx backup.tar
Restore everything except users/docs
smbclient //mypc/myshare "" -N -TXx backup.tar users/docs
Create a tar file of the files beneath
users/docs.
smbclient //mypc/myshare "" -N -Tc backup.tar users/docs
Create the same tar file as above, but now use a DOS path name.
smbclient //mypc/myshare "" -N -tc backup.tar usersedocs
Create a tar file of the files listed in the file tarlist.
smbclient //mypc/myshare "" -N -TcF backup.tar tarlist
Create a tar file of all the files and directories in the share.
smbclient //mypc/myshare "" -N -Tc backup.tar *
-D|--directory initial directory
Change to initial directory before starting. Probably only of any use with the tar -T option.
-c|--comand command string
command string is a semicolon-separated list of commands to be executed instead of prompting from stdin.
-N is implied by -c.
This is particularly useful in scripts and for printing stdin to the server, e.g. -c 'print -'.
OPERATIONS
Once the client is running, the user is presented with a prompt :
smb:>
The backslash ("\") indicates the current working directory on the server, and will change if the current working directory is changed.
The prompt indicates that the client is ready and waiting to carry out a user command. Each command is a single word, optionally followed
by parameters specific to that command. Command and parameters are space-delimited unless these notes specifically state otherwise. All
commands are case-insensitive. Parameters to commands may or may not be case sensitive, depending on the command.
You can specify file names which have spaces in them by quoting the name with double quotes, for example "a long file name".
Parameters shown in square brackets (e.g., "[parameter]") are optional. If not given, the command will use suitable defaults. Parameters
shown in angle brackets (e.g., "<parameter>") are required.
Note that all commands operating on the server are actually performed by issuing a request to the server. Thus the behavior may vary from
server to server, depending on how the server was implemented.
The commands available are given here in alphabetical order.
? [command]
If command is specified, the ? command will display a brief informative message about the specified command. If no command is
specified, a list of available commands will be displayed.
! [shell command]
If shell command is specified, the ! command will execute a shell locally and run the specified shell command. If no command is
specified, a local shell will be run.
allinfo file
The client will request that the server return all known information about a file or directory (including streams).
altname file
The client will request that the server return the "alternate" name (the 8.3 name) for a file or directory.
archive <number>
Sets the archive level when operating on files. 0 means ignore the archive bit, 1 means only operate on files with this bit set, 2
means only operate on files with this bit set and reset it after operation, 3 means operate on all files and reset it after operation.
The default is 0.
blocksize <number>
Sets the blocksize parameter for a tar operation. The default is 20. Causes tar file to be written out in blocksize*TBLOCK (normally
512 byte) units.
cancel jobid0 [jobid1] ... [jobidN]
The client will request that the server cancel the printjobs identified by the given numeric print job ids.
case_sensitive
Toggles the setting of the flag in SMB packets that tells the server to treat filenames as case sensitive. Set to OFF by default (tells
file server to treat filenames as case insensitive). Only currently affects Samba 3.0.5 and above file servers with the case sensitive
parameter set to auto in the smb.conf.
cd <directory name>
If "directory name" is specified, the current working directory on the server will be changed to the directory specified. This
operation will fail if for any reason the specified directory is inaccessible.
If no directory name is specified, the current working directory on the server will be reported.
chmod file mode in octal
This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS UNIX extensions and will fail if the server does not. The client requests that
the server change the UNIX permissions to the given octal mode, in standard UNIX format.
chown file uid gid
This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS UNIX extensions and will fail if the server does not. The client requests that
the server change the UNIX user and group ownership to the given decimal values. Note there is currently no way to remotely look up the
UNIX uid and gid values for a given name. This may be addressed in future versions of the CIFS UNIX extensions.
close <fileid>
Closes a file explicitly opened by the open command. Used for internal Samba testing purposes.
del <mask>
The client will request that the server attempt to delete all files matching mask from the current working directory on the server.
dir <mask>
A list of the files matching mask in the current working directory on the server will be retrieved from the server and displayed.
du <filename>
Does a directory listing and then prints out the current disk useage and free space on a share.
echo <number> <data>
Does an SMBecho request to ping the server. Used for internal Samba testing purposes.
exit
Terminate the connection with the server and exit from the program.
get <remote file name> [local file name]
Copy the file called remote file name from the server to the machine running the client. If specified, name the local copy local file
name. Note that all transfers in smbclient are binary. See also the lowercase command.
getfacl <filename>
Requires the server support the UNIX extensions. Requests and prints the POSIX ACL on a file.
hardlink <src> <dest>
Creates a hardlink on the server using Windows CIFS semantics.
help [command]
See the ? command above.
history
Displays the command history.
iosize <bytes>
When sending or receiving files, smbclient uses an internal memory buffer by default of size 64512 bytes. This command allows this size
to be set to any range between 16384 (0x4000) bytes and 16776960 (0xFFFF00) bytes. Larger sizes may mean more efficient data transfer
as smbclient will try and use the most efficient read and write calls for the connected server.
lcd [directory name]
If directory name is specified, the current working directory on the local machine will be changed to the directory specified. This
operation will fail if for any reason the specified directory is inaccessible.
If no directory name is specified, the name of the current working directory on the local machine will be reported.
link target linkname
This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS UNIX extensions and will fail if the server does not. The client requests that
the server create a hard link between the linkname and target files. The linkname file must not exist.
listconnect
Show the current connections held for DFS purposes.
lock <filenum> <r|w> <hex-start> <hex-len>
This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS UNIX extensions and will fail if the server does not. Tries to set a POSIX fcntl
lock of the given type on the given range. Used for internal Samba testing purposes.
logon <username> <password>
Establishes a new vuid for this session by logging on again. Replaces the current vuid. Prints out the new vuid. Used for internal
Samba testing purposes.
lowercase
Toggle lowercasing of filenames for the get and mget commands.
When lowercasing is toggled ON, local filenames are converted to lowercase when using the get and mget commands. This is often useful
when copying (say) MSDOS files from a server, because lowercase filenames are the norm on UNIX systems.
ls <mask>
See the dir command above.
mask <mask>
This command allows the user to set up a mask which will be used during recursive operation of the mget and mput commands.
The masks specified to the mget and mput commands act as filters for directories rather than files when recursion is toggled ON.
The mask specified with the mask command is necessary to filter files within those directories. For example, if the mask specified in
an mget command is "source*" and the mask specified with the mask command is "*.c" and recursion is toggled ON, the mget command will
retrieve all files matching "*.c" in all directories below and including all directories matching "source*" in the current working
directory.
Note that the value for mask defaults to blank (equivalent to "*") and remains so until the mask command is used to change it. It
retains the most recently specified value indefinitely. To avoid unexpected results it would be wise to change the value of mask back
to "*" after using the mget or mput commands.
md <directory name>
See the mkdir command.
mget <mask>
Copy all files matching mask from the server to the machine running the client.
Note that mask is interpreted differently during recursive operation and non-recursive operation - refer to the recurse and mask
commands for more information. Note that all transfers in smbclient are binary. See also the lowercase command.
mkdir <directory name>
Create a new directory on the server (user access privileges permitting) with the specified name.
more <file name>
Fetch a remote file and view it with the contents of your PAGER environment variable.
mput <mask>
Copy all files matching mask in the current working directory on the local machine to the current working directory on the server.
Note that mask is interpreted differently during recursive operation and non-recursive operation - refer to the recurse and mask
commands for more information. Note that all transfers in smbclient are binary.
posix
Query the remote server to see if it supports the CIFS UNIX extensions and prints out the list of capabilities supported. If so, turn
on POSIX pathname processing and large file read/writes (if available),.
posix_encrypt <domain> <username> <password>
This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS UNIX extensions and will fail if the server does not. Attempt to negotiate SMB
encryption on this connection. If smbclient connected with kerberos credentials (-k) the arguments to this command are ignored and the
kerberos credentials are used to negotiate GSSAPI signing and sealing instead. See also the -e option to smbclient to force encryption
on initial connection. This command is new with Samba 3.2.
posix_open <filename> <octal mode>
This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS UNIX extensions and will fail if the server does not. Opens a remote file using
the CIFS UNIX extensions and prints a fileid. Used for internal Samba testing purposes.
posix_mkdir <directoryname> <octal mode>
This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS UNIX extensions and will fail if the server does not. Creates a remote directory
using the CIFS UNIX extensions with the given mode.
posix_rmdir <directoryname>
This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS UNIX extensions and will fail if the server does not. Deletes a remote directory
using the CIFS UNIX extensions.
posix_unlink <filename>
This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS UNIX extensions and will fail if the server does not. Deletes a remote file
using the CIFS UNIX extensions.
print <file name>
Print the specified file from the local machine through a printable service on the server.
prompt
Toggle prompting for filenames during operation of the mget and mput commands.
When toggled ON, the user will be prompted to confirm the transfer of each file during these commands. When toggled OFF, all specified
files will be transferred without prompting.
put <local file name> [remote file name]
Copy the file called local file name from the machine running the client to the server. If specified, name the remote copy remote file
name. Note that all transfers in smbclient are binary. See also the lowercase command.
queue
Displays the print queue, showing the job id, name, size and current status.
quit
See the exit command.
readlink symlinkname
This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS UNIX extensions and will fail if the server does not. Print the value of the
symlink "symlinkname".
rd <directory name>
See the rmdir command.
recurse
Toggle directory recursion for the commands mget and mput.
When toggled ON, these commands will process all directories in the source directory (i.e., the directory they are copying from ) and
will recurse into any that match the mask specified to the command. Only files that match the mask specified using the mask command
will be retrieved. See also the mask command.
When recursion is toggled OFF, only files from the current working directory on the source machine that match the mask specified to the
mget or mput commands will be copied, and any mask specified using the mask command will be ignored.
rename <old filename> <new filename>
Rename files in the current working directory on the server from old filename to new filename.
rm <mask>
Remove all files matching mask from the current working directory on the server.
rmdir <directory name>
Remove the specified directory (user access privileges permitting) from the server.
setmode <filename> <perm=[+|-]rsha>
A version of the DOS attrib command to set file permissions. For example:
setmode myfile +r
would make myfile read only.
showconnect
Show the currently active connection held for DFS purposes.
stat file
This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS UNIX extensions and will fail if the server does not. The client requests the
UNIX basic info level and prints out the same info that the Linux stat command would about the file. This includes the size, blocks
used on disk, file type, permissions, inode number, number of links and finally the three timestamps (access, modify and change). If
the file is a special file (symlink, character or block device, fifo or socket) then extra information may also be printed.
symlink target linkname
This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS UNIX extensions and will fail if the server does not. The client requests that
the server create a symbolic hard link between the target and linkname files. The linkname file must not exist. Note that the server
will not create a link to any path that lies outside the currently connected share. This is enforced by the Samba server.
tar <c|x>[IXbgNa]
Performs a tar operation - see the -T command line option above. Behavior may be affected by the tarmode command (see below). Using g
(incremental) and N (newer) will affect tarmode settings. Note that using the "-" option with tar x may not work - use the command line
option instead.
blocksize <blocksize>
Blocksize. Must be followed by a valid (greater than zero) blocksize. Causes tar file to be written out in blocksize*TBLOCK (usually
512 byte) blocks.
tarmode <full|inc|reset|noreset>
Changes tar's behavior with regard to archive bits. In full mode, tar will back up everything regardless of the archive bit setting
(this is the default mode). In incremental mode, tar will only back up files with the archive bit set. In reset mode, tar will reset
the archive bit on all files it backs up (implies read/write share).
unlock <filenum> <hex-start> <hex-len>
This command depends on the server supporting the CIFS UNIX extensions and will fail if the server does not. Tries to unlock a POSIX
fcntl lock on the given range. Used for internal Samba testing purposes.
volume
Prints the current volume name of the share.
vuid <number>
Changes the currently used vuid in the protocol to the given arbitrary number. Without an argument prints out the current vuid being
used. Used for internal Samba testing purposes.
NOTES
Some servers are fussy about the case of supplied usernames, passwords, share names (AKA service names) and machine names. If you fail to
connect try giving all parameters in uppercase.
It is often necessary to use the -n option when connecting to some types of servers. For example OS/2 LanManager insists on a valid NetBIOS
name being used, so you need to supply a valid name that would be known to the server.
smbclient supports long file names where the server supports the LANMAN2 protocol or above.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
The variable USER may contain the username of the person using the client. This information is used only if the protocol level is high
enough to support session-level passwords.
The variable PASSWD may contain the password of the person using the client. This information is used only if the protocol level is high
enough to support session-level passwords.
The variable LIBSMB_PROG may contain the path, executed with system(), which the client should connect to instead of connecting to a
server. This functionality is primarily intended as a development aid, and works best when using a LMHOSTS file
INSTALLATION
The location of the client program is a matter for individual system administrators. The following are thus suggestions only.
It is recommended that the smbclient software be installed in the /usr/local/samba/bin/ or
/usr/samba/bin/ directory, this directory readable by all, writeable only by root. The client program itself should be executable by all.
The client should NOT be setuid or setgid!
The client log files should be put in a directory readable and writeable only by the user.
To test the client, you will need to know the name of a running SMB/CIFS server. It is possible to run smbd(8) as an ordinary user -
running that server as a daemon on a user-accessible port (typically any port number over 1024) would provide a suitable test server.
DIAGNOSTICS
Most diagnostics issued by the client are logged in a specified log file. The log file name is specified at compile time, but may be
overridden on the command line.
The number and nature of diagnostics available depends on the debug level used by the client. If you have problems, set the debug level to
3 and peruse the log files.
VERSION
This man page is correct for version 3.2 of the Samba suite.
AUTHOR
The original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open
Source project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed.
The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another excellent piece of Open
Source software, available at ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/) and updated for the Samba 2.0 release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to
DocBook for Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook XML 4.2 for Samba 3.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.
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