svn commit: samba-docs r559 - in trunk/Samba-HOWTO-Collection: .
jht at samba.org
jht at samba.org
Tue May 17 07:59:23 GMT 2005
Author: jht
Date: 2005-05-17 07:59:22 +0000 (Tue, 17 May 2005)
New Revision: 559
WebSVN: http://websvn.samba.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi?view=rev&root=samba-docs&rev=559
Log:
Another progress update.
Modified:
trunk/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/TOSHARG-TheNetCommand.xml
Changeset:
Modified: trunk/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/TOSHARG-TheNetCommand.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/TOSHARG-TheNetCommand.xml 2005-05-17 05:30:57 UTC (rev 558)
+++ trunk/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/TOSHARG-TheNetCommand.xml 2005-05-17 07:59:22 UTC (rev 559)
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@
<para>
At this time the net tool can not be used to manage ACLs on Samba shares. In MS Windows
- language this is called: Share Permissions, or Share Security.
+ language this is called: Share Permissions.
</para>
<para>
@@ -1409,7 +1409,9 @@
<title>Controlling Open Files</title>
<para>
- Document how to set up trusts here!!!!!!!!!!!
+ The man page documents the <command>net file</command> function suite. These ability is provided to
+ close open files using either RAP or RPC function calls. Please refer to the man page for specific
+ usage information.
</para>
</sect1>
@@ -1418,25 +1420,71 @@
<title>Session and Connection Management</title>
<para>
- Document how to set up trusts here!!!!!!!!!!!
+ The session management interface of the <command>net session</command> command uses the old RAP
+ method to obtain the list of connections to the Samba server, as shown here:
+<screen>
+&rootprompt; net rap session -S MERLIN -Uroot%not24get
+Computer User name Client Type Opens Idle time
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+\\merlin root Unknown Client 0 00:00:00
+\\marvel jht Unknown Client 0 00:00:00
+\\maggot jht Unknown Client 0 00:00:00
+\\marvel jht Unknown Client 0 00:00:00
+</screen>
</para>
+ <para>
+ A session can be closed by executing a command as shown here:
+<screen>
+&rootprompt; net rap session close marvel -Uroot%not24get
+</screen>
+ </para>
+
</sect1>
<sect1>
<title>Printers and ADS</title>
<para>
- Document how to set up trusts here!!!!!!!!!!!
+ When Samba-3 is used within as MS Windows ADS environment printers shared via Samba will not be browseable
+ until they have been published to the ADS domain. Information regarding published printers my be obtained
+ from the ADS server by executing the <command>net ads print info</command> command following this syntax:
+<screen>
+net ads printer info <printer_name> <server_name> -Uadministrator%secret
+</screen>
+ If the asterisk (*) is used in place of the printer_name argument, a list of all printers will be
+ returned.
</para>
+ <para>
+ To publish (make available) a printer to ADS execute the following command:
+<screen>
+net ads printer publish <printer_name> -Uadministrator%secret
+</screen>
+ This publishes a printer from the local Samba server to ADS.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Removal of a Samba printer from ADS is achieved by executing this command:
+<screen>
+net ads printer remove <printer_name> -Uadministrator%secret
+</screen>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ A generic search (query) can also be made to locate a printer across the entire ADS domain by executing:
+<screen>
+net ads printer search <printer_name> -Uadministrator%secret
+</screen>
+ </para>
+
</sect1>
<sect1>
<title>Manipulating the Samba Cache</title>
<para>
- Document how to set up trusts here!!!!!!!!!!!
+ Please refer to the net command man page for information regarding cache management.
</para>
</sect1>
@@ -1445,17 +1493,45 @@
<title>Other Miscellaneous Operations</title>
<para>
+ The following command is useful for obtaining basic statistics regarding a Samba domain. This command does
+ not work against current Windows XP Professional clients.
<screen>
&rootprompt; net rpc info
-Domain Name: MIDEARTH
-Domain SID: S-1-5-21-726309263-4128913605-1168186429
-Sequence number: 1115878548
-Num users: 5
-Num domain groups: 8
-Num local groups: 0
+Domain Name: RAPIDFLY
+Domain SID: S-1-5-21-399034208-633907489-3292421255
+Sequence number: 1116312355
+Num users: 720
+Num domain groups: 27
+Num local groups: 6
</screen>
</para>
+ <para>
+ Another useful tool is the <command>net time</command> tool set. This tool may be used to query the
+ current time on the target server as shown here:
+<screen>
+&rootprompt; net time -S SAURON
+Tue May 17 00:50:43 2005
+</screen>
+ In the event that it is the intent to pass the time information obtained to the UNIX
+ <command>/bin/time</command> it is a good idea to obtain the time from the target server in a format
+ that is ready to be passed through. This may be done by executing:
+<screen>
+&rootprompt; net time system -S FRODO
+051700532005.16
+</screen>
+ The time can be set on a target server by executing:
+<screen>
+&rootprompt; net time set -S MAGGOT -U Adminsitrator%not24get
+Tue May 17 00:55:30 MDT 2005
+</screen>
+ It is possible to obtain the timezone a server is in by executing the following command against it:
+<screen>
+&rootprompt; net time zone -S SAURON
+-0600
+</screen>
+ </para>
+
</sect1>
</chapter>
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