Updates of nmbd(8) and smbd(8)

Rafal Szczesniak mimir at spin.ict.pwr.wroc.pl
Tue Jul 31 16:17:38 GMT 2001


Here are updates for manpages. SIGUSR[12] are functionally substituted by
the smbcontrol(1).


another updates under construction,

Rafal 'Mimir' Szczesniak <mimir at spin.ict.pwr.wroc.pl>   |
*BSD, Linux and Samba                                  /
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--- nmbd.8.sgml	Sun Jul 29 10:52:52 2001
+++ nmbd.8.sgml.update	Sun Jul 29 19:05:54 2001
@@ -292,12 +292,13 @@
 	directory (or the <filename>var/locks</filename> directory configured 
 	under wherever Samba was configured to install itself). This will also 
 	cause <command>nmbd</command> to dump out its server database in
-	the <filename>log.nmb</filename> file. In addition, the debug log level 
-	of nmbd may be raised by sending it a SIGUSR1 (<command>kill -USR1
-	&lt;nmbd-pid&gt;</command>) and lowered by sending it a
-	SIGUSR2 (<command>kill -USR2 &lt;nmbd-pid&gt;</command>). This is to 
-	allow transient problems to be diagnosed, whilst still running at a 
-	normally low log level.</para>
+	the <filename>log.nmb</filename> file.</para>
+	
+	<para>The debug log level of nmbd may be raised or lowered using
+	<ulink url="smbcontrol.1.html"><command>smbcontrol(1)</command>
+	</ulink> (SIGUSR[12] signals are no longer used in Samba 2.2). This is
+	to allow transient problems to be diagnosed, whilst still running
+	at a normally low log level.</para>
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--- smbd.8.sgml	Sun Jul 29 10:53:07 2001
+++ smbd.8.sgml.update	Sun Jul 29 19:06:30 2001
@@ -550,10 +550,10 @@
 	an <command>smbd</command> is to send it a SIGTERM (-15) signal and wait for 
 	it to die on its own.</para>
 
-	<para>The debug log level of <command>smbd</command> may be raised by sending 
-	it a SIGUSR1 (<command>kill -USR1 &lt;smbd-pid&gt;</command>)
-	and lowered by sending it a SIGUSR2 (<command>kill -USR2 &lt;smbd-pid&gt;
-	</command>). This is to allow transient problems to be diagnosed, 
+	<para>The debug log level of <command>smbd</command> may be raised
+	or lowered using <ulink url="smbcontrol.1.html"><command>smbcontrol(1)
+	</command></ulink> program (SIGUSR[12] signals are no longer used in
+	Samba 2.2). This is to allow transient problems to be diagnosed, 
 	whilst still running at a normally low log level.</para>
 
 	<para>Note that as the signal handlers send a debug write, 


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