1SMBTREE(1) SMBTREE(1)
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6 smbtree - A text based smb network browser
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9 smbtree [-b] [-D] [-S]
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12 This tool is part of the samba(7) suite.
13 smbtree is a smb browser program in text mode. It is similar to the
15 "Network Neighborhood" found on Windows computers. It prints a tree
16 with all the known domains, the servers in those domains and the shares
17 on the servers.
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20 -b
21 Query network nodes by sending requests as broadcasts instead of
22 querying the local master browser.
23 -D
25 Only print a list of all the domains known on broadcast or by the
26 master browser
27 -S
29 Only print a list of all the domains and servers responding on
30 broadcast or known by the master browser.
31 -V
33 Prints the program version number.
34 -s <configuration file>
36 The file specified contains the configuration details required by
37 the server. The information in this file includes server-specific
38 information such as what printcap file to use, as well as descrip‐
39 tions of all the services that the server is to provide. See
40 smb.conf for more information. The default configuration file name
41 is determined at compile time.
42 -d|--debuglevel=level
44 level is an integer from 0 to 10. The default value if this parame‐
45 ter is not specified is zero.
46 The higher this value, the more detail will be logged to the log
48 files about the activities of the server. At level 0, only critical
49 errors and serious warnings will be logged. Level 1 is a reasonable
50 level for day-to-day running - it generates a small amount of infor‐
51 mation about operations carried out.
52 Levels above 1 will generate considerable amounts of log data, and
54 should only be used when investigating a problem. Levels above 3 are
55 designed for use only by developers and generate HUGE amounts of log
56 data, most of which is extremely cryptic.
57 Note that specifying this parameter here will override the
59 parameter in the smb.conf file.
61 -l|--logfile=logdirectory
63 Base directory name for log/debug files. The extension ".progname"
64 will be appended (e.g. log.smbclient, log.smbd, etc...). The log
65 file is never removed by the client.
66 -N
68 If specified, this parameter suppresses the normal password prompt
69 from the client to the user. This is useful when accessing a service
70 that does not require a password.
71 Unless a password is specified on the command line or this parameter
73 is specified, the client will request a password.
74 If a password is specified on the command line and this option is
76 also defined the password on the command line will be silently ing‐
77 nored and no password will be used.
78 -k
80 Try to authenticate with kerberos. Only useful in an Active Direc‐
81 tory environment.
82 -A|--authentication-file=filename
84 This option allows you to specify a file from which to read the
85 username and password used in the connection. The format of the file
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87 username = <value>
93 password = <value>
94 domain = <value>
95 Make certain that the permissions on the file restrict access from
99 unwanted users.
100 -U|--user=username[%password]
102 Sets the SMB username or username and password.
103 If %password is not specified, the user will be prompted. The client
105 will first check the USER environment variable, then the LOGNAME
106 variable and if either exists, the string is uppercased. If these
107 environmental variables are not found, the username GUEST is used.
108 A third option is to use a credentials file which contains the
110 plaintext of the username and password. This option is mainly pro‐
111 vided for scripts where the admin does not wish to pass the creden‐
112 tials on the command line or via environment variables. If this
113 method is used, make certain that the permissions on the file
114 restrict access from unwanted users. See the -A for more details.
115 Be cautious about including passwords in scripts. Also, on many sys‐
117 tems the command line of a running process may be seen via the ps
118 command. To be safe always allow rpcclient to prompt for a password
119 and type it in directly.
120 -h|--help
122 Print a summary of command line options.
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125 This man page is correct for version 3.0 of the Samba suite.
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128 The original Samba software and related utilities were created by
129 Andrew Tridgell. Samba is now developed by the Samba Team as an Open
130 Source project similar to the way the Linux kernel is developed.
131 The smbtree man page was written by Jelmer Vernooij.
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