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TESTPARM(1)							   TESTPARM(1)

NAME
       testparm - check an smbd configuration file for internal correctness

SYNOPSIS
       testparm [ configfilename [ hostname hostIP ] ]

DESCRIPTION
       This program is part of the Samba suite.

       testparm	 is  a very simple test program to check an smbd configuration
       file for internal correctness. If this program reports no problems, you
       can   use  the  configuration  file  with  confidence  that  smbd  will
       successfully load the configuration file.

       Note that this is NOT a guarantee that the services  specified  in  the
       configuration file will be available or will operate as expected.

       If  the	optional  host	name  and host IP address are specified on the
       command line, this test program will run through	 the  service  entries
       reporting whether the specified host has access to each service.

OPTIONS
       configfilename

	  This is the name of the configuration file to check.

       hostname

	  This is the name of the host to check access on.

	  If  this  parameter  is  supplied, the hostIP parameter must also be
	  supplied, or strange things may happen.

       hostIP

	  This is the  IP  number  of  the  host  specified  in	 the  previous
	  parameter.

	  This	number must be supplied if the hostname parameter is supplied,
	  or strange things may happen.

FILES
       smb.conf
	  This is usually the name of the configuration file used by smbd.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       Not applicable.

INSTALLATION
       The location of the server and  its  support  files  is	a  matter  for
       individual  system  administrators.  The following are thus suggestions
       only.

       It is recommended that the testparm  program  be	 installed  under  the
       /usr/local/samba	 hierarchy,  in a directory readable by all, writeable
       only by root. The program itself should	be  executable	by  all.   The
       program should NOT be setuid or setgid!

VERSION
       This  man  page	is  (mostly)  correct  for version 1.9.00 of the Samba
       suite, plus some	 of  the  recent  patches  to  it.  These  notes  will
       necessarily  lag	 behind development of the software, so it is possible
       that your version of the program has extensions or parameter  semantics
       that  differ  from  or  are not covered by this man page. Please notify
       these to the address below for rectification.

SEE ALSO
       smb.conf(5), smbd(8)

DIAGNOSTICS
       The program will issue a message saying whether the configuration  file
       loaded  OK  or not. This message may be preceded by errors and warnings
       if the file did not load. If the file was loaded OK, the	 program  then
       dumps all known service details to stdout.

       If a host name is specified but no host IP number, all bets are off.

       Other messages are self-explanatory.

BUGS
       None known.

CREDITS
       The  original  Samba  software  and  related  utilities were created by
       Andrew  Tridgell	 (samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au).	 Andrew	 is  also  the
       Keeper of the Source for this project.

       The  testparm  program and this man page were written by Karl Auer. Bug
       reports to samba-bugs@anu.edu.au.

       See samba(7) for a full list of contributors  and  details  on  how  to
       submit bug reports, comments etc.

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