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diff --git a/doc/kinfocenter/samba/index.docbook b/doc/kinfocenter/samba/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..37b14c48c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kinfocenter/samba/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,207 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" +"dtd/kdex.dtd" [ +<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> +<!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> +]> + +<article lang="&language;"> +<title>Samba Status Information</title> +<articleinfo> +<authorgroup> +<author>&Alexander.Neundorf;</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> + +<date>2002-02-12</date> +<releaseinfo>3.00.00</releaseinfo> + +<keywordset> +<keyword>KDE</keyword> +<keyword>KControl</keyword> +<keyword>Samba</keyword> +<keyword>system information</keyword> +</keywordset> +</articleinfo> + +<sect1 id="sambastatus"> + + +<title>Samba Status Information</title> + +<para>The Samba and <acronym>NFS</acronym> Status Monitor is a front end +to the programs <command>smbstatus</command> and +<command>showmount</command>. Smbstatus reports on current Samba +connections, and is part of the suite of Samba tools, which implements +the <acronym>SMB</acronym> (Session Message Block) protocol, also called +the NetBIOS or LanManager protocol.</para> + +<para>This protocol can be used to provide printer sharing or drive +sharing services on a network including machines running the various +flavors of &Microsoft; &Windows;.</para> + +<para><command>showmount</command> is part of the <acronym>NFS</acronym> +software package. <acronym>NFS</acronym> stands for Network File System +and is the traditional &UNIX; way to share folders over the +network. In this case the output of <command>showmount</command> +<option>-a localhost</option> is parsed. On some systems showmount is in +<filename class="directory">/usr/sbin</filename>, check if you have +showmount in your <envar>PATH</envar>.</para> + +<sect2 id="smb-exports"> +<title>Exports</title> + +<para>On this page you can see a big list which shows the currently +active connections to Samba shares and <acronym>NFS</acronym> exports of +your machine. The first column shows you whether the resource is a Samba +(<acronym>SMB</acronym>) share or a <acronym>NFS</acronym> export. The +second column contains the name of the share, the third the name of the +remote host, which accesses this share. The remaining columns have only +a meaning for Samba-shares.</para> + +<para>The fourth column contains the User <abbrev>ID</abbrev> of the +user, who accesses this share. Note that this does not have to be equal +to the &UNIX; user <abbrev>ID</abbrev> of this user. The same applies +for the next column, which displays the group <abbrev>ID</abbrev> of the +user.</para> + +<para>Each connection to one of your shares is handled by a single +process (<command>smbd</command>), the next column shows the process +<abbrev>ID</abbrev> (<acronym>pid</acronym>) of this +<command>smbd</command>. If you kill this process the connected user +will be disconnected. If the remote user works from &Windows;, as soon +as this process is killed a new one will be created, so he will almost +not notice it.</para> + +<para>The last column shows how many files this user has currently open. +Here you see only, how many files he has <emphasis>open</emphasis> just +now, you don't see how many he copied or formerly opened &etc;</para> + +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="smb-imports"> +<title>Imports</title> + +<para> Here you see which Samba- and <acronym>NFS</acronym>-shares from +other hosts are mounted on your local system. The first column shows +wether it is a Samba- or <acronym>NFS</acronym>-share, the second column +displays the name of the share, and the third shows where it is +mounted.</para> + +<para>The mounted <acronym>NFS</acronym>-shares you should see on +&Linux; (this has been tested), and it should also work on &Solaris; +(this has not been tested).</para> + +</sect2> + +<sect2 id="smb-log"> +<title>Log</title> + +<para>This page presents the contents of your local samba log file in a +nice way. If you open this page, the list will be empty. You have to +press the <guibutton>Update</guibutton> button, then the samba log file +will be read and the results displayed. Check whether the samba log file +on your system is really at the location as specified in the input +line. If it is somewhere else or if it has another name, correct +it. After changing the file name you have to press +<guibutton>Update</guibutton> again.</para> + +<para>Samba logs its actions according to the log level (see +<filename>smb.conf</filename>). If loglevel = 1, samba logs only when +somebody connects to your machine and when this connection is closed +again. If log level = 2, it logs also if somebody opens a file and if he +closes the file again. If the log level is higher than 2, yet more +stuff is logged.</para> + +<para>If you are interested in who accesses your machine, and which +files are accessed, you should set the log level to 2 and regularly +create a new samba log file (⪚ set up a <command>cron</command> task +which once a week moves your current samba log file into another +folder or something like that). Otherwise your samba log file may +become very big.</para> + +<para>With the four checkboxes below the big list you can decide, which +events are displayed in the list. You have to press +<guibutton>Update</guibutton> to see the results. If the log level of +your samba is too low, you won't see everything.</para> + +<para>By clicking on the header of one column you can sort the list by +this column.</para> + +</sect2> + + +<sect2 id="smb-statistics"> +<title>Statistics</title> + +<para>On this page you can filter the contents of the third page for +certain contents.</para> + +<para>Let's say the <guilabel>Event</guilabel> field (not the one in the +list) is set to <userinput>Connection</userinput>, +<guilabel>Service/File</guilabel> is set to <userinput>*</userinput>, +<guilabel>Host/User</guilabel> is set to <userinput>*</userinput>, +<guilabel>Show expanded service info</guilabel> is disabled and +<guilabel>Show expanded host info</guilabel> is disabled.</para> + +<para>If you press <guibutton>Update</guibutton> now, you will see how +often a connection was opened to share <literal>*</literal> (&ie; to any +share) from host <literal>*</literal> (&ie; from any host). Now enable +<guilabel>Show expanded host info</guilabel> and press +<guibutton>Update</guibutton> again. Now you will see for every host +which matches the wildcard <literal>*</literal>, how many connections +were opened by him.</para> + +<para>Now press <guibutton>clear</guibutton>.</para> + +<para>Now set the <guilabel>Event</guilabel> field to File Access and +enable <guilabel>Show expanded service info</guilabel> and press +<guibutton>Update</guibutton> again.</para> + +<para>Now you will see how often every single file was accessed. If you +enable <guilabel>Show expanded host info</guilabel> too, you will see +how often every single user opened each file.</para> + +<para>In the input lines <guilabel>Service/File</guilabel> and +<guilabel>Host/User</guilabel> you can use the wildcards +<literal>*</literal> and <literal>?</literal> in the same way you use +them at the command line. Regular expressions are not +recognized.</para> + +<para>By clicking on the header of a column you can sort the list by +this column. This way you can check out which file was opened most +often, or which user opened the most files or whatever.</para> + +</sect2> + + +<sect2 id="smb-stat-author"> +<title>Section Author</title> + +<para>Module copyright 2000: Michael Glauche and &Alexander.Neundorf; &Alexander.Neundorf.mail;</para> + +<para>Originally written by: Michael Glauche</para> + +<para>Currently maintained by: &Alexander.Neundorf; &Alexander.Neundorf.mail;</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<title>Contributors</title> +<listitem><para>Conversion to kcontrol applet:</para> +<para>&Matthias.Hoelzer-Kluepfel; &Matthias.Hoelzer-Kluepfel.mail;</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Use of <classname>KProcess</classname> instead of popen, and more error checking:</para> +<para>&David.Faure; &David.Faure.mail;</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Conversion to kcmodule, added tab pages 2,3,4, bug +fixed:</para> +<para>&Alexander.Neundorf; &Alexander.Neundorf.mail;</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +<para>Documentation copyright 2000 &Alexander.Neundorf; &Alexander.Neundorf.mail;</para> + +<para>Documentation translated to docbook by &Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</para> + +<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> + +</sect2> +</sect1> + +</article>
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