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. As part of the test, the program will also attempt to add the dynamic service "fred". If there is no "[homes]" section in the configuration file, this test will be skipped. Obviously if there is an existing service called "fred" this test will not be entirely conclusive... If the optional host name and host IP address are specified on the command line, this test program will run through the first 1000 service entries (or all service entries if there are fewer than 1000 in the file), 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 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 correct for version 1.7.00 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. The message "no copy details needed" is of interest only to developers. If a host name is specified but no host IP number, all bets are off. All normal messages will be logged as if the configuration file was being loaded by smbd. The log file should be checked carefully for warnings and errors. The testparm program runs at debuglevel 3, so fairly extensive log information is written. The log file name used is test.log in the current directory. Other messages are self-explanatory.

BUGS
None known.

CREDITS
The original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell (Andrew.Tridgell@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 (Karl.Auer@anu.edu.au) See smb.conf (5) for a full list of contributors and details on how to submit bug reports, comments etc.