server with all the defaults. The most common option you will change in this
command is the location of the smb.conf file; you change this option if you
don’t want to use the default location /etc/smb/smb.conf. The -s
option enables you to change the smb.conf file Samba uses; this option is
also useful for testing whether a new smb.conf file actually works. Another
useful option is the -l option, which specifies the log file Samba uses to store
information.
To start, stop, or restart Samba from the command line, use the following,
replacing start with either stop or restart as appropriate:
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matthew@seymour:~$ sudo start smbd
Using the smbstatus Command
The smbstatus command reports on the current status of your Samba
connections. The syntax is as follows:
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/usr/bin/smbstatus [options]
Table 23.2 shows some of the available options.
Table 23.2 smbstatus Options
Option Result-b Brief output-d Verbose output-s
/path/to/configUsed if the configuration file used at startup is not the
standard one-u username Shows the status of a specific user’s connection-p Lists current smb processes, which can be useful in
scriptsConnecting with the smbclient Command
The smbclient command allows users on other Linux hosts to access your