Utilities and Files Associated With the Solaris CIFS Server and Client
This section describes the CIFS utilities and files that are used by
the CIFS service and client.
Note - The Solaris CIFS service is only supported in the global zone.
Solaris CIFS Utilities
These utilities must be run as superuser or with specific privileges to
be fully effective, but requests for information can be made by all
users:
mount_smbfs Command
With this command, you can attach a named CIFS share to a
specified mount point. The mount_smbfs command enables you to mount a CIFS
share to a directory you own without having to become superuser.
For more information, see the following:
Also, see the mount_smbfs(1M) man page.
sharectl Command
The sharectl utility is an administrative tool that enables you to configure
and manage file-sharing protocols, such as CIFS and NFS. You can use
this command to do the following:
Set client and server operational properties
Display property values for a specific protocol
Obtain the status of a protocol
For procedures that use the sharectl utility, see the following:
Also, see the sharectl(1M) man page.
sharemgr Command
The sharemgr utility is an administrative tool that provides an enhanced method
of sharing files and performing related tasks. The sharemgr utility introduces the
following concepts:
Note - The sharemgr utility provides a unique way of checking the validity of
a desired configuration. The -n option allows you to test the validity
of the options and properties you want to use with a specific
subcommand. The test does not change your configuration. For example, if you
use the -n option with the subcommand create, no share group is
created.
You can also use the ZFS sharesmb property to configure SMB sharing.
For more information, see How to Create a CIFS Share (zfs) and the zfs(1M) and zpool(1M) man pages.
For procedures that use the sharemgr utility, see the following:
Also, see the sharemgr(1M) man page.
smbadm Command
You can use the smbadm command to manage domain membership of the
Solaris CIFS service. For instance, you can have the Solaris CIFS service
use domain mode or workgroup mode. The smbadm command also enables you
to configure CIFS local groups. CIFS local groups can be used when
Windows accounts must be members of some local groups and when Windows-style
privileges must be granted. Solaris local groups cannot provide these functionalities.
For procedures that use the smbadm utility, see the following:
Also, see the smbadm(1M) man page.
smbstat Command
You can use the smbstat command to show statistical information about the
smbd server. By default, the smbstat command shows general information about the
CIFS service as well as dispatched CIFS request counters. For more information,
see the smbstat(1M) man page.
The kstat command can be used to report on kernel CIFS statistics
on a periodic basis and also to specify information about individual CIFS
statistics. For more information, see the kstat(1M) man page.
smbutil Command
Use the smbutil command to perform the following CIFS client tasks:
View the shares available for mounting from a particular CIFS server
Generate a hash of a password for storing in a file such as $HOME/.nsmbrc
Create or remove persistent passwords used to authenticate to CIFS servers
Resolve a name to an IP address for a server that uses CIFS over NetBIOS, not TCP
Resolve the specified server to the NetBIOS workgroup and system name
For procedures that use the smbutil utility, see the following:
Also, see the smbutil(1) man page.
umount_smbfs Command
With this command, you can remove a named CIFS share from a
mount point.
For more information, see How to Unmount a Share From a Directory You Own, and the mount_smbfs(1M) man page.
Solaris CIFS Service Daemon
The smbd daemon supports CIFS activities on Solaris systems. The smbd daemon
provides the gateway to the various user space components that support non-file
I/O CIFS services. Similar to the NFS kernel service, the SMB kernel
module provides SMB file I/O services directly between the network interface and
the virtual file system (VFS) within the kernel. Whenever a non-file I/O
request is received, such as a user authentication or an MS-RPC named
pipe request, it is passed to smbd for processing in user space.
Requests that require interaction with a domain controller are passed to the
SMB Redirector, which provides a simple user space SMB client for IPC
communication.
The smbd daemon depends on the idmapd daemon. For more information about
the identity mapping service, see Chapter 2, Identity Mapping Administration (Tasks), and the idmap(1M) and idmapd(1M) man
pages.
smbd is part of the svc:/network/smb/server:default service.
For more information, see the smbd(1M) man page.
Solaris CIFS Files
The following files support CIFS activities on any computer:
/etc/auto_direct
/etc/smbautohome
$HOME/.nsmbrc
/etc/auto_direct File
Use the /etc/auto_direct file to automatically mount a CIFS share when a
user accesses the mount point. To use the automount feature, you must
store a persistent password for authentication to mount the share. See How to Store a Persistent Password.
For instructions and examples, see How to Add a Direct Automounter Entry for a CIFS Share.
/etc/smbautohome File
The /etc/smbautohome file is used to define the automatic sharing rules to
be applied when a user connects to the Solaris CIFS service. For
more information, see Autohome Shares and the smbautohome(4) man page.
$HOME/.nsmbrc File
You can use the $HOME/.nsmbrc file to override global behavior of the
Solaris CIFS client. Global values are set in the Service Management Facility
(SMF). The .nsmbrc file is used to customize the behavior of the
Solaris CIFS client on a per-user basis.
By default, settings in the $HOME/.nsmbrc file are used unless they have
security implications, in which case the stronger security setting is used.
For procedures that refer to the $HOME/.nsmbrc file, see the following:
Also, see the nsmbrc(4) man page.
