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1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
2<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
3 "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
4 <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
5 %general-entities;
6
7 <!ENTITY cifsutils-download-http "https://www.samba.org/ftp/linux-cifs/cifs-utils/cifs-utils-&cifsutils-version;.tar.bz2">
8 <!ENTITY cifsutils-download-ftp " ">
9 <!ENTITY cifsutils-md5sum "518431bf43f23e6aacd97e80e2060df7">
10 <!ENTITY cifsutils-size "412 KB">
11 <!ENTITY cifsutils-buildsize "4.2 MB">
12 <!ENTITY cifsutils-time "0.1 SBU">
13]>
14
15<sect1 id="cifsutils" xreflabel="cifs-utils-&cifsutils-version;">
16 <?dbhtml filename="cifsutils.html"?>
17
18
19 <title>cifs-utils-&cifsutils-version;</title>
20
21 <indexterm zone="cifsutils">
22 <primary sortas="a-cifsutils">cifs-utils</primary>
23 </indexterm>
24
25 <sect2 role="package">
26 <title>Introduction to cifs-utils</title>
27
28 <para>
29 The <application>cifs-utils</application> package provides a means for
30 mounting SMB/CIFS shares on a Linux system.
31 </para>
32
33 &lfs121_checked;
34
35 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
36 <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
37 <listitem>
38 <para>
39 Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&cifsutils-download-http;"/>
40 </para>
41 </listitem>
42 <listitem>
43 <para>
44 Download (FTP): <ulink url="&cifsutils-download-ftp;"/>
45 </para>
46 </listitem>
47 <listitem>
48 <para>
49 Download MD5 sum: &cifsutils-md5sum;
50 </para>
51 </listitem>
52 <listitem>
53 <para>
54 Download size: &cifsutils-size;
55 </para>
56 </listitem>
57 <listitem>
58 <para>
59 Estimated disk space required: &cifsutils-buildsize;
60 </para>
61 </listitem>
62 <listitem>
63 <para>
64 Estimated build time: &cifsutils-time;
65 </para>
66 </listitem>
67 </itemizedlist>
68
69 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">cifs-utils Dependencies</bridgehead>
70
71 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
72 <para role="recommended">
73 <xref linkend="talloc"/> (required if krb is installed),
74 <xref linkend="mitkrb"/>
75 </para>
76
77 <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
78 <para role="optional">
79 <xref linkend="docutils"/> (to create the man pages),
80 <xref linkend="keyutils"/> (required to build PAM module),
81 <xref linkend="linux-pam"/>,
82 <xref linkend="samba"/>, and
83 <xref linkend="libcap-pam"/> or
84 <ulink url="https://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/libcap-ng/">
85 libcap-ng
86 </ulink>
87 </para>
88
89
90 </sect2>
91
92 <sect2 role="kernel" id="cifsutils-kernel">
93 <title>Kernel Configuration</title>
94
95 <para>
96 Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and recompile the
97 kernel if necessary:
98 </para>
99
100 <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
101 href="cifsutils-kernel.xml"/>
102
103 <para>
104 Depending on your server configuration, additional kernel options may be
105 required.
106 </para>
107
108 <indexterm zone="cifsutils cifsutils-kernel">
109 <primary sortas="d-cifsutils">cifs-utils</primary>
110 </indexterm>
111
112 </sect2>
113
114 <sect2 role="installation">
115 <title>Installation of cifs-utils</title>
116
117 <para>
118 Install <application>cifs-utils</application> by running the following
119 commands:
120 </para>
121
122<screen revision="sysv"><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
123 --disable-pam \
124 --disable-systemd &amp;&amp;
125make</userinput></screen>
126
127<screen revision="systemd"><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
128 --disable-pam &amp;&amp;
129make</userinput></screen>
130
131 <para>
132 This package does not come with a test suite.
133 </para>
134
135 <para>
136 Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
137 </para>
138
139<!-- Note to editors: You need to define ROOTSBINDIR and man8dir, like this:
140 ROOTSBINDIR=<DESTDIR>/sbin man8dir=<DESTDIR>/usr/share/man/man8
141 This is due to a bug in the makefile for cifs-utils-6.10, since it tries
142 to install symlinks for mount.smb3 without thinking about DESTDIR
143 installations. -->
144
145<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
146
147 </sect2>
148
149 <sect2 role="commands">
150 <title>Command Explanations</title>
151
152 <para>
153 <parameter>--disable-pam</parameter>: Do not build PAM support.
154 Remove it and use <option>--with-pamdir</option> (see below),
155 if <xref linkend="linux-pam"/> is installed and you wish
156 PAM support.
157 </para>
158
159 <para revision="sysv">
160 <parameter>--disable-systemd</parameter>: Disable systemd specific
161 behavior for <command>mount.cifs</command>.
162 </para>
163
164 <para>
165 <option>--with-pamdir=/usr/lib/security</option>: Install the PAM
166 module in <filename class="directory">/usr/lib/security</filename>.
167 </para>
168
169 </sect2>
170
171 <sect2 role="content">
172 <title>Contents</title>
173
174 <segmentedlist>
175 <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
176 <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
177 <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>
178
179 <seglistitem>
180 <seg> cifs.idmap, cifs.upcall, cifscreds, getcifsacl,
181 mount.cifs, mount.smb3, setcifsacl, smb2-quota, and smbinfo</seg>
182 <seg>/usr/lib/cifs-utils/idmapwb.so and optionally
183 PAM module /usr/lib/security/pam_cifscreds.so</seg>
184 <seg>/usr/lib/cifs-utils</seg>
185 </seglistitem>
186 </segmentedlist>
187
188 <variablelist>
189 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
190 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
191 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
192
193 <varlistentry id="cifs.idmap">
194 <term><command>cifs.idmap</command></term>
195 <listitem>
196 <para>
197 is a userspace helper program for the linux CIFS client filesystem.
198 There are a number of activities that the kernel cannot easily do
199 itself. This program is a callout program that does these
200 things for the kernel and then returns the result. It is not
201 intended to be run from the command-line
202 </para>
203 <indexterm zone="cifsutils cifs.idmap">
204 <primary sortas="b-cifs.idmap">cifs.idmap</primary>
205 </indexterm>
206 </listitem>
207 </varlistentry>
208
209 <varlistentry id="cifs.upcall">
210 <term><command>cifs.upcall</command></term>
211 <listitem>
212 <para>
213 is a userspace helper program for the linux CIFS client
214 filesystem. It is intended to be run when the kernel calls
215 request-key for a particular key type. It is not intended to be
216 run from the command-line
217 </para>
218 <indexterm zone="cifsutils cifs.upcall">
219 <primary sortas="b-cifs.upcall">cifs.upcall</primary>
220 </indexterm>
221 </listitem>
222 </varlistentry>
223
224 <varlistentry id="cifscreds">
225 <term><command>cifscreds</command></term>
226 <listitem>
227 <para>
228 is a tool for managing credentials (username and password)
229 for the purpose of establishing sessions in multiuser mounts
230 </para>
231 <indexterm zone="cifsutils cifscreds">
232 <primary sortas="b-cifscreds">cifscreds</primary>
233 </indexterm>
234 </listitem>
235 </varlistentry>
236
237 <varlistentry id="getcifsacl">
238 <term><command>getcifsacl</command></term>
239 <listitem>
240 <para>
241 is a userspace helper to display an ACL in a security
242 descriptor for Common Internet File System (CIFS)
243 </para>
244 <indexterm zone="cifsutils getcifsacl">
245 <primary sortas="b-getcifsacl">getcifsacl</primary>
246 </indexterm>
247 </listitem>
248 </varlistentry>
249
250 <varlistentry id="mount.cifs">
251 <term><command>mount.cifs</command></term>
252 <listitem>
253 <para>
254 mounts a Linux CIFS filesystem. It is usually invoked
255 indirectly by the <ulink role='man'
256 url='&man;mount.8'>mount(8)</ulink> command when using the
257 <option>-t cifs</option> option
258 </para>
259 <indexterm zone="cifsutils mount.cifs">
260 <primary sortas="b-mount.cifs">mount.cifs</primary>
261 </indexterm>
262 </listitem>
263 </varlistentry>
264
265 <varlistentry id="mount.smb3">
266 <term><command>mount.smb3</command></term>
267 <listitem>
268 <para>
269 mounts a SMB3-based filesystem. It is usually invoked
270 indirectly by the <ulink role='man'
271 url='&man;mount.8'>mount(8)</ulink> command when using the
272 <option>-t smb3</option> option
273 </para>
274 <indexterm zone="cifsutils mount.smb3">
275 <primary sortas="b-mount.smb3">mount.smb3</primary>
276 </indexterm>
277 </listitem>
278 </varlistentry>
279
280 <varlistentry id="setcifsacl">
281 <term><command>setcifsacl</command></term>
282 <listitem>
283 <para>
284 is intended to alter an ACL of a security descriptor for a file
285 system object
286 </para>
287 <indexterm zone="cifsutils setcifsacl">
288 <primary sortas="b-setcifsacl">setcifsacl</primary>
289 </indexterm>
290 </listitem>
291 </varlistentry>
292
293 <varlistentry id="smb2-quota">
294 <term><command>smb3-quota</command></term>
295 <listitem>
296 <para>
297 displays quota information for a SMB filesystem
298 </para>
299 <indexterm zone="cifsutils smb2-quota">
300 <primary sortas="b-smb2-quota">smb2-quota</primary>
301 </indexterm>
302 </listitem>
303 </varlistentry>
304
305 <varlistentry id="smbinfo">
306 <term><command>smbinfo</command></term>
307 <listitem>
308 <para>
309 displays SMB-specific file information, such as security
310 descriptors and quotas
311 </para>
312 <indexterm zone="cifsutils smbinfo">
313 <primary sortas="b-smbinfo">smbinfo</primary>
314 </indexterm>
315 </listitem>
316 </varlistentry>
317
318 </variablelist>
319
320 </sect2>
321
322</sect1>
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