Viewing SMB Service Logs, Smb-log, Name-log

Viewing SMB Service Logs

You can use tail or any other file listing tool to view the contents of the SMB service logs.

To view the latest entries in a log:

$ tail log-file

You can use the serveradmin getLogPaths command to see where the current SMB logs are located.

To display the log paths:

$ sudo serveradmin command smb:command = getLogPaths

Output

smb:fileServiceLog = <smb-log> smb:nameServiceLog = <name-log>

Value	Description
<smb-log>	The location of the SMB service log. Default =
	/var/log/samba/log.smbd

<name-log>	The location of the name service log. Default =
	/var/log/samba/log.nmbd

Chapter 8 Working With File Services

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Contents

Mac OS X Server Command-Line Administration 034-2354/10-24-03 Contents Power Management Settings Setting General System PreferencesEnergy Saver Settings Viewing or Changing Sleep Settings Unmounting Volumes Working With Disks and VolumesMounting and Unmounting Volumes Mounting Volumes Checking AFP Service Status Working With File ServicesAFP Service Starting and Stopping AFP Service Viewing Print Service Settings Working With Print ServiceStarting and Stopping Print Service Checking the Status of Print Service Changing Settings Using serveradmin 157 Configuring Ldap 156 Changing Open Directory Service Settings 157 171 Index Summary Commands and Other Terminal TextCommand Parameters and Options Notation Conventions Commands Requiring Root Privileges Default Settings To open Terminal Using Terminal To type a command Correcting Typing ErrorsRepeating Commands Including Paths Using Drag-and-Drop $ sudo serveradmin list To open a connection to a remote server Sending Commands to a Remote ServerSending a Single Command Example ssh -l admin Updating SSH Key Fingerprints To disable Telnet access Getting Online Help for CommandsUsing Telnet To enable Telnet access Determining Whether a Service Needs to be Restarted ServersetupPage To save a template configuration file during server setup Installing Server SoftwareAutomating Server Setup Creating a Configuration File Template Installing Server Software and Finishing Basic Setup Installing Server Software and Finishing Basic Setup Installing Server Software and Finishing Basic Setup Changing Server Settings Naming Configuration FilesStoring a Configuration File in an Accessible Location Updating Server Software Viewing, Validating, and Setting the Software Serial Number Moving a Server Page To restart a remote server immediately ExamplesAutomatic Restart To restart the local server To shut down a remote server immediately Changing a Remote Server’s Startup DiskShutting Down a Server To change the startup disk To display the server’s computer name Computer NameDate and Time Viewing or Changing the Computer Name Viewing or Changing the System Date Viewing or Changing the System TimeViewing or Changing the System Time Zone Viewing or Changing Network Time Server Usage Energy Saver SettingsViewing or Changing Sleep Settings Viewing or Changing Automatic Restart Settings Power Management Settings Startup Disk SettingsViewing or Changing the Startup Disk Viewing or Changing Language Settings Sharing SettingsInternational Settings Viewing or Changing Remote Login Settings Login Settings To view the current settingDisabling the Restart and Shutdown Buttons Viewing Port Names and Hardware Addresses Activating Port Configurations Network Port ConfigurationsViewing or Changing Media Settings Creating or Deleting Port Configurations TCP/IP Settings Changing Configuration PrecedenceChanging a Server’s IP Address To change TCP/IP settings for a particular port or device To list TCP/IP settings for a configurationTo view TCP/IP settings for port en0 To view TCP/IP settings for a particular port or device Viewing or Changing DNS Servers Enabling TCP/IP AppleTalk SettingsProxy Settings Viewing or Changing FTP Proxy Settings Viewing or Changing Gopher Proxy Settings Viewing or Changing Web Proxy SettingsViewing or Changing Secure Web Proxy Settings Viewing or Changing Streaming Proxy Settings Computer, Host, and Rendezvous Name AirPort SettingsViewing or Changing Socks Firewall Proxy Settings Viewing or Changing Airport Settings Viewing or Changing the Rendezvous Name Viewing or Changing the Local Host NamePage Checking for Disk Problems Mounting VolumesUnmounting Volumes Monitoring Disk Space Reclaiming Disk Space Using Log Rolling Scripts Example Checking to See if Journaling is EnabledTurning on Journaling for an Existing Volume Managing Disk Journaling Disabling Journaling Enabling Journaling When You Erase a DiskSetting Up a Case-Sensitive HFS+ File System Erasing, Partitioning, and Formatting Disks Hdiutil convert -format Udzo pathtoimage -o compressedimage Imaging and Cloning Volumes Using ASRTo image a boot volume To restore a volume from an image To create a user To create a user with a specific UIDTo create a user with a specific UID and home directory To import users and groups Importing Users and Groups DSRecTypeStandardGroups Creating a Character-Delimited User Import FileWriting a Record Description Use the shorthand StandardGroupRecord Using the StandardUserRecord Shorthand User Attributes AttributeFormat Sample values Attribute Format Sample values AuthenticationHint MCXSettingsAdminLimits Authentication MailAttribute field Description Sample values Mail Attributes in User Records Value NotificationStateKNotificationState NotificationOff is assumed NotificationStaticIP Checking a Server User’s Name, UID, or Password Mounting a User’s Home Directory Checking a User’s Administrator PrivilegesCreating a User’s Home Directory Creating a Group FolderPage To list existing share points Listing Share Points Creating a Share Point To create a share pointExamples AFP Service List of AFP Settings Changing AFP Settings AttemptAdminAuth Admin31GetsSpAdminGetsSp AllowRootLogin LogLogin GuestAccessAdminUsers Default = afpserver SpecialAdminPrivs UnixwithclassicadminpermissionsDefault = classicpermissions Noadminkills Output List of AFP serveradmin CommandsListing Connected Users To list connected users To disconnect users Disconnecting AFP UsersSending a Message to AFP Users To send a message Canceling a User Disconnect To cancel a disconnectValue Description To list samples Listing AFP Service Statistics Viewing NFS Settings NFS ServiceStarting and Stopping NFS Service Checking NFS Service Status FTP Service Changing FTP Settings FTP SettingsParameter ftp Ftpcommand= Description List of FTP serveradmin CommandsPage Or see List of SMB Service Settings on Viewing SMB SettingsChanging SMB Settings To list all SMB service settings Parameter smb Description List of SMB Service Settings Max smbd processes Netbios nameLocal master Log level List of SMB serveradmin Commands Smbcommand= DescriptionListing SMB Users Value returned by getConnectedUsers Disconnecting SMB Users Updating Share Point Information Listing SMB Service Statistics Name-log Viewing SMB Service LogsSmb-log Var/log/samba/log.smbdPage Viewing Print Service Settings Checking the Status of Print Service Changing Print Service Settings Print Service SettingsParameter print Description Parameter printDescription Queue Data Array Here is an example of a queue array parameter block To pause a queue Print Service serveradmin CommandsPausing a Queue Listing Queues Listing Jobs and Job Information Holding a JobTo hold a job To release the job Viewing Print Service Log FilesPage Viewing NetBoot Settings Checking NetBoot Service Status Parameter netboot Description Changing NetBoot SettingsNetBoot Service Settings General Settings Filters Record Array Storage Record Array Image Record Array Ethernet NetBootPortsRecordsArrayarrayindexmIsEnabledAtIndex Port Record ArrayPage Viewing Mail Service Settings Checking the Status of Mail Service Changing Mail Service Settings Mail Service SettingsParameter mail Description Postfixsmtpsaslauthenable PostfixdisablevrfycommandPostfixlmtpsaslpasswordmaps Postfixsmtpsaslpasswordmaps Postfixcleanupservicename PostfixdeliverlockdelayPostfixmailboxcommand Postfixdefaultverpdelimiters Postfixsmtpderrorsleeptime PostfixforkdelayPostfixdisablemimeoutputconversion Postfixsmtpdtimeout Postfixaliasmaps PostfixdelaywarningtimePostfixtriggertimeout Postfixrelaytransport Postfixsmtpddelayreject PostfixsmtpdnoopcommandsPostfixalternateconfigdirectories Postfixdefaulttransport Postfixinflowdelay PostfixqueueservicenamePostfixipctimeout Postfixdefaultprivs Postfixignoremxlookuperror PostfixshowqservicenamePostfixsmtppixworkarounddelaytime Postfixqmqpdtimeout Postfixsmtpdsenderloginmaps PostfixbounceservicenamePostfixcontentfilter Postfixqmqpderrordelay Postfixsmtpdatadonetimeout PostfixdefaultextrarecipientlimitPostfixlmtpdatadonetimeout Postfixlmtpdataxfertimeout Imapenablepop ImappoptimeoutImapmupdateserver Imaptimeout Imapallowanonymouslogin ImapdefaultpartitionImapsrvtab Default = /etc/srvtab Imapimapauthlogin Imapenableimap Command Mail serveradmin Commands Listing Mail Service Statistics To display the log locations Viewing the Mail Service Logs Generating a CSR and Creating a Keychain Setting Up SSL for Mail Service 120 Importing an SSL Certificate Into the Keychain Obtaining an SSL Certificate Creating a Passphrase File Setting Up SSL for Mail Service on a Headless Server Viewing Web Settings Checking Web Service Status An appropriate value for the setting Changing Web SettingsServeradmin and Apache Settings Changing Settings Using serveradmin To list sites Web serveradmin CommandsViewing Service Logs Listing Hosted Sites Cachethroughput for Viewing Service StatisticsRequestspersecond for Cacherequestspersecond for Example Script for Adding a Website Addsite FileAddsite.in File Root To run the scriptIpaddress Port Viewing Dhcp Service Settings Dhcp ServiceStarting and Stopping Dhcp Service Checking the Status of Dhcp Service Changing Dhcp Service Settings Dhcp Service SettingsParameter dhcp Description Dhcp Subnet Settings Array About Subnet IDsSubnet Parameter Netrangeend LeasetimesecsNetaddress Netmask WINSsecondaryserver Adding a Dhcp SubnetTo add a subnet WINSscopeid Location of the DNS service log List of Dhcp serveradmin CommandsViewing the Dhcp Service Log Command Dhcpcommand=Description DNS Service Sample Output Firewall ServiceListing DNS Service Statistics Starting and Stopping Firewall Service Firewall Service Settings Checking the Status of Firewall ServiceViewing Firewall Service Settings Changing Firewall Service Settings Parameter ipfilter Description Defining Firewall RulesIPFilter Groups With Rules Array Adding Rules by Modifying ipfw.conf Unmodified ipfw.conf file Adding Rules Using serveradmin ExampleRule IPFilter Rules Array Firewall serveradmin Commands NAT Service Changing NAT Service Settings NAT Service SettingsParameter nat Description NAT serveradmin Commands Viewing the NAT Service LogParameter natDescription Viewing VPN Service Settings VPN ServiceStarting and Stopping VPN Service Checking the Status of VPN Service Parameter vpnServers Description List of VPN Service Settings PPPVerboseLogging Com.name.ppp.l2tp PPPDSACLEnabled Com.name.ppp.l2tpPPPAuthenticatorPlugins Arrayindex n Com.name.ppp.l2tp PPPLCPEchoEnabled Com.name.ppp.l2tp PPPCCPEnabled Com.name.ppp.pptp PPPDSACLEnabled Com.name.ppp.pptpPPPAuthenticatorPlugins Arrayindexn Com.name.ppp.pptp PPPLCPEchoEnabled Com.name.ppp.pptp Be restarted. See Determining Whether a Service Needs to be List of VPN serveradmin CommandsViewing the VPN Service Log VPN Service Log on this Hardware IP FailoverRequirements Failover Operation Enabling IP Failover To enable IP failover Configuring IP Failover Notification OnlyPre and Post Scripts Enabling PPP Dial-In Page Modifying an Open Directory Node Testing Your Open Directory ConfigurationTesting Open Directory Plugins General Directory Tools Registering URLs With Service Location Protocol SLP Changing Open Directory Service SettingsParameter dirserv Description Configuring Ldap Standard Distribution ToolsProgram Used to Additional Information About Ldap Delay RebindIdle Timeout Idle Rebinding Options NetInfo Password Server Tool in usr/sbin Description KdcsetupKerberosautoconfig Kerberos and Single Sign On Checking Qtss Service Status Stopping Qtss Service $ sudo serveradmin settings qtss Viewing Qtss SettingsChanging Qtss Settings To list all Qtss service settings Parameter qtss Description Qtss SettingsDescriptions of Settings Qtss parameters you might change Enableremoteadmin ModulesarrayidQTSSAdminModule ModulesarrayidQTSSAdminModuleAdministratorGroup ModulesarrayidQTSSAdminModule Authenticate ModulesarrayidQTSSAdminModule Serverdefaultauthorizationrealm Disableoverbuffering ModulesarrayidQTSSReflectorModuleEnablebroadcastannounce ModulesarrayidQTSSReflectorModule Enablebroadcastpush ModulesarrayidQTSSReflectorModule Listing Current Connections Qtss serveradmin Commands Viewing Qtss Service Statistics Library/QuickTimeStreaming/Logs Error.logForcing Qtss to Re-Read its Preferences To force Qtss to re-read its preferences To set up /Sites/Streaming in older home directories Preparing Older Home Directories for User StreamingCreated Page Index Installer command 21 IP address Kdcsetup utility 160 KerberosKerberosautoconfig tool 173 174 Used by ldapsearch 157 scripts 175

Viewing SMB Service Logs

To view the latest entries in a log:

Output

Value

<smb-log>

/var/log/samba/log.smbd

<name-log>

/var/log/samba/log.nmbd