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.. meta::
  :description: Managing Samba from the command line
  :keywords: Samba-AD, samba-tool, documentation, CLI

.. _samba_commands_utils:

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Managing Samba from the command line
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.. list-table:: List of basic samba-tool commands
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  * - Commands
    - Usage
  * - :command:`samba-tool -h`
    - Show help menu for the samba-tool command
  * - :command:`samba-tool user -h`
    - show help menu for the samba-tool user command
  * - :command:`samba-tool user create xxx`
    - Create a user
  * - :command:`samba-tool user create xxx --random-password`
    - Create a user with random password generation
  * - :command:`samba-tool user list`
    - List users in the domain
  * - :command:`samba-tool user delete xxx`
    - Delete a user
  * - :command:`samba-tool user enable xxx`
    - Activate a user
  * - :command:`samba-tool user disable xxx`
    - Deactivate a user
  * - :command:`samba-tool group add`
    - Add a group
  * - :command:`samba-tool group remove`
    - Delete a group
  * - :command:`samba-tool group list`
    - List groups in the domain
  * - :command:`samba-tool group listmembers "your_domain_group"`
    - List all members of a group
  * - :command:`samba-tool domain passwordsettings show`
    - Display password strategy
  * - :command:`samba-tool domain passwordsettings set -h`
    - Change password policy settings
  * - :command:`samba-tool group addmembers your_domain_group your_domain_user`
    - Add a member to a group
  * - :command:`samba-tool group remove members your_domain_group your_domain_user`
    - Remove a member from a group
  * - :command:`samba-tool computer list`
    - List computers in the domain
  * - :command:`samba-tool gpo listall`
    - List the GPOs in the domain
  * - :command:`samba-tool drs showrepl`
    - Display replication status
  * - :command:`samba-tool dns -help`
    - Show help menu for the samba-tool dns command
  * - :command:`samba-tool dns query localhost mydomain.lan srvads A`
    - List type A DNS records corresponding to srvads of the mydomain.lan zone
  * - :command:`samba-tool processes`
    - View current Samba processes

.. list-table:: List of commands for service management
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  * - Commands
    - Usage
  * - :command:`systemctl start samba-ad-dc`
    - Start the samba service (Debian)
  * - :command:`systemctl stop samba-ad-dc`
    - Stop the samba service (Debian)
  * - :command:`systemctl status samba-ad-dc`
    - Show samba service status (Debian)
  * - :command:`systemctl start bind9`
    - Start the bind9 service (Debian)
  * - :command:`systemctl stop bind9`
    - Stop the bind9 service (Debian)
  * - :command:`systemctl status bind9`
    - View status of the bind9 service (Debian)
  * - :command:`systemctl start samba`
    - Start the samba service (RedHat8 and derived distributions)
  * - :command:`systemctl stop samba`
    - Stop the samba service (RedHat8 and derived distributions)
  * - :command:`systemctl status samba`
    - Display the status of the samba service (RedHat8 and derived distributions)
  * - :command:`systemctl start named`
    - Start the named service (RedHat8 and derived distributions)
  * - :command:`systemctl stop named`
    - Stop the named service (RedHat8 and derived distributions)
  * - :command:`systemctl status named`
    - View the status of the named service (RedHat8 and derived distributions)

.. list-table:: On a file server
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  * - Commands
    - Usage
  * - :command:`systemctl start smbd`
    - Start the smb service (Debian)
  * - :command:`systemctl stop smbd`
    - Stop the smb service (Debian)
  * - :command:`systemctl status smbd`
    - View the status of the smb service (Debian)
  * - :command:`systemctl start smb`
    - Start the smb service (RedHat8 and derived distributions)
  * - :command:`systemctl stop smb`
    - Stop the smb service (RedHat8 and derived distributions)
  * - :command:`systemctl status smb`
    - View status of the smb service (RedHat8 and derived distributions)
  * - :command:`systemctl start winbind`
    - Start the winbind service
  * - :command:`systemctl stop winbind`
    - Stop the winbind service
  * - :command:`systemctl status winbind`
    - View the status of the winbind service