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smbrun - interface program between smbd and external programs
smbrun shell-command
This program is part of the Samba suite.
smbrun is a very small 'glue' program, which runs shell commands for the
smbd daemon (see smbd(8)
).
It first changes to the highest effective user
and group ID that it can, then runs the command line provided using the
system() call. This program is necessary to allow some operating systems
to run external programs as non-root.
shell-command
The shell
command to execute.
The command should have a fully-qualified path.
The PATH variable set for the environment in which smbrun is
executed will affect what executables are located and executed if a fully-qualified
path is not given in the command.
The location of the server
and its support files is a matter for individual system administrators.
The following are thus suggestions only.
It is recommended that the smbrun
program be installed under the /usr/local/samba hierarchy, in a directory
readable by all, writeable only by root. The program should be executable
by all. The program should NOT be setuid or setgid!
This man page
is (mostly) correct for version 1.9.00 of the Samba suite, plus some of
the recent patches to it. These notes will necessarily lag behind development
of the software, so it is possible that your version of the program has
extensions or parameter semantics that differ from or are not covered
by this man page. Please notify these to the address below for rectification.
smbd(8)
, smb.conf(8)
If smbrun cannot be located
or cannot be executed by smbd then appropriate messages will be found
in the smbd logs. Other diagnostics are dependent on the shell-command being
run. It is advisable for your shell commands to issue suitable diagnostics
to aid trouble-shooting.
None known.
The original Samba software
and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell (samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au).
Andrew is also the Keeper of the Source for this project.
This man page
was written by Karl Auer. Bug reports to samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au.
See smb.conf(5)
for a full list of contributors and details of how to submit bug reports,
comments etc.
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