SMBCONTROL(1) User Commands SMBCONTROL(1) (NAME) smbcontrol - smbd nmbd winbindd (SYNOPSIS) smbcontrol [-?|--help] [--usage] [-t|--timeout] [-d|--debuglevel=DEBUGLEVEL] [--debug-stdout] [--configfile=CONFIGFILE] [--option=name=value] [-l|--log-basename=LOGFILEBASE] [--leak-report] [--leak-report-full] smbcontrol [destination] [message-type] [parameter] (DESCRIPTION) samba(7) . smbcontrol smbd(8) nmbd(8) winbindd(8) . (OPTIONS) -t|--timeout (timeout) . destination nmbd smbd winbindd (PID). all nmbd winbind << >> (broadcast) . Samba 3.3 smbd . smbd smbd smbd.pid . nmbd nmbd nmbd.pid . winbindd winbind winbindd.pid . (PID) . message-type . (MESSAGE-TYPES) . parameters message-type . -?|--help . --usage . -d|--debuglevel=level level 0 10 . 1 . () (log) . 0 . 1 - . 1 . 3 . log level /etc/samba/smb.conf (override) . --debug-stdout (debug) (STDOUT) . (STDERR) . --configfile= . ( ) client smb encrypt . /etc/samba/smb.conf . . --option== "" smb.conf(5) "" . . --option=name=value . -l|--log-basename=logdirectory /. ".progname" ( log.smbclient log.smbd ). . --leak-report talloc . --leak-report-full talloc . -V|--version . (MESSAGE-TYPES) : close-share smbd (share) . . message-type "*" . . smbd . close-denied-share close-share . smbd . (denied) . smbd . debug (debug level) . . smbd winbindd . kill-client-ip smbd IP . message-type IP . smbd . force-election nmbd browse master . ping "ping" "pong". . profile . "on" "off" "count" ( ) "flush" . smbd nmbd . debuglevel debuglevel (stdout). . profilelevel profilelevel (stdout). smbd nmbd . printnotify smbd (printer notify) Windows NT . message-type : queuepause printername . queueresume printername . jobpause printername unixjobid unixjobid . jobresume printername unixjobid unixjobid . jobdelete printername unixjobid unixjobid . . smbd . dmalloc-mark dmalloc. smbd nmbd . dmalloc . dmalloc-log-changed (dump) dmalloc-mark . smbd nmbd . dmalloc . shutdown . smbd nmbd . pool-usage talloc(pool) / . smbd nmbd . ringbuf-log ringbuf. logging = ringbuf . smbd winbindd nmbd . drvupgrade . smbd . reload-config smb.conf. smbd nmbd winbindd . reload-printers smbd . smbd . idmap (id mapping). smbd ( ) winbindd . flush [uid|gid] (caches) sid <-> gid / sid <-> uid. delete (cache). sid: S-x-... gid: "GID number" uid: "UID number" . kill (cache). smbd . num-children smbd. smbd . reload-certs LDAP Samba AD DC TLS ldaps:// . ldap_server . (VERSION) 4.24.6 Samba . (SEE ALSO) nmbd(8) smbd(8). (AUTHOR) Samba Andrew Tridgell . Samba Samba Team . Samba 4.24.6 08/16/2026 SMBCONTROL(1)