TESTPARM(1) User Commands TESTPARM(1) (NAME) testparm - smb.conf (SYNOPSIS) testparm [-s|--suppress-prompt] [-v|--verbose] [-?|--help] [--usage] [-d|--debuglevel=DEBUGLEVEL] [--debug-stdout] {config filename} [hostname hostIP] (DESCRIPTION) samba(7) . testparm smbd(8) . smbd . . (hostname) IP . testparm smb.conf . testparm . (OPTIONS) -s|--suppress-prompt testparm (carriage return) . -v|--verbose testparm smb.conf(5) . --parameter-name parametername parametername . (section-name) global . (:) parametername . --section-name sectionname sectionname . --show-all-parameters . -l|--skip-logic-checks (global checks) . -?|--help . --usage . -d|--debuglevel=level level 0 10 . 1 . . 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 . -V|--version . configfilename . smb.conf(5) . hostname testparm hosts allow hosts deny smb.conf(5) hostname IP smbd . hostIP . hostIP IP . hostname . (FILES) smb.conf(5) smbd(8) . (DIAGNOSTICS) . . stdout . SMB . DES ARCFOUR (RC4) SHA1 MD5 . testparm Samba (fallback) . FIPS . (VERSION) 4.24.6 Samba . (SEE ALSO) smb.conf(5), smbd(8) (AUTHORS) Samba Andrew Tridgell . Samba Samba Team (Open Source) Linux . Samba 4.24.6 08/16/2026 TESTPARM(1)