Using Samba, Second Edition

Name

net

Synopsis

The net command, new to Samba 3.0, is a program with a syntax similar to the MS-DOS/Windows command of the same name. It is used for performing various administrative functions related to Windows networking, which can be executed either locally or on a remote system.

Command synopsis

net [method] function [misc_options] [target_options]

The function argument is made up of one or more space-separated words. In Windows terminology, it is sometimes referred to as a function with options. Here we list every function in its complete form, including multiple words.

By default, the action is performed on the local system. The target_options argument can be used to specify a remote system (either by hostname or IP address), a domain, or a workgroup.

Depending on the function, the method argument can be optional, required, or disallowed. It specifies one of three methods for performing the operation specified by the rest of the command. It can be ads (Active Directory), rpc (Microsoft’s DCE/RPC), or rap (Microsoft’s original SMB remote procedure call). To determine which methods (if any) can be used with a function, the net help ads, net help rap, and net help rpc commands can be used to list the functions for each method.

Miscellaneous options

-d level , --debug=l evel

Sets the debug (sometimes called logging) level. The level can range from 0 to 10.

-l , --long

Specifies the long listing mode. This is provided for functions that print informational listings.

-n name , --myname ...