smbdiagnose(8) BSD System Manager's Manual smbdiagnose(8)
NAME
smbdiagnose -- gather information to aid in diagnosing SMB file sharing
issues
SYNOPSIS
smbdiagnose -h
smbdiagnose [-f path] [-s]
DESCRIPTION
The smbdiagnose tool gathers system information and network traffic in
order to assist Apple when investigating issues related to SMB file shar-
ing. A great deal of information is harvested, spanning system state,
system configuration, and network traffic related to SMB file sharing.
What smbdiagnose Collects:
o A network packet trace of SMB file sharing traffic that occurs
during the time the tool is run. This packet trace may include
file names and file data. It may also include the authentica-
tion exchange used to log into the SMB server.
o Enhanced debug logs for the SMB server process.
o If the -s option is specified, the default set of information
collected by sysdiagnose(1).
What smbdiagnose Doesn't Collect:
o No authentication credentials are harvested from the system
OPTIONS
-h Print full usage.
-f path Write the diagnostic to the specified path. The default is
``~/Desktop''.
-s Collect sysdiagnose(1) information. The default is not to col-
lect sysdiagnose(1) information.
EXIT STATUS
smbdiagnose exits with status 0 if there were no internal errors encoun-
tered during the diagnostic, or >0 when an error unrelated to external
state occurs or unusable input is provided by the user.
macOS 15 July 2016 macOS
Mac OS X 10.12.3 - Generated Fri Feb 10 08:12:20 CST 2017