Description of problem: 1) manual page of rpcclient does not mention longer versions of following command line options: -k (--kerberos), -I (--dest-ip), -s (--configfile), -n (--netbiosname), -N (--no-pass), -i (--scope), -O (--socket-options) 2) --logfile is stated as a long version of -l option but --log-basename is actually recognized by the binary 3)following options are not covered by the man page at all: -P --machine-pass, -p --port, -S --signed Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): samba-client-3.0.28-1.el5_2.2.i386 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: compare manpage to rpcclient --help Additional info: Used Milos Malik's option-comparator to do the options analysis. See attachments for complete output.
Created attachment 312892 [details] complete log from option-comparator utilities
Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team. New Contents: previously, the man pages and usage messages for rpcclient, smbcacls, samba-client, smbget, smbtree, and pdbedit contained errors, omissions, and outdated information. Users could not therefore rely on the provided documentation to use these programs. The documentation for each of these components has been reviewed and corrected and no longer contains misleading information.
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2010-0300.html