/*Copyright (c) 1991-1993 Microsoft Corporation Module Name: net.hlp Abstract: This file contains the help text used by the net command. It is used as is by the net command (e.g. it isn't "built" into some other form). Environment: User Mode - Win32 Portable to any flat, 32-bit environment. (Uses Win32 typedefs.) Requires ANSI C extensions: slash-slash comments. Notes: You will find the documentation on how this file is formatted at the end of this file. --*/ %A CONTINUE: CONT %A FILE: FILES %A GROUP: GROUPS %A REPLICATOR: REPL, REPLICATOR %A SESSION: SESSIONS, SESS %A STATISTICS: STATS %A USER: USERS %A WORKSTATION: REDIRECTOR, REDIR, RDR, WORK, WKSTA, PRDR, DEVRDR %A MESSENGER: MSG, RECEIVER, RCV %A SERVER: SVR, SRV !C NET !C NAMES !C SYNTAX !C SERVICES .1 SERVICES :1 NET START can be used to start services, including: NET START ALERTER NET START BROWSER NET START CLIENT SERVICE FOR NETWARE NET START CLIPBOOK NET START DHCP CLIENT NET START EVENTLOG NET START FILE REPLICATION NET START MESSENGER NET START NET LOGON NET START NT LM SECURITY SUPPORT PROVIDER NET START PLUG AND PLAY NET START REMOTE ACCESS CONNECTION MANAGER NET START ROUTING AND REMOTE ACCESS NET START RPCLOCATOR NET START RPCSS NET START SCHEDULE NET START SERVER NET START SPOOLER NET START TCP/IP NETBIOS HELPER SERVICE NET START UPS NET START WORKSTATION When typed at the command prompt, service names of two words or more must be enclosed in quotation marks. For example, NET START "NET LOGON" starts the net logon service. #1 $1 There are no options for this topic. This topic is a list of some services that can be started. It is not a NET command. .1 SYNTAX :1 The following conventions are used to indicate command syntax: - Capital letters represent words that must be typed as shown. Lower- case letters represent names of items that may vary, such as filenames. - The [ and ] characters surround optional items that can be supplied with the command. - The { and } characters surround lists of items. You must supply one of the items with the command. - The | character separates items in a list. Only one of the items can be supplied with the command. For example, in the following syntax, you must type NET COMMAND and either SWITCH1 or SWITCH2. Supplying a name is optional. NET COMMAND [name] {SWITCH1 | SWITCH2} - The [...] characters mean you can repeat the previous item. Separate items with spaces. - The [,...] characters mean you can repeat the previous item, but you must separate items with commas or semicolons, not spaces. - When typed at the command prompt, service names of two words or more must be enclosed in quotation marks. For example, NET START "COMPUTER BROWSER" starts the computer browser service. #1 $1 There are no options for this topic. This topic is about how to read syntax lines. It is not a NET command. .1 NET .2 ACCOUNTS :2 [/FORCELOGOFF:{minutes | NO}] [/MINPWLEN:length] [/MAXPWAGE:{days | UNLIMITED}] [/MINPWAGE:days] [/UNIQUEPW:number] [/DOMAIN] #2 NET ACCOUNTS updates the user accounts database and modifies password and logon requirements for all accounts. When used without options, NET ACCOUNTS displays the current settings for password, logon limitations, and domain information. Two conditions are required in order for options used with NET ACCOUNTS to take effect: þ The password and logon requirements are only effective if user accounts have been set up (use User Manager or the NET USER command). þ The Net Logon service must be running on all servers in the domain that verify logon. Net Logon is started automatically when Windows starts. /FORCELOGOFF:{minutes | NO} Sets the number of minutes a user has before being forced to log off when the account expires or valid logon hours expire. NO, the default, prevents forced logoff. /MINPWLEN:length Sets the minimum number of characters for a password. The range is 0-14 characters; the default is 6 characters. /MAXPWAGE:{days | UNLIMITED} Sets the maximum number of days that a password is valid. No limit is specified by using UNLIMITED. /MAXPWAGE can't be less than /MINPWAGE. The range is 1-999; the default is 90 days. /MINPWAGE:days Sets the minimum number of days that must pass before a user can change a password. A value of 0 sets no minimum time. The range is 0-999; the default is 0 days. /MINPWAGE can't be more than /MAXPWAGE. /UNIQUEPW:number Requires that a user's passwords be unique through the specified number of password changes. The maximum value is 24. /DOMAIN Performs the operation on a domain controller of the current domain. Otherwise, the operation is performed on the local computer. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $2 NET HELP ACCOUNTS describes the options for this command. .2 COMPUTER :2 \\computername {/ADD | /DEL} #2 NET COMPUTER adds or deletes computers from a domain database. This command is available only on Windows NT Servers. \\computername Specifies the computer to add or delete from the domain. /ADD Adds the specified computer to the domain. /DEL Removes the specified computer from the domain. $2 NET HELP COMPUTER describes the options for this command. .2 CONFIG .3 SERVER :3 [/AUTODISCONNECT:time] [/SRVCOMMENT:"text"] [/HIDDEN:{YES | NO}] #3 NET CONFIG SERVER displays or changes settings for the Server service. /AUTODISCONNECT:time Sets the maximum number of minutes a user's session can be inactive before it is disconnected. You can specify -1 to never disconnect. The range is -1-65535 minutes; the default is 15. /SRVCOMMENT:"text" Adds a comment for the server that is displayed in Windows Screens and with the NET VIEW command. The comment can have as many as 48 characters. Enclose the text in quotation marks. /HIDDEN:{YES | NO} Specifies whether the server's computername appears on display listings of servers. Note that hiding a server does not alter the permissions on that server. The default is NO. To display the current configuration for the Server service, type NET CONFIG SERVER without parameters. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $3 NET HELP CONFIG SERVER describes the options for this command. :2 [SERVER | WORKSTATION] #2 NET CONFIG displays configuration information of the Workstation or Server service. When used without the SERVER or WORKSTATION switch, it displays a list of configurable services. To get help with configuring a service, type NET HELP CONFIG service. SERVER Displays information about the configuration of the Server service. WORKSTATION Displays information about the configuration of the Workstation service. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $2 NET HELP CONFIG describes the options for this command. .2 CONTINUE :2 service #2 NET CONTINUE reactivates a Windows service that has been suspended by NET PAUSE. service Is the paused service. For example, one of the following: NET LOGON NT LM SECURITY SUPPORT PROVIDER SCHEDULE SERVER WORKSTATION NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $2 NET HELP CONTINUE describes the options for this command. .2 FILE :2 [id [/CLOSE]] #2 NET FILE closes a shared file and removes file locks. When used without options, it lists the open files on a server. The listing includes the identification number assigned to an open file, the pathname of the file, the username, and the number of locks on the file. This command works only on computers running the Server service. id Is the identification number of the file. /CLOSE Closes an open file and removes file locks. Type this command from the server where the file is shared. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $2 NET HELP FILE describes the options for this command. .2 GROUP :2 [groupname [/COMMENT:"text"]] [/DOMAIN] groupname {/ADD [/COMMENT:"text"] | /DELETE} [/DOMAIN] groupname username [...] {/ADD | /DELETE} [/DOMAIN] #2 NET GROUP adds, displays, or modifies global groups on servers. Used without parameters, it displays the groupnames on the server. groupname Is the name of the group to add, expand, or delete. Supply only a groupname to view a list of users in a group. /COMMENT:"text" Adds a comment for a new or existing group. The comment can have as many as 48 characters. Enclose the text in quotation marks. /DOMAIN Performs the operation on a domain controller of the current domain. Otherwise, the operation is performed on the local computer. username[ ...] Lists one or more usernames to add to or remove from a group. Separate multiple username entries with a space. /ADD Adds a group, or adds a username to a group. /DELETE Removes a group, or removes a username from a group. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $2 NET HELP GROUP describes the options for this command. .2 HELP :2 command -or- NET command /HELP #2 Commands available are: NET ACCOUNTS NET HELP NET SHARE NET COMPUTER NET HELPMSG NET START NET CONFIG NET LOCALGROUP NET STATISTICS NET CONFIG SERVER NET NAME NET STOP NET CONFIG WORKSTATION NET PAUSE NET TIME NET CONTINUE NET PRINT NET USE NET FILE NET SEND NET USER NET GROUP NET SESSION NET VIEW NET HELP SERVICES lists some of the services you can start. NET HELP SYNTAX explains how to read NET HELP syntax lines. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $2 NET HELP describes the options for this command. .2 HELPMSG :2 message# #2 NET HELPMSG displays information about Windows network messages (such as error, warning, and alert messages). When you type NET HELPMSG and the 4-digit number of the Windows error (for example, NET2182), Windows tells you about the message and suggests action you can take to solve a problem. message# Is the 4-digit number of the Windows message you need help with. You don't need to type NET as part of the message number. $2 NET HELP HELPMSG describes the options for this command. .2 LOCALGROUP :2 [groupname [/COMMENT:"text"]] [/DOMAIN] groupname {/ADD [/COMMENT:"text"] | /DELETE} [/DOMAIN] groupname name [...] {/ADD | /DELETE} [/DOMAIN] #2 NET LOCALGROUP modifies local groups on computers. When used without options, it displays the local groups on the computer. groupname Is the name of the local group to add, expand, or delete. Supply only a groupname to view a list of users or global groups in a local group. /COMMENT:"text" Adds a comment for a new or existing group. Enclose the text in quotation marks. /DOMAIN Performs the operation on the domain controller of the current domain. Otherwise, the operation is performed on the local workstation. name [ ...] Lists one or more usernames or groupnames to add or to remove from a local group. Separate multiple entries with a space. Names may be users or global groups, but not other local groups. If a user is from another domain, preface the username with the domain name (for example, SALES\RALPHR). /ADD Adds a groupname or username to a local group. An account must be established for users or global groups added to a local group with this command. /DELETE Removes a groupname or username from a local group. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $2 NET HELP LOCALGROUP describes the options for this command. .2 NAME :2 [name [/ADD | /DELETE]] #2 NET NAME adds or deletes a messaging name (alias) at a computer. A messaging name is a name to which messages are sent. When used without options, NET NAME displays the names accepting messages at the computer. A computer's list of names comes from three places: þ Message names, which are added with NET NAME þ A computername, which is added as a name when the Workstation service is started. This name cannot be deleted. þ A username, which is added as a name when you log on, if it is not being used at another computer. This name can be deleted. name Specifies the name to receive messages. The name can have as many as 15 characters. /ADD Adds a name to a computer. Typing /ADD is optional; typing NET NAME name works the same way as typing NET NAME name /ADD. /DELETE Removes a name from a computer. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $2 NET HELP NAME describes the options for this command. .2 PAUSE :2 service #2 NET PAUSE suspends a Windows service or resource. Pausing a service puts it on hold. service Is the service to be paused. For example, one of the following: NET LOGON NT LM SECURITY SUPPORT PROVIDER SCHEDULE SERVER WORKSTATION NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $2 NET HELP PAUSE describes the options for this command. .2 PRINT :2 \\computername\sharename [\\computername] job# [/HOLD | /RELEASE | /DELETE] #2 NET PRINT displays print jobs and shared queues. For each queue, the display lists jobs, showing the size and status of each job, and the status of the queue. \\computername Is the name of the computer sharing the printer queue(s). sharename Is the name of the shared printer queue. job# Is the identification number assigned to a print job. A computer with one or more printer queues assigns each print job a unique number. /HOLD Prevents a job in a queue from printing. The job stays in the printer queue, and other jobs bypass it until it is released. /RELEASE Reactivates a job that is held. /DELETE Removes a job from a queue. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $2 NET HELP PRINT describes the options for this command. .2 SEND :2 {name | * | /DOMAIN[:name] | /USERS} message #2 Sends messages to other users, computers, or messaging names on the network. The Messenger service must be running to receive messages. You can send a message only to a name that is active on the network. If the message is sent to a username, that user must be logged on and running the Messenger service to receive the message. name Is the username, computername, or messaging name to send the message to. If the name is a computername that contains blank characters, enclose the alias in quotation marks (" "). * Sends the message to all the names in your group. /DOMAIN[:name] Sends the message to all the names in the workstation domain. If name is specified, the message is sent to all the names in the specified domain or workgroup. /USERS Sends the message to all users connected to the server. message Is text to be sent as a message. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $2 NET HELP SEND describes the options for this command. .2 SESSION :2 [\\computername] [/DELETE] #2 NET SESSION lists or disconnects sessions between the computer and other computers on the network. When used without options, it displays information about all sessions with the computer of current focus. This command works only on servers. \\computername Lists the session information for the named computer. /DELETE Ends the session between the local computer and computername, and closes all open files on the computer for the session. If computername is omitted, all sessions are ended. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $2 NET HELP SESSION describes the options for this command. .2 SHARE :2 sharename sharename=drive:path [/USERS:number | /UNLIMITED] [/REMARK:"text"] [/CACHE:Manual | Documents| Programs | None ] sharename [/USERS:number | /UNLIMITED] [/REMARK:"text"] [/CACHE:Manual | Documents | Programs | None] {sharename | devicename | drive:path} /DELETE #2 NET SHARE makes a server's resources available to network users. When used without options, it lists information about all resources being shared on the computer. For each resource, Windows reports the devicename(s) or pathname(s) and a descriptive comment associated with it. sharename Is the network name of the shared resource. Type NET SHARE with a sharename only to display information about that share. drive:path Specifies the absolute path of the directory to be shared. /USERS:number Sets the maximum number of users who can simultaneously access the shared resource. /UNLIMITED Specifies an unlimited number of users can simultaneously access the shared resource /REMARK:"text" Adds a descriptive comment about the resource. Enclose the text in quotation marks. devicename Is one or more printers (LPT1: through LPT9:) shared by sharename. /DELETE Stops sharing the resource. /CACHE:Manual Enables manual client caching of programs and documents from this share /CACHE:Documents Enables automatic caching of documents from this share /CACHE:Programs Enables automatic caching of documents and programs from this share /CACHE:None Disables caching from this share NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $2 NET HELP SHARE describes the options for this command. .2 START .3 ALERTER :3 #3 NET START ALERTER starts the Windows Alerter service on a server. The Alerter service sends messages about network information to users. $3 This command has no options. .3 BROWSER :3 #3 NET START BROWSER starts the Browser service. The Browser service supports browsing computers on the network and being browsed by other computers on the network. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $3 This command has no options. .3 CLIPBOOK :3 #3 NET START CLIPBOOK starts the Windows Clipbook service. The Clipbook service supports cutting and pasting across the network. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $3 This command has no options. .3 EVENTLOG :3 #3 NET START EVENTLOG starts the event logging service, which logs events on the local computer. This service must be started prior to using the Event Viewer to view the logged events. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $3 This command has no options. .3 MESSENGER :3 #3 NET START MESSENGER starts the Windows Messenger service, which lets you receive messages from other network users. Typing this command also starts the Workstation service if it is not already running. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $3 This command has no options. .3 NET .4 LOGON :4 #4 NET START NET LOGON starts the Windows Net Logon service, which verifies logon requests and controls replication of the user accounts database. Service names with two words, such as Net Logon, must be enclosed in quotation marks (") when typed at the command prompt. This service can also be started by typing NET START NETLOGON. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $4 This command has no options. :3 #3 $3 NET HELP START NET LOGON describes this command. It has no options. .3 RPCLOCATOR :3 #3 NET START RPCLOCATOR Starts the RPC Locator service. The Locator service is the RPC name service for Windows. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $3 This command has no options. .3 RPCSS :3 #3 NET START RPCSS starts the Windows RPCSS service. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $3 This command has no options. .3 SCHEDULE :3 #3 NET START SCHEDULE starts the Windows Schedule service. The Schedule service must be running to schedule events using the Schduled Tasks folder or the AT command. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $3 This command has no options. .3 SERVER :3 #3 NET START SERVER starts the Windows Server service, which controls access to resources. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $3 This command has no options. .3 UPS :3 #3 NET START UPS starts the Windows UPS service, which provides uninterrupted power service to your computer. The UPS service must be configured before starting. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $3 This command has no options. .3 WORKSTATION :3 #3 NET START WORKSTATION starts the Windows Workstation service, which enables your computer to use shared resources on the network. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $3 This command has no options. :2 [service] #2 NET START lists running services. service May include one of the following services: ALERTER BROWSER CLIENT SERVICE FOR NETWARE CLIPBOOK DHCP CLIENT EVENTLOG FILE REPLICATION MESSENGER NET LOGON NT LM SECURITY SUPPORT PROVIDER PLUG AND PLAY REMOTE ACCESS CONNECTION MANAGER ROUTING AND REMOTE ACCESS RPCLOCATOR RPCSS SCHEDULE SERVER SPOOLER TCP/IP NETBIOS HELPER SERVICE UPS WORKSTATION When typed at the command prompt, service names of two words or more must be enclosed in quotation marks. For example, NET START "NET LOGON" starts the net logon service. NET START can also start services not provided with Windows. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $2 NET HELP START describes the options for this command. .2 STATISTICS :2 [WORKSTATION | SERVER] #2 NET STATISTICS displays the statistics log for the local Workstation or Server service. Used without parameters, NET STATISTICS displays the services for which statistics are available. SERVER Displays the Server service statistics. WORKSTATION Displays the Workstation service statistics. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $2 NET HELP STATISTICS describes the options for this command. .2 STOP :2 service #2 NET STOP stops Windows services. Stopping a service cancels any network connections the service is using. Also, some services are dependent on others. Stopping one service can stop others. Some services cannot be stopped. service May be one of the following services: ALERTER BROWSER CLIENT SERVICE FOR NETWARE CLIPBOOK DHCP CLIENT FILE REPLICATION MESSENGER NET LOGON NT LM SECURITY SUPPORT PROVIDER REMOTE ACCESS CONNECTION MANAGER ROUTING AND REMOTE ACCESS RPCLOCATOR SCHEDULE SERVER SPOOLER TCP/IP NETBIOS HELPER SERVICE UPS WORKSTATION NET STOP can also stop services not provided with Windows. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $2 NET HELP STOP describes the options for this command. .2 TIME :2 [\\computername | /DOMAIN[:domainname] | /RTSDOMAIN[:domainname]] [/SET] [\\computername] /QUERYSNTP [\\computername] /SETSNTP[:ntp server list] #2 NET TIME synchronizes the computer's clock with that of another computer or domain, or displays the time for a computer or domain. When used without options on a Windows Server domain, it displays the current date and time at the computer designated as the time server for the domain. This command allows setting the NTP timeserver for computername. \\computername Is the name of the computer you want to check or synchronize with. /DOMAIN[:domainname] Specifies to synchronize the time from the Primary Domain Controller of domainname. /RTSDOMAIN[:domainname] Specifies to synchronize with a Reliable Time Server from domainname. /SET Synchronizes the computer's time with the time on the specified computer or domain. /QUERYSNTP Displays the currently configured NTP server for this computer /SETSNTP[:ntp server list] Sets the NTP time servers to be used by this computer. This may be a list of IP addresses or DNS names separated by spaces. If multiple timeservers are listed, the list must be surrounded by quotes. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $2 NET HELP TIME describes the options for this command. .2 USE :2 [devicename | *] [\\computername\sharename[\volume] [password | *]] [/USER:[domainname\]username] [/USER:[dotted domain name\]username] [/USER:[username@dotted domain name] [/SMARTCARD] [/SAVECRED] [[/DELETE] | [/PERSISTENT:{YES | NO}]] NET USE {devicename | *} [password | *] /HOME NET USE [/PERSISTENT:{YES | NO}] #2 NET USE connects a computer to a shared resource or disconnects a computer from a shared resource. When used without options, it lists the computer's connections. devicename Assigns a name to connect to the resource or specifies the device to be disconnected. There are two kinds of devicenames: disk drives (D: through Z:) and printers (LPT1: through LPT3:). Type an asterisk instead of a specific devicename to assign the next available devicename. \\computername Is the name of the computer controlling the shared resource. If the computername contains blank characters, enclose the double backslash (\\) and the computername in quotation marks (" "). The computername may be from 1 to 15 characters long. \sharename Is the network name of the shared resource. \volume Specifies a NetWare volume on the server. You must have Client Services for Netware (Windows Workstations) or Gateway Service for Netware (Windows Server) installed and running to connect to NetWare servers. password Is the password needed to access the shared resource. * Produces a prompt for the password. The password is not displayed when you type it at the password prompt. /USER Specifies a different username with which the connection is made. domainname Specifies another domain. If domain is omitted, the current logged on domain is used. username Specifies the username with which to logon. /SMARTCARD Specifies that the connection is to use credentials on a smart card. /SAVECRED Specifies that the username and password are to be saved. This switch is ignored unless the command prompts for username and password. This option is not available on Windows XP Home Edition and will be ignored. /HOME Connects a user to their home directory. /DELETE Cancels a network connection and removes the connection from the list of persistent connections. /PERSISTENT Controls the use of persistent network connections. The default is the setting used last. YES Saves connections as they are made, and restores them at next logon. NO Does not save the connection being made or subsequent connections; existing connections will be restored at next logon. Use the /DELETE switch to remove persistent connections. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $2 NET HELP USE describes the options for this command. .2 USER :2 [username [password | *] [options]] [/DOMAIN] username {password | *} /ADD [options] [/DOMAIN] username [/DELETE] [/DOMAIN] #2 NET USER creates and modifies user accounts on computers. When used without switches, it lists the user accounts for the computer. The user account information is stored in the user accounts database. This command works only on servers. username Is the name of the user account to add, delete, modify, or view. The name of the user account can have as many as 20 characters. password Assigns or changes a password for the user's account. A password must satisfy the minimum length set with the /MINPWLEN option of the NET ACCOUNTS command. It can have as many as 14 characters. * Produces a prompt for the password. The password is not displayed when you type it at a password prompt. /DOMAIN Performs the operation on a domain controller of the current domain. /ADD Adds a user account to the user accounts database. /DELETE Removes a user account from the user accounts database. Options Are as follows: Options Description -------------------------------------------------------------------- /ACTIVE:{YES | NO} Activates or deactivates the account. If the account is not active, the user cannot access the server. The default is YES. /COMMENT:"text" Provides a descriptive comment about the user's account (maximum of 48 characters). Enclose the text in quotation marks. /COUNTRYCODE:nnn Uses the operating system country code to implement the specified language files for a user's help and error messages. A value of 0 signifies the default country code. /EXPIRES:{date | NEVER} Causes the account to expire if date is set. NEVER sets no time limit on the account. An expiration date is in the form mm/dd/yy or dd/mm/yy, depending on the country code. Months can be a number, spelled out, or abbreviated with three letters. Year can be two or four numbers. Use slashes(/) (no spaces) to separate parts of the date. /FULLNAME:"name" Is a user's full name (rather than a username). Enclose the name in quotation marks. /HOMEDIR:pathname Sets the path for the user's home directory. The path must exist. /PASSWORDCHG:{YES | NO} Specifies whether users can change their own password. The default is YES. /PASSWORDREQ:{YES | NO} Specifies whether a user account must have a password. The default is YES. /PROFILEPATH[:path] Sets a path for the user's logon profile. /SCRIPTPATH:pathname Is the location of the user's logon script. /TIMES:{times | ALL} Is the logon hours. TIMES is expressed as day[-day][,day[-day]],time[-time][,time [-time]], limited to 1-hour increments. Days can be spelled out or abbreviated. Hours can be 12- or 24-hour notation. For 12-hour notation, use am, pm, a.m., or p.m. ALL means a user can always log on, and a blank value means a user can never log on. Separate day and time entries with a comma, and separate multiple day and time entries with a semicolon. /USERCOMMENT:"text" Lets an administrator add or change the User Comment for the account. /WORKSTATIONS:{computername[,...] | *} Lists as many as eight computers from which a user can log on to the network. If /WORKSTATIONS has no list or if the list is *, the user can log on from any computer. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. $2 NET HELP USER describes the options for this command. .2 VIEW :2 [\\computername [/CACHE] | /DOMAIN[:domainname]] NET VIEW /NETWORK:NW [\\computername] #2 NET VIEW displays a list of resources being shared on a computer. When used without options, it displays a list of computers in the current domain or network. \\computername Is a computer whose shared resources you want to view. /DOMAIN:domainname Specifies the domain for which you want to view the available computers. If domainname is omitted, displays all domains in the local area network. /NETWORK:NW Displays all available servers on a NetWare network. If a computername is specified, the resources available on that computer in the NetWare network will be displayed. /CACHE Displays the offline client caching settings for the resources on the specified computer $2 NET HELP VIEW describes the options for this command. :1 #1 The keyword NET specifies Windows commands. NET HELP command | MORE displays Help one screen at a time. .1 NAMES :1 The following types of names are used with Windows: Messaging Name A name to which messages can be sent. Each computer's computername and the username logged on at that comptuer are added to its list of names. Use the NET NAME command to view a computer's names or to add new ones. Computername A unique name that identifies a computer on the local-area network. Devicename The name by which Windows identifies a disk resource or printer. A disk resource is identified by a drive letter followed by a colon (for example, D:). A printer is identified by a port name followed by a colon (for example, LPT1:). Workgroup A group of computers on the network. Each workgroup has a unique name. Localgroup A group of names in a Workgroup that are granted the same rights. Domain A group of Windows Servers, Windows Workstations and other computers on the network. A domain has a unique name. Usually, you must log on in a domain to gain access to the network. Domains are created and managed with Windows Server. Global group A group of names in a domain that are granted the same rights. Filename The name of a file. Under the file allocation table (FAT) file system, a filename can have as many as eight characters, followed by a period (.) and an extension of as many as three characters. Under NTFS and HPFS, a filename can have as many as 254 characters. Network path A description of the location of a shared resource, consisting of a computer's computername followed by the sharename of the resource. The computername is preceded by two backslashes, and the sharename is preceded by one backslash (for example, \\SERVER1\RESOURCE). Path The location of a directory. A path can consist of a devicename and one or more directory names. A backslash (\) precedes each directory name (for example, C:\CUSTOMER\CORP\ACCT). Pathname A path and a filename. The filename is preceded by a backslash (\) (for example, C:\CUSTOMER\CORP\REPORT.DOC). Sharename A name that identifies a shared resource on a computer. A sharename is used with the computer's computername to form a network path (as in \\SERVER\RESOURCE). Username The name a person supplies when logging on at a computer. To view these definitions one screen at a time, type NET HELP NAMES | MORE. #1 $1 There are no options for this topic. This is a help topic about the different types of names Windows uses. It is not a NET command. :0 #0 /* This is how this file works. NET HELP looks for a match between the command specified at run time and one of the entries in this file. For each entry in this file there can be associated with it a subentry, which constitutes an switch for that command (or sub-command). HELP (NET HELP) first searches for a match at level 1. If it finds a match at this level it continues searching for a sub-level (if one was specified at run time). As HELP finds matches it displays them , by doing so it builds the command in its proper syntax. If no sub commands were entered at run time HELP stops and displays the help associated with that level. SOME RULES: Operators are the funny 2 character symbols that start every line - they are the characters !, %, ., :, and # followed by a alphanumeric character. Every operator must start in column 1. Every operator must be separated from the info that follows it by at least one space. The end of every line must contain a newline. (Trailing spaces will causes matches to fail on ".X" entries.) Every ".1" entry MUST have a corresponding "#1" entry. This file consists of 4 sections. These sections are ... COMMENTS are delimited by a "/*" at the beginning of a line (must start in column 1) indicating the beginning of the comment section. A "*/" at the beginning of a line marks the end of the comment sec- tion. Only two comment section are allowed, one at the very be- ginning of the file and one at the very end. It is recommended that the comment section at the beginning of the file be kept very small to minimize access time to "help data" by the help command. ALIASES are defined by a "%A" beginning in column 1. Aliases allow you to define another name for a given command. For example if you wish to change the name of the "ALERTER" to "WATCHDOG" you could do so by entering the line, %A ALERTER: WATCHDOG starting at column 1. If there are additional Aliases they should be specified on the same line separated by commas. This tells the help command that if someone types "net help watchdog" they really mean "net help alerter." Trailing spaces are significant (for this release) in alias names. Beware! COMMANDS are additional commands that you want NET HELP to document. They are defined by placing !C operator (yes starting in column 1) followed by the command name on a separate line. An example of this is the AT commands. This is not really NET commands but you can get help on it through NET by entering it with the COMMANDS section in this file. For example if you want to get help on your PHONE command that you wrote and the only help utility you have is the NET HELP utility. To add phone to this utility you must place the following line in the Commands section of this file, !C PHONE starting in column 1. Now all that remains is to add the PHONE help data to the DATA section of this file. (See DATA below) (YES, you can assign aliases to commands that you declare in this section. But you must assign the aliases in the alias section first.) DATA is the actual text that gets printed when you request help. The format for the data section is set up in a way such that the NET HELP command picks up information about a command as it reads through this file. The format of the data section is as follows; The Command Name (this is the proper name used to reference a specific command - any other name used to access this command should be entered in the alias list above) should be preceded by a ".1". This defines that this Command Name would normally be the first thing typed when entering the command. An example of a ".1" Command Name would be NET. When HELP finds this entry, it knows what follows pertains to the NET command. What follows this ".1" entry can be one of 2 possible fields. The syntax operator ":1" or a sub switch operator ".2". Another option of the NET command could follow. If, as it does, the NET command has many options that can be specified, they should be enumerated on separate lines. Each level of help for a specific command constitutes a higher "dot number". I think an example would make this clearer. Lets look at a help entry for the NET START command. The NET START command has additional options. NET START [SERVER WORKSTATION ALERTER ...etc]. In this example NET is the ".1" entry, START is a ".2" entry and SERVER, WKSTA, and ALERTER are all ".3" entries. .1 NET .2 START .3 SERVER .3 ALERTER .3 WORKSTATION In the example above I indented each level, this helps you visualize what's going on and is legal to do as long as the .X starts in column 1. This is all fine and well but what about the help for NET START SERVER. As stated before HELP allows two levels of assistance , Syntax and Help. You may choose to have the help be the same for all NET START options but obviously want different syntax displayed for each option. In order to do this you must place the help for any option (or sub-option) in the file prior to the help for the actual command. Sticking with our original example, lets assume that the SERVER and the WORKSTATION have enough in common that they want to share the same help message, but the alerter has some different information. We can accomplish this by specifying syntax, but no help for the SERVER and WORKSTATION options and specifying both for the ALERTER. .1 NET .2 START .3 SERVER (Syntax) :3 /Security /Autodisconnect ...etc .3 ALERTER (Syntax) :3 (Help) #3 The alerter is the service that bla bla bla...etc .3 WORKSTATION (Syntax) :3 /Computername /Chartime ...etc (Syntax) :2 (Help) #2 This is the help for NET START bla ... etc In the example above you will note a couple of things. First, I introduced two new operators ":" and "#". As indicated by the parentheses the ":" operator defines syntax data and "#" defines help data. Secondly, you may have noticed there were no syntax entries for the NET START ALERTER or NET START. In the case of NET START ALERTER, there may be no more syntax to be specified, since HELP generates the syntax as it reads the entries. In the case of NET START, leaving the syntax field blank, tells HELP to generate an option lists for the START command from the .3 entries found contained in the START section. If however, syntax information would have been placed there, HELP would have displayed the supplied information. This behavior can be expanded to 8 levels of sub-options. All level 1 (".1") entries must have a help ("#1") entry. The end of the data section must be marked by the following lines, :0 #0 beginning in column 1. There can be no more than 512 characters in the option field including the spaces between the options and the brackets. White space following the ".X" operators is ignored, white space following the ":X" and "#X" operators is printed exactly as entered. If data is entered on the next line following the syntax or help operators it is printed as entered, except that the first three columns are always ignored. */