netlogond [-d debuglevel] [-D] [-s servicesfile] [-l basename for log file] [-h] [-V]
This daemon is part of the Samba-TNG suite.
"The NETLOGON pipe provides NT-style authentication to NT interactive users, Backup Domain Controllers, and Trusted Domain Controllers, and is also used by a Workstation to verify a third party that contacts that Workstation." - Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton (chapter 4 of "DCE/RPC over SMB - Samba and Windows NT Domain Internals").
In short, netlogond takes care of all Domain Authentication. This daemon must be running on a Samba-TNG Domain Controller or Domain Member.
nmbd(8), samba(7), smbd(8), smb.conf(5)
The original Samba software and related utilities were created by Andrew Tridgell.
Samba-TNG is now developed by the Samba-TNG Team as an independent Open Source project. Take a look at the Samba-TNG Forum for more informations.
This manual page originally was written 2000 by Matthew Geddes.
2005 the manpage was adapted to the current version of the Samba-TNG project.