In Samba, which command is used for checking the status of the Samba services?

The command used for checking the status of Samba services is smbstatus. This utility provides information on active connections to the Samba server, including current users, the files they have open, and various other details pertinent to the operations of the Samba services. It is essential for administrators to monitor this information for troubleshooting and ensuring the effective management of Samba shares.

The other options serve different purposes: nmblookup is used to query NetBIOS names, testparm checks the Samba configuration for syntax errors, and smbcontrol sends a signal to running Samba processes for various administrative tasks. While these commands are useful, they do not provide the specific status information about active connections that smbstatus does.