Samba Pocket Reference - Softcover

Ts, Jay; Eckstein, Robert; Collier-Brown, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0596005466 ISBN 13: 9780596005467

Publisher: O'Reilly Media, 2003

Synopsis

Samba is a cross-platform triumph: it turns a Unix or Linux system into a file and print server for Microsoft Windows network clients.This book describes all the options for Samba's configuration file in quick-reference format. It also contains command-line options and related information on the use of the Samba daemons (smbd, nmbd, and winbindd) and the utilities in the Samba distribution.

The current edition covers Samba 2.x and the most important features of 3.0, which was under development as this book went to print. New options pertain to Samba's acting as a primary domain controller and as a domain member server, its support for the use of Windows NT/2000/XP authentication and filesystem security on the host Unix system, and access to shared files and printers from Unix clients.

System administrators who are familiar with Samba and want a handy reminder of how to administer it without the bulk of a full-sized book will find this pocket reference invaluable.

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Product Description

Paperback. Pub Date: 2003 Pages: 142 in Publisher: OReilly Media Samba is a cross-platform triumph: it turns a Unix or a Linux system with into a file and print server for Microsoft Windows network clients.This book describes all the options for Samba's configuration file in quick-reference format. It also contains command-li

Review

Samba Pocket Reference is aimed at combating the frequently neglected details associated with Samba set-up configuration, and it does it superbly. Since Samba is most often a fire-and-forget solution for getting computers running Linux and UNIX to speak Microsoft Windows Server Message Block (SMB) protocol, it's easy for administrators to do exactly that: forget the details of Samba configuration after setting it up. Though Samba Pocket Reference probably won't tell you what ails your Samba installation or how to adjust it so that it does what you want, this tiny guide (it will literally fit into your pocket) will remind you of the Samba commands and configuration file options available to you and the details of each one's syntax.

One might say that Pocket Reference books like this one are Nutshell books boiled down to even greater density. Absent are all introductory information, all explanatory material and almost all of the explicit references between related subjects. The authors assume that readers know what they're looking for (for example, the allowable values for the character set entry in the smb.conf file) and need only to be given the facts. You can learn about Samba from this book, but you'll find it most useful as a refresher and printed substitute for the main pages. --David Wall

Topics covered: Configuration file settings and commands associated with Samba 2.0.x and 2.2.x, presented in extremely concise reference format. Coverage goes to all legal smb.conf values, the smbd and nmbd daemons, and the utilities that ship with Samba.

Edition details

• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0596005466
• ISBN 13: 9780596005467
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 139