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LPI Linux Certification/Configuring A Samba Server

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Detailed Objectives

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(LPIC-2 Version 4.5)


Weight: 5


Description: Candidates should be able to set up a Samba server for various clients. This objective includes setting up Samba as a member in an Active Directory. Furthermore, the configuration of simple CIFS and printer shares is covered. Also covered is a configuring a Linux client to use a Samba server. Troubleshooting installations is also tested.


Key Knowledge Areas:

  • Samba 4 documentation
  • Samba 4 configuration files
  • Samba 4 tools and utilities and daemons
  • Mounting CIFS shares on Linux
  • Mapping Windows user names to Linux user names
  • User-Level, Share-Level and AD security


Terms and Utilities:

  • smbd, nmbd, winbindd
  • smbcontrol, smbstatus, testparm, smbpasswd, nmblookup
  • samba-tool
  • net
  • smbclient
  • mount.cifs
  • /etc/samba/
  • /var/log/samba/


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