Samba

What follows is intended to be a Practical Guide to Samba Administration using a variety of methods and tools commonly available on most Unixes. You, the reader, will be guided through a simple introduction to Samba, Primer on the technology behind Samba, and 'How To Guide' for various methods for setting up Samba in common real world configurations. In short, this is intended as a handy reference for Samba Administrators of all skill levels.

Feel free to dive right in and learn. If you are experienced with Samba, contributions are welcome, as are discussions on how best to improve this book.

Samba Table of Contents

• What is Samba?
• Wiki-Markup Conventions used in this Book

Installation Methods

• Installing Samba as Binary Package
• Compiling Samba from Source

Basic Workgroup Configuration

• Configuring a Workgroup from the Shell with Samba
• Configuring a Workgroup from Webmin's Samba Module
• Simple Samba tasks from within GNOME 2.x
• Optimizing Samba
• Samba Glossary of Terms
• Samba Links

Domain Controller Configuration

• Setting up a PDC the Easy Way
• Setting up a PDC Manually