Organization

   

Here is a quick description of each chapter:

Chapter 1 introduces Samba and its capabilities, then describes the most important concepts of NetBIOS and SMB/CIFS networking. Finally, we give you a quick overview of the daemons and utilities that are included in the Samba distribution.

Chapter 2 covers configuring, compiling, installing, setting up, and testing the Samba server on a Unix platform.

Chapter 3 explains how to configure Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT/2000/XP clients to participate in an SMB network.

Chapter 4 explains the ins and outs of Windows NT domains and how to configure Samba to work in a network set up as a Windows NT domain.

Chapter 5 describes methods for accessing SMB shares on the network from Unix client systems.

Chapter 6 gets you up to speed on the structure of the Samba configuration file and shows you how to take control of file-sharing services.

Chapter 7 introduces name resolution, which is used to convert NetBIOS computer names into IP addresses, and browsing, the method used in SMB networking to find what resources are being shared on the network.

Chapter 8 continues the discussion of file-sharing options, and covers more advanced functions such as permissions, access control lists, opportunistic locks, and setting up a Distributed filesystem tree.

Chapter 9 discusses how to set up Samba users, introduces you to Samba security, and shows you how to work with encrypted and nonencrypted passwords.

Chapter 10 discusses printer setup for sharing Unix printers on the SMB network, and allowing Unix workstations to access SMB shared printers.

Chapter 11 bundles several miscellaneous topics associated with Samba, such as configuring Samba shares for programmers and internationalization issues.

Chapter 12 details what to do if you have problems installing Samba. This comparatively large chapter is packed with troubleshooting hints and strategies for identifying what is going wrong.

Appendix A provides working examples of smb.conf files for use in configuring Samba for its more common applications. You can easily modify the examples for use in a wide variety of circumstances.

Appendix B covers each option that can be used in the Samba configuration file.

Appendix C is a quick reference that covers each server daemon and tool that make up the Samba suite.

Appendix D explains how to download the latest development version of the Samba source code using CVS.

Appendix E documents each option that can be used with the configure command before compiling the Samba source code.

Appendix F includes directions for sharing files and printers with the Server edition of Mac OS X.

Appendix G is the copyright license under which this book is published.

   


Using Samba
Using Samba: A File and Print Server for Linux, Unix & Mac OS X, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 0596007698
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 475

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