- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- About the Lead Authors
- About the Contributing Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Tell Us What You Think!
- Introduction
- I. Red Hat Linux Installation and User Services
- Chapter 1. Introduction to Red Hat Linux
- Chapter 2. Installation of Your Red Hat System
- Chapter 3. LILO and Other Boot Managers
- Chapter 4. Configuring the X Window System, Version 11
- Chapter 5. Window Managers
- Chapter 6. Connecting to the Internet
- Chapter 7. IRC, ICQ, and Chat Clients
- Chapter 8. Using Multimedia and Graphics Clients
- II. Configuring Services
- Chapter 9. System Startup and Shutdown
- Chapter 10. SMTP and Protocols
- Chapter 11. FTP
- Chapter 12. Apache Server
- Chapter 13. Internet News
- Chapter 14. Domain Name Service and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
- Chapter 15. NIS: Network Information Service
- Chapter 16. NFS: Network Filesystem
- Chapter 17. Samba
- Installing Samba
- Getting a Simple Samba Setup Running
- Configuring Samba
- Configuring a Samba File Server with linuxconf
- Sharing Files and Print Services
- Optimizing Samba Performance
- Testing Your Configuration
- Running the Samba Server
- Accessing Shares
- Common smb.conf Options
- Samba Resources
- Using Samba as a Logon Server
- Samba Troubleshooting Tips
- Samba Security
- Using SWAT for Web-Based Samba Configuration
- Using Samba as a Linux Migration Tool
- Summary
- III. System Administration and Management
- Chapter 18. Linux Filesystems, Disks, and Other Devices
- Chapter 19. Printing with Linux
- Chapter 20. TCP/IP Network Management
- Chapter 21. Linux System Administration
- Chapter 22. Backup and Restore
- Chapter 23. System Security
- IV. Red Hat Development and Productivity
- Chapter 24. Linux C/C++ Programming Tools
- Chapter 25. Shell Scripting
- Chapter 26. Automating Tasks
- Chapter 27. Configuring and Building Kernels
- Chapter 28. Emulators, Tools, and Window Clients
- V. Appendixes
- A. The Linux Documentation Project
- B. Top Linux Commands and Utilities
- C. The GNU General Public License
- D. Red Hat Linux RPM Package Listings
Summary
Samba enables a Linux computer to act as a secure, sophisticated file and print server. At this point, you should have a properly configured Samba server up and running and should have learned the commands and options that make that Samba server practical. You have learned several tips on troubleshooting your Samba setup.
Several advanced options are available for Samba and the various programs that make up the Samba suite. Finally, you can find a large amount of information on Samba at http://www.samba.org.
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