Samba: Administrator's Workshop

About this class

SAMBA provides file and printer sharing on UNIX, Linux and Solaris servers for Microsoft Windows PCs. This one-day workshop provides an opportunity to learn in-depth how to obtain, install and configure this free software.

What prerequisites are required

Attendees must have sound basic UNIX/Solaris/Linux experience including systems administration and IP network configuration. Knowledge of NT server configuration would also be an advantage, but is not essential.

Contents of this class

Introduction, Obtaining the latest source, typical NT roles for SAMBA.

Configuring SAMBA from source - Initial Configuration, Compiling the source, Compile options, Making the binaries, Installing the binaries

SAMBA Documentation including the SAMBA Book

Configuring SAMBA - Configuring Solaris and Linux to run Samba, The smb.conf file, starting the server daemons, Testing the server, Another way to access disk shares.

SAMBA configuration via your Web Browser - swat

Using SAMBA server resources from the PC, sharing Workgroup resources from the PC

Configuration File Format & Syntax, Variables, includes, config file, [globals] section, Server Configuration, NetBIOS Names.

Disk shares in detail, Basic Options, Encrypted passwords, Restricting network access, Virtual Samba Servers, Browsing, Browsing Mechanics and Elections, Domain Master Browser

UNIX/Windows File systems and permissions. Links

User Authentication - Domain Logons, NIS

Other Issues: Logging Options, Name Resolution, Printing, Printing Options

smbtar

Introduction to SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)

Performance Tuning, Sizing Servers

Troubleshooting, smb.conf Variable Reference & Summary