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Samba ([http://www.samba.org samba.org]) is an open-source program that, in a nutshell, makes FreeBSD (or any flavor of Unix it has been ported to) look and act like a Windows machine from the perspective of REAL windows machines.  
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Samba ([http://www.samba.org samba.org]) is an open-source project that provides network-based file and printer sharing capabilities typically found on Microsoft server platforms.  It is described as a re-implementation of Microsoft's own SMB / CIFS protocols to the point of operating as a Primary Domain Controller.  It can function within Active Directory but is not capable of being a full Active Directory Controller.  When installed and configured on FreeBSD other Windows computers will see it is a Windows file server on the network.
  
This means Samba can be used to set up network shares (file and printer) that Win.x machines on the same network can access, just as if the FreeBSD machine was an actual Windows server.
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Two web based systems exist to manage Samba servers:
  
This main page will be updated as articles are added, and will act as a portal to the rest of the Samba-related content on this wiki.
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* Samba Web Administration Tool, swat, is specifically designed for managing Samba;
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* Wembin is a modular management system that has a Samba component.
  
 
These articles will cover installing Samba under FreeBSD, configuring it, and configuring the client windows machines.
 
These articles will cover installing Samba under FreeBSD, configuring it, and configuring the client windows machines.

Revision as of 11:11, 3 September 2007

Samba (samba.org) is an open-source project that provides network-based file and printer sharing capabilities typically found on Microsoft server platforms. It is described as a re-implementation of Microsoft's own SMB / CIFS protocols to the point of operating as a Primary Domain Controller. It can function within Active Directory but is not capable of being a full Active Directory Controller. When installed and configured on FreeBSD other Windows computers will see it is a Windows file server on the network.

Two web based systems exist to manage Samba servers:

  • Samba Web Administration Tool, swat, is specifically designed for managing Samba;
  • Wembin is a modular management system that has a Samba component.

These articles will cover installing Samba under FreeBSD, configuring it, and configuring the client windows machines.

Samba_Installation - Samba_Configuration

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