||<>|| = What is Samba? = {{attachment:SambaLogo.png|Samba Logo|align="left"}} [[WikiPedia:Samba_(Software) | Samba]] is an implementation of the Server Message Block ([[WikiPedia:Server_Message_Block | SMB]])/Common Internet File System ([[WikiPedia:Server_Message_Block | CIFS]]) protocol for Unix systems, providing support for cross-platform file and printer sharing with Microsoft Windows, OS X, and other Unix systems. Samba can be used to: * Act as a server for SMB clients: share folders and printers, including PDF pseudo-printers so all the computers in your network may write PDF files * Act as a domain controller in a Windows network (authenticating users, etc.) * Do some more complex things, such as using a Windows domain controller to authenticate the users of a Linux/UNIX machine Samba is freely available under the [[WikiPedia:GNU_General_Public_License | GNU General Public License]]. More information be found at http://www.samba.org. = General Samba Guides = * [[/SambaClientGuide | Configuring Samba Clients]] - A guide to accessing shared files on Ubuntu and Windows. * [[/SambaServerGuide | Configuring Samba Servers]] - Setting up and configuring a Samba Server. * [[Swat]] - Samba's web-based GUI configuration utility. * [[/SecuringSamba | Securing Samba]] - a brief introduction to Samba's security configuration. = Samba and Active Directory = * [[ActiveDirectoryWinbindHowto | Add and authenticate an Ubuntu box in an Active Directory domain.]] * [[ActiveDirectoryHowto | Configuring an Ubuntu server as a file server in an Active Directory Domain.]] * [[LDAP-Samba_PDC_(for_Linux_and_Windows) | Setting up an LDAP/Samba/Ubuntu Primary Domain Controller and mixed Linux/Windows clients.]] * [[ActiveDirectoryWinbind-SADMS | Automating joining Active Directory Domains using SADMS.]] * [[SambaFedoraDirectoryServerIntegration | Integrating Fedora Directory Server onto Ubuntu.]] * [[Samba/Kerberos | Configuring Samba server and clients to utilize Kerberos authentication services.]] <> = Samba and LDAP = * [[OpenLDAP-SambaPDC-OrgInfo-Posix]] = Samba File and Print = * [[/PrinterSharing|Printer Sharing]] * [[MountWindowsSharesPermanently | Mount Windows Shares Permanently]] = Troubleshooting = The first thing you should do, before looking into your conf files, is ensure that the directory you are sharing actually exists. * [[http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/diagnosis.html | Samba Diagnostics]] - from samba.org. * [[http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/manpages-3/pdbedit.8.html | pdbedit man page]] - Online version of the pdbedit manual. pdbedit is a Samba tool that manages user accounts. = Known issues = * [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/samba/+bug/252245|Unable to see Windows share hostnames in Nautilus when on WiFi]] - This is due to how WINS is not a protocol enabled by default in Ubuntu by earlier versions of Ubuntu. To enable this, one would execute via a terminal: {{{ sudo nano /etc/nsswitch.conf }}} and change: {{{ hosts: files }}} to: {{{ hosts: files wins }}} = See Also = * [[SettingUpSambaPDC | Setting up Samba as a Primary Domain Controller (PDC)]] = External Links = * [[http://www.samba.org/ | samba.org]] - The Samba web site * [[http://www.enterprisesamba.org/ | enterprisesamba.org]] - Prebuild Samba packages * [[http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/ | Samba HowTo Collection]] - Samba howtos at samba.org, partly outdate, use with care. * [[http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/using_samba/toc.html | Using Samba 2nd Edition]] - Published 2003. * [[http://ubuntuguide.org | ubuntuguide.org]] - Samba howtos are available for a variety of Ubuntu versions * Chapters [[http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/wiki/index.php/Quick_HOWTO_:_Ch10_:_Windows,_Linux,_and_Samba | 10]], [[http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/wiki/index.php/Quick_HOWTO_:_Ch11_:_Sharing_Resources_with_Samba | 11]] and [[ http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com/wiki/index.php/Quick_HOWTO_:_Ch12_:_Samba_Security_and_Troubleshooting | 12]] from the wiki at [[http://www.linuxhomenetworking.com | linuxhomenetworking.com]] CategoryNetworking