SambaSlide 2Slide 3HistorySlide 5Slide 6FeaturesSlide 8Slide 9Slide 10Sambahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samba_%28software%29SambaA free software re-implementation of SMB/CIFS networking protocolReleased under the GNU General Public LicenseThe name Samba comes from inserting one vowel, two times, into the name of the standard protocol used by the Microsoft Windows network file system, "SMB" (Server Message Block).SambaAs of version 3Samba provides file and print services for various Microsoft Windows clientsCan integrate with a Windows Server domainEither as a Primary Domain Controller (PDC)Or as a Domain MemberCan be part of an Active Directory domainSamba runs on most Unix and Unix-like systems, such as Linux, Solaris, and the BSD variants, including Apple's Mac OS X Server (which was added to the Mac OS X client in version 10.2). Samba is standard on nearly all distributions of LinuxCommonly included as a basic system service on other Unix-based operating systems as wellHistoryHistoryAndrew Tridgell developed the first version of Samba Unix in 1992, at the Australian National University, Used a packet sniffer to do network analysis of the protocol used by DEC PATHWORKS server software"nbserver 1.5" was released in December 1993Later discovered that the protocol was largely identical to that used by other network server systemsIncluding Microsoft's LAN Manager softwareDecided to focus on Microsoft network compatibility after that.HistoryOriginally called smbserverThe name was changed because of a trademark notice from the company "Syntax“Sold a product named TotalNet Advanced Server, and also owned the trademark for "SMBserver" Name "Samba" was arrived at by running the Unix command grep through the system dictionary looking for words that contained the letters S, M, and B in that orderi.e. grep -i 's.*m.*b.*' /usr/share/dict/wordsFeaturesFeaturesSamba is an implementationDozens of services and a dozen protocols, includingNetBIOS over TCP/IP (NBT)SMBCIFS (an enhanced version of SMB)DCE/RPCMore specifically, MSRPC, The Network Neighborhood suite of protocolsA WINS server also known as a NetBIOS Name Server (NBNS)The NT Domain suite of protocols which includes NT Domain LogonsSecure Accounts Manager (SAM) databaseLocal Security Authority (LSA) serviceNT-style printing service (SPOOLSS)NTLMActive Directory Logoninvolves a modified version of KerberosA modified version of LDAPThese services and protocols are incorrectly referred to as NetBIOS and/or SMBSamba can also see and share printersFeaturesSamba sets up network shares for chosen Unix directories (including all contained subdirectories)Appear to Microsoft Windows users as normal Windows folders accessible via the networkUnix users can either mount the sharesDirectly as part of their file structureUse a utility, smbclient (libsmb) installed with Samba to read the shares with a similar interface to a standard command line FTP programEach directory can have different access privileges overlayed on top of the normal Unix file protectionsFor example: home directories would have read/write access for all known users, allowing each to access their own filesWould still not have access to the files of others unless that permission would normally existNote that the netlogon share is the logon directory for user logon scriptsTypically distributed as a read only share from /etc/samba/netlogonFeaturesConfiguration is achieved by editing a single file Usually installed as /etc/smb.conf or /etc/samba/smb.confUsing poledit Samba can also provide:User logon scriptsGroup policy