On Tue, 2011-09-20 at 19:25 -0400, Robert Myers wrote: > On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 6:53 PM, linux guy <linuxguy123@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > I'm finding the online documentation for Samba to be umm... wanting. I'll > > post up a little HOWTO when I get my NAS going. > > > > Samba how-to's always have a short shelf-life, because Microsoft wants > to make it as hard as possible. ---- Yeah, the 'Official Samba 3 HowTo' has only been around since 2003 ---- > > In getting samba to work in tough situations, I invariably wound up > spending an awful lot of time reading packet sniffer output. > > I learned a lot about SMB, about networking, and about Windows, but, > in the end, it just wasn't worth the effort. ---- samba duplicates virtually the entire array of Windows services from Windows 95 share modes to member server in an AD forest so it can be daunting to set up for those that don't understand Windows on a sysadmin level. Samba4 though still alpha level is capable of being a domain controller in AD configuration. Whether it's worth the effort or not is always best for everyone to decide for themselves but the samba 'By Example' documentation is pretty much for those that have a scenario in mind and it provides a step by step implementation. The Official HowTo is an exhaustive reference of how/why it works. There's something for everyone. Craig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
