Chapter 15. Samba: Merging Linux and Windows
Whether we like it or not, Linux (and UNIX) must coexist with the Windows suite of operating systems. The phrase "Windows suite of operating systems" refers to all flavors of Windows, such as Windows 3.xx, Windows 9x, Windows NT, Windows 2000, and so on. When I refer to Linux, I am talking about most distributions of Linux and UNIX in general.
The fact remains that at some point in your use of Linux, you will want to integrate into a network consisting of Windows machines. Alternatively, it might be that you are running a Linux network and you want to add Windows machines to the mix. Enter Samba.
Samba is a suite of Linux applications that speak a protocol called Server Message Block (SMB). Samba runs ...
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