April 2023
Beginner
246 pages
6h 31m
English
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Chapter 11. Deploying Samba for Windows Compatibility
Interoperability is the capability for disparate systems such as Windows, Linux, Unix, and macOS to coexist and work together. Interoperability is now a standard and accepted feature of all data center operating systems, although some functionality requires third-party software. Hardware, software, and operating systems can no longer exist in a proprietary vacuum. In other words, vendors must ensure that their products are cross-platform capable. Contemporary data centers are heterogenous—meaning that Windows, Linux, and Unix systems occupy racks.
Both native and third-party utilities make interoperability possible. From Active Directory (AD) and LDAP to Samba/SMB to *nix utilities and applications, systems can work together toward a common goal: serving customers.
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The generic wildcard designation “*nix” represents all Unix, Linux, and similar operating systems and distributions.
Samba is a suite of utilities that enable Windows interoperability for Linux and Unix. Samba provides secure, stable, file and print services for non-Windows systems using the Server Message Block/Common Internet File System (SMB/CIFS) protocol. Samba has its own authentication structure consisting of permissions and passwords.
Using Samba, Linux systems may do the following:
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Share directories, filesystems, and printers with Windows computers
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Mount Windows shares
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Browse the network for shares provided by Windows and other Linux computers ...
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