Putting Samba to Work
Samba uses the Session Message Block (SMB) protocol to enable the Windows operating system (or any operating system) to access Linux files. Using Samba, you can make your Ubuntu machine look just like a Windows computer to other Windows computers on your network. You do not need to install Windows on your PC.
Samba is a complex program—the Samba man page (when converted to text) for just the configuration file is 330KB and 7,226 lines long. Although Samba is complex, setting it up and using it does not have to be difficult. There are many options, which account for some of Samba’s complexity. Depending on what you want, Samba’s use can be as easy or as difficult as you would like it to be.
Fortunately, Ubuntu includes a ...
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