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| author | Samba Release Account <samba-bugs@samba.org> | 1997-08-26 01:43:28 +0000 |
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| committer | Samba Release Account <samba-bugs@samba.org> | 1997-08-26 01:43:28 +0000 |
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Added draft cversions of the new Samba doco. Dan.
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diff --git a/docs/faq/Samba-Server-FAQ-1.html b/docs/faq/Samba-Server-FAQ-1.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0bf7f04610 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/faq/Samba-Server-FAQ-1.html @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +<HTML> +<HEAD> +<TITLE> Samba Server FAQ: What is Samba?</TITLE> +</HEAD> +<BODY> +Previous +<A HREF="Samba-Server-FAQ-2.html">Next</A> +<A HREF="Samba-Server-FAQ.html#toc1">Table of Contents</A> +<HR> +<H2><A NAME="s1">1. What is Samba?</A></H2> + +<P> +<A NAME="WhatIsSamba"></A> +</P> +<P>See the +<A HREF="Samba-meta-FAQ.html#introduction">meta FAQ introduction</A> if you don't have any idea what Samba does.</P> +<P>Samba has many features that are not supported in other CIFS and SMB +implementations, all of which are commercial. It approaches some +problems from a different angle.</P> +<P>Some of its features include: +<UL> +<LI>extremely dynamic runtime configuration</LI> +<LI>host as well as username/password security</LI> +<LI>scriptable SMB client</LI> +<LI>automatic home directory exporting</LI> +<LI>automatic printer exporting</LI> +<LI>intelligent dead connection timeouts</LI> +<LI>guest connections</LI> +</UL> +</P> +<P>Look at the +<A HREF="samba-man-index.html">manual pages</A> included with the package for a full list of +features. The components of the suite are (in summary):</P> +<P> +<DL> + +<DT><B>smbd</B><DD><P>the SMB server. This handles actual connections from clients, +doing all the interfacing with the +<A HREF="Samba-meta-FAQ.html#DomainModeSecurity">authentication database</A> for file, permission and username work.</P> + +<DT><B>nmbd</B><DD><P>the NetBIOS name server, which helps clients locate servers, +maintaining the +<A HREF="Samba-meta-FAQ.html#BrowseAndDomainDefs">authentication database</A> doing the browsing work and managing +domains as this capability is being built into Samba.</P> + +<DT><B>smbclient</B><DD><P>the scriptable commandline SMB client program. +Useful for automated work, printer filters and testing purposes. It is +more CIFS-compliant than most commercial implementations. Note that this +is not a filesystem. The Samba team does not supply a network filesystem +driver, although the smbfs filesystem for Linux is derived from +smbclient code.</P> + +<DT><B>smbrun</B><DD><P>a little 'glue' program to help the server run +external programs.</P> + +<DT><B>testprns</B><DD><P>a program to test server access to printers</P> + +<DT><B>testparms</B><DD><P>a program to test the Samba configuration file +for correctness</P> + +<DT><B>smb.conf</B><DD><P>the Samba configuration file</P> + +<DT><B>examples</B><DD><P>many examples have been put together for the different +operating systems that Samba supports.</P> + +<DT><B>Documentation!</B><DD><P>DON'T neglect to read it - you will save a great +deal of time!</P> + +</DL> +</P> + +<HR> +Previous +<A HREF="Samba-Server-FAQ-2.html">Next</A> +<A HREF="Samba-Server-FAQ.html#toc1">Table of Contents</A> +</BODY> +</HTML> |