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Initially written for Unix, Samba now also +runs on Netware, OS/2 and VMS.</P> +<P>In practice, this means that you can redirect disks and printers to +Unix disks and printers from Lan Manager clients, Windows for +Workgroups 3.11 clients, Windows NT clients, Linux clients and OS/2 +clients. There is also a generic Unix client program supplied as part +of the suite which allows Unix users to use an ftp-like interface to +access filespace and printers on any other SMB servers. This gives the +capability for these operating systems to behave much like a LAN +Server or Windows NT Server machine, only with added functionality and +flexibility designed to make life easier for administrators.</P> +<P>The components of the suite are (in summary):</P> +<P> +<UL> +<LI><B>smbd</B>, the SMB server. This handles actual connections from clients, doing all the file, permission and username work</LI> +<LI><B>nmbd</B>, the Netbios name server, which helps clients locate servers, doing the browsing work and managing domains as this capability is being built into Samba</LI> +<LI><B>smbclient</B>, the Unix-hosted client program</LI> +<LI><B>smbrun</B>, a little 'glue' program to help the server run external programs</LI> +<LI><B>testprns</B>, a program to test server access to printers</LI> +<LI><B>testparms</B>, a program to test the Samba configuration file for correctness</LI> +<LI><B>smb.conf</B>, the Samba configuration file</LI> +<LI><B>smbprint</B>, a sample script to allow a Unix host to use smbclient to print to an SMB server</LI> +<LI><B>Documentation!</B> DON'T neglect to read it - you will save a great deal of time!</LI> +</UL> +</P> +<P>The suite is supplied with full source (of course!) and is GPLed.</P> +<P>The primary creator of the Samba suite is Andrew Tridgell. Later +versions incorporate much effort by many net.helpers. The man pages +and this FAQ were originally written by Karl Auer.</P> + + +<H2><A NAME="ss1.2">1.2 What is the current version of Samba? </A></H2> + +<P> +<A NAME="current_version"></A> + +At time of writing, the current version was 1.9.17. If you want to be +sure check the bottom of the change-log file. +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/change-log">ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/alpha/change-log</A></P> +<P>For more information see +<A HREF="#version_nums">What do the version numbers mean?</A></P> + + +<H2><A NAME="ss1.3">1.3 Where can I get it? </A></H2> + +<P> +<A NAME="where"></A> + +The Samba suite is available via anonymous ftp from +samba.org. The latest and greatest versions of the suite are in +the directory:</P> +<P>/pub/samba/</P> +<P>Development (read "alpha") versions, which are NOT necessarily stable +and which do NOT necessarily have accurate documentation, are +available in the directory:</P> +<P>/pub/samba/alpha</P> +<P>Note that binaries are NOT included in any of the above. Samba is +distributed ONLY in source form, though binaries may be available from +other sites. Recent versions of some Linux distributions, for example, +do contain Samba binaries for that platform.</P> + + +<H2><A NAME="ss1.4">1.4 What do the version numbers mean? </A></H2> + +<P> +<A NAME="version_nums"></A> + +It is not recommended that you run a version of Samba with the word +"alpha" in its name unless you know what you are doing and are willing +to do some debugging. Many, many people just get the latest +recommended stable release version and are happy. If you are brave, by +all means take the plunge and help with the testing and development - +but don't install it on your departmental server. Samba is typically +very stable and safe, and this is mostly due to the policy of many +public releases.</P> +<P>How the scheme works: +<OL> +<LI>When major changes are made the version number is increased. For +example, the transition from 1.9.15 to 1.9.16. However, this version +number will not appear immediately and people should continue to use +1.9.15 for production systems (see next point.) +</LI> +<LI>Just after major changes are made the software is considered +unstable, and a series of alpha releases are distributed, for example +1.9.16alpha1. These are for testing by those who know what they are +doing. The "alpha" in the filename will hopefully scare off those who +are just looking for the latest version to install. +</LI> +<LI>When Andrew thinks that the alphas have stabilised to the point +where he would recommend new users install it, he renames it to the +same version number without the alpha, for example 1.9.16. +</LI> +<LI>Inevitably bugs are found in the "stable" releases and minor patch +levels are released which give us the pXX series, for example 1.9.16p2.</LI> +</OL> + +So the progression goes: +<PRE> + 1.9.15p7 (production) + 1.9.15p8 (production) + 1.9.16alpha1 (test sites only) + : + 1.9.16alpha20 (test sites only) + 1.9.16 (production) + 1.9.16p1 (production) +</PRE> + +The above system means that whenever someone looks at the samba ftp +site they will be able to grab the highest numbered release without an +alpha in the name and be sure of getting the current recommended +version.</P> + + +<H2><A NAME="ss1.5">1.5 What platforms are supported? </A></H2> + +<P> +<A NAME="platforms"></A> + +Many different platforms have run Samba successfully. The platforms +most widely used and thus best tested are Linux and SunOS.</P> +<P>At time of writing, the Makefile claimed support for: +<UL> +<LI> A/UX 3.0</LI> +<LI> AIX</LI> +<LI> Altos Series 386/1000</LI> +<LI> Amiga</LI> +<LI> Apollo Domain/OS sr10.3</LI> +<LI> BSDI </LI> +<LI> B.O.S. (Bull Operating System)</LI> +<LI> Cray, Unicos 8.0</LI> +<LI> Convex</LI> +<LI> DGUX. </LI> +<LI> DNIX.</LI> +<LI> FreeBSD</LI> +<LI> HP-UX</LI> +<LI> Intergraph. </LI> +<LI> Linux with/without shadow passwords and quota</LI> +<LI> LYNX 2.3.0</LI> +<LI> MachTen (a unix like system for Macintoshes)</LI> +<LI> Motorola 88xxx/9xx range of machines</LI> +<LI> NetBSD</LI> +<LI> NEXTSTEP Release 2.X, 3.0 and greater (including OPENSTEP for Mach).</LI> +<LI> OS/2 using EMX 0.9b</LI> +<LI> OSF1</LI> +<LI> QNX 4.22</LI> +<LI> RiscIX. </LI> +<LI> RISCOs 5.0B</LI> +<LI> SEQUENT. </LI> +<LI> SCO (including: 3.2v2, European dist., OpenServer 5)</LI> +<LI> SGI.</LI> +<LI> SMP_DC.OSx v1.1-94c079 on Pyramid S series</LI> +<LI> SONY NEWS, NEWS-OS (4.2.x and 6.1.x)</LI> +<LI> SUNOS 4</LI> +<LI> SUNOS 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4 (Solaris 2.2, 2.3, and '2.4 and later')</LI> +<LI> Sunsoft ISC SVR3V4</LI> +<LI> SVR4</LI> +<LI> System V with some berkely extensions (Motorola 88k R32V3.2).</LI> +<LI> ULTRIX.</LI> +<LI> UNIXWARE</LI> +<LI> UXP/DS</LI> +</UL> +</P> + + +<H2><A NAME="ss1.6">1.6 How can I find out more about Samba? </A></H2> + +<P> +<A NAME="more"></A> + +There are a number of places to look for more information on Samba, including: +<UL> +<LI>Two mailing lists devoted to discussion of Samba-related matters. </LI> +<LI>The newsgroup, comp.protocols.smb, which has a great deal of discussion on Samba. </LI> +<LI>The WWW site 'SAMBA Web Pages' at +<A HREF="http://samba.edu.au/samba/">http://samba.edu.au/samba/</A> includes: +<UL> +<LI>Links to man pages and documentation, including this FAQ</LI> +<LI>A comprehensive survey of Samba users.</LI> +<LI>A searchable hypertext archive of the Samba mailing list.</LI> +<LI>Links to Samba source code, binaries, and mirrors of both.</LI> +</UL> +</LI> +<LI>The long list of topic documentation. These files can be found in the 'docs' directory of the Samba source, or at +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/">ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/</A> +<UL> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/Application_Serving.txt">Application_Serving.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/BROWSING.txt">BROWSING.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/BUGS.txt">BUGS.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/DIAGNOSIS.txt">DIAGNOSIS.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/DNIX.txt">DNIX.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/DOMAIN.txt">DOMAIN.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/DOMAIN_CONTROL.txt">CONTROL.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/ENCRYPTION.txt">ENCRYPTION.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/Faxing.txt">Faxing.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/GOTCHAS.txt">GOTCHAS.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/HINTS.txt">HINTS.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/INSTALL.sambatar">INSTALL.sambatar</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/INSTALL.txt">INSTALL.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/MIRRORS">MIRRORS</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/NetBIOS.txt">NetBIOS.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/OS2.txt">OS2.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/PROJECTS">PROJECTS</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/Passwords.txt">Passwords.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/Printing.txt">Printing.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/README.DCEDFS">README.DCEDFS</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/README.OS2">README.OS2</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/README.jis">README.jis</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/README.sambatar">README.sambatar</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/SCO.txt">SCO.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/SMBTAR.notes">SMBTAR.notes</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/Speed.txt">Speed.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/Support.txt">Support.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/THANKS">THANKS</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/Tracing.txt">Tracing.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/UNIX-SMB.txt">SMB.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/Warp.txt">Warp.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/WinNT.txt">WinNT.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/history">history</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/security_level.txt">level.txt</A></LI> +<LI> +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/docs/wfw_slip.htm">slip.htm</A></LI> +</UL> +</LI> +</UL> +</P> + + +<H2><A NAME="ss1.7">1.7 How do I subscribe to the Samba Mailing Lists?</A></H2> + +<P> +<A NAME="mailinglist"></A> + +Send email to +<A HREF="mailto:listproc@samba.org">listproc@samba.org</A>. Make sure the subject line is +blank, and include the following two lines in the body of the message: +<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE> +<PRE> +subscribe samba Firstname Lastname +subscribe samba-announce Firstname Lastname +</PRE> +</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE> + +Obviously you should substitute YOUR first name for "Firstname" and +YOUR last name for "Lastname"! Try not to send any signature stuff, it +sometimes confuses the list processor.</P> +<P>The samba list is a digest list - every eight hours or so it +regurgitates a single message containing all the messages that have +been received by the list since the last time and sends a copy of this +message to all subscribers.</P> +<P>If you stop being interested in Samba, please send another email to +<A HREF="mailto:listproc@samba.org">listproc@samba.org</A>. Make sure the subject line is blank, and +include the following two lines in the body of the message: +<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE> +<PRE> +unsubscribe samba +unsubscribe samba-announce +</PRE> +</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE> + +The <B>From:</B> line in your message <EM>MUST</EM> be the same address you used when +you subscribed.</P> + + +<H2><A NAME="ss1.8">1.8 Something's gone wrong - what should I do? </A></H2> + +<P> +<A NAME="wrong"></A> + +<B><F>#</F> *** IMPORTANT! *** <F>#</F></B></P> +<P>DO NOT post messages on mailing lists or in newsgroups until you have +carried out the first three steps given here!</P> +<P>Firstly, see if there are any likely looking entries in this FAQ! If +you have just installed Samba, have you run through the checklist in +<A HREF="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/DIAGNOSIS.txt">DIAGNOSIS.txt</A>? It can save you a lot of time and effort. +DIAGNOSIS.txt can also be found in the docs directory of the Samba distribution.</P> +<P>Secondly, read the man pages for smbd, nmbd and smb.conf, looking for +topics that relate to what you are trying to do.</P> +<P>Thirdly, if there is no obvious solution to hand, try to get a look at +the log files for smbd and/or nmbd for the period during which you +were having problems. You may need to reconfigure the servers to +provide more extensive debugging information - usually level 2 or +level 3 provide ample debugging info. Inspect these logs closely, +looking particularly for the string "Error:".</P> +<P>Fourthly, if you still haven't got anywhere, ask the mailing list or +newsgroup. In general nobody minds answering questions provided you +have followed the preceding steps. It might be a good idea to scan the +archives of the mailing list, which are available through the Samba +web site described in the previous +section.</P> +<P>If you successfully solve a problem, please mail the FAQ maintainer a +succinct description of the symptom, the problem and the solution, so +I can incorporate it in the next version.</P> +<P>If you make changes to the source code, _please_ submit these patches +so that everyone else gets the benefit of your work. This is one of +the most important aspects to the maintainence of Samba. Send all +patches to +<A HREF="mailto:samba@samba.org">samba@samba.org</A>. Do not send patches to Andrew Tridgell or any +other individual, they may be lost if you do.</P> + + +<H2><A NAME="ss1.9">1.9 Pizza supply details </A></H2> + +<P> +<A NAME="pizza"></A> + +Those who have registered in the Samba survey as "Pizza Factory" will +already know this, but the rest may need some help. Andrew doesn't ask +for payment, but he does appreciate it when people give him +pizza. This calls for a little organisation when the pizza donor is +twenty thousand kilometres away, but it has been done.</P> +<P>Method 1: Ring up your local branch of an international pizza chain +and see if they honour their vouchers internationally. Pizza Hut do, +which is how the entire Canberra Linux Users Group got to eat pizza +one night, courtesy of someone in the US</P> +<P>Method 2: Ring up a local pizza shop in Canberra and quote a credit +card number for a certain amount, and tell them that Andrew will be +collecting it (don't forget to tell him.) One kind soul from Germany +did this.</P> +<P>Method 3: Purchase a pizza voucher from your local pizza shop that has +no international affiliations and send it to Andrew. It is completely +useless but he can hang it on the wall next to the one he already has +from Germany :-)</P> +<P>Method 4: Air freight him a pizza with your favourite regional +flavours. It will probably get stuck in customs or torn apart by +hungry sniffer dogs but it will have been a noble gesture.</P> + + +<HR> +Previous +<A HREF="sambafaq-2.html">Next</A> +<A HREF="sambafaq.html#toc1">Table of Contents</A> +</BODY> +</HTML> |