SearchEnterpriseLinux: Samba Expert Digs into 3.0 Upgrade
Oct 03, 2003, 11:00 (1 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Jan Stafford)
"What are some core differences between Samba 2.0 and
Samba 3.0?
"John Terpstra: Samba 3.0 offers some really
exciting new functions, like the ability to seamlessly integrate
native and mixed moved Active Directory for file and print sharing
purposes, offering a sign-on for Unix and Linux clients into
AD.
"Administrators should look at the Unicode support in Samba 3.0,
which gives them globalization support. This really was a lot more
difficult to do with Samba 2.0. Samba 3.0 gives you stable Windows
2000-, Windows 2003-type networking protocols, which is very
important for people living on the bleeding edge of Microsoft
technology.
"Also, an administrator can have multiple password back ends and
multiple virtual file system modules, so that there's now a recycle
bin on your Samba network drives. There is no need to ever lose a
file again after it's been deleted..."
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