“Server Message Block (SMB) is a protocol used for simple
client-server networking… Samba is a UNIX server program using
the SMB protocol. This allows UNIX administrators to set up file
and print sharing on UNIX machines, for access and use by Windows
PCs without specialized clients…”
“Chapter one is an introduction to Samba and the basic SMB
concepts. Compilation and installation of Samba on the UNIX server
are covered in chapter two… Most of the rest of the book is spent
on configuration options for Samba.”
“The book is aimed at experienced UNIX administrators. The
explanations of how Windows works will definitely be of help to
these people. However, it is a bit of a pity that slightly more
information wasn’t included about UNIX for those not familiar with
the system.”