Slashdot: Samba Administrator’s Handbook [Book Review]

“Imagine you’re the administrator for a diverse network. A
couple of engineers have Unix boxes, while some programmers work on
NT machines. Managers have Windows laptops, and you’ve talked them
into letting you install Samba domain and print servers. You’ve
read the documentation and understand how it works. Now what?”

“That’s the scenario Samba Administrator’s Handbook wants to
address. Designed for the busy administrator who needs quick
answers in a convenient package, it takes the pragmatic approach,
and gets most things right. Need to set up a print queue on
Solaris? Turn to the detailed table of contents to find a complete
walkthrough. It’s not the kind of book you’d sit down and read from
cover to cover (Trust me on this), but at least you’ll know what
kinds of things pop up more than once in smb.conf.”

“Samba is designed to work with a variety of operating systems
and platforms, and the authors cover quite a few: Solaris, RedHat
and Caldera Linux distributions, and Free and Net BSD. These are
good choices, because they represent a cross section of Unix land.
Clients include the Windows family, as well as DOS and Unix (where
applicable). Also included are task options (different utilities or
command line switches). For example, the Samba installation section
describes compilation, package selection during installation, and
RPM installs. Samaba’s rapid development receives due mention, with
advanced users pointed to anonymous CVS and the excellent mailing
lists.”

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