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| 7 | <h1 class="head0">Preface</h1>
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| 8 |
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| 9 |
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| 10 | <p>You are reading a book about Samba, a software suite that networks
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| 11 | Windows, Unix, and other operating systems using
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| 12 | Windows' native networking protocol. Samba allows
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| 13 | Unix servers to offer Windows networking services by matching the
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| 14 | filesystem and networking models of Unix to those of Windows. Samba
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| 15 | acts as a bridge between the two systems, connecting the
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| 16 | corresponding parts of their architectures and providing a
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| 17 | translation wherever necessary.</p>
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| 18 |
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| 19 | <p>Bridging the gap between systems as dissimilar as Windows and Unix is
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| 20 | a complex task, which Samba handles surprisingly well. To be a good
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| 21 | Samba administrator, your abilities must parallel
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| 22 | Samba's. For starters, you need to know basic Unix
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| 23 | system and network administration and have a good understanding of
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| 24 | Windows filesystems and networking fundamentals. In addition, you
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| 25 | need to learn how Samba fills in the "gray
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| 26 | area" between Unix and Windows. Once you know how
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| 27 | everything fits together, you'll find it easy to
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| 28 | configure a Samba server to provide your network with reliable and
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| 29 | high-performance computational resources.</p>
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| 30 |
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| 31 | <p>Our job is to make all of that easier for you. We do this by starting
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| 32 | out with a quick and yet comprehensive tour of Windows networking in
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| 33 | <a href="ch01.html">Chapter 1</a>, followed by tutorially-oriented
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| 34 | <a href="ch02.html">Chapter 2</a> and <a href="ch03.html">Chapter 3</a>, which tell you how to set up a minimal Samba server
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| 35 | and configure Windows clients to work with it. Most likely, you will
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| 36 | be surprised how quickly you can complete the required tasks.</p>
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| 37 |
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| 38 | <p>We believe that a hands-on approach is the most effective, and you
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| 39 | can use the Samba server you build in <a href="ch02.html">Chapter 2</a> and <a href="ch03.html">Chapter 3</a> as a test
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| 40 | system for trying out examples that we show and describe throughout
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| 41 | the book. You can jump around from chapter to chapter if you like,
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| 42 | but if you continue sequentially from <a href="ch04.html">Chapter 4</a>
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| 43 | onward, by the time you finish the book you will have a
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| 44 | well-configured production Samba server ready for use. All you have
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| 45 | to do is add the appropriate support for your intended purpose as we
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| 46 | explain how to use each feature.</p>
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| 47 |
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| 50 | <div class="sect1"><a name="samba2-PREFACE-2-SECT-1"/>
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| 51 |
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| 52 | <h2 class="head1">Audience for This Book</h2>
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| 53 |
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| 54 | <p>This book is primarily intended for Unix administrators who need to
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| 55 | support Windows clients on their network, as well as anyone who needs
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| 56 | to access the resources of a Windows network environment from a Unix
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| 57 | client. While we assume you are familiar with basic Unix system
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| 58 | administration, we do <em class="emphasis">not</em> assume you are a
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| 59 | networking expert. We do our best along the way to help out with
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| 60 | unusual definitions and terms.</p>
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| 61 |
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| 62 | <p>Furthermore, we don't assume that you are an expert
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| 63 | in Microsoft Windows. We carefully explain all the essential concepts
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| 64 | related to Windows networking, and we go through the Windows side of
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| 65 | the installation task in considerable detail, providing examples for
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| 66 | both Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT/2000/XP, which are significantly
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| 67 | different. For the Unix side, we give examples that work with common
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| 68 | Unix operating systems, such as Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD, and Mac OS
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| 69 | X.</p>
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| 72 | </div>
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| 76 | <div class="sect1"><a name="samba2-PREFACE-2-SECT-2"/>
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| 77 |
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| 78 | <h2 class="head1">Organization</h2>
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| 79 |
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| 80 | <p>Here is a quick description of each chapter:</p>
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| 81 |
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| 82 | <p><a href="ch01.html">Chapter 1</a> introduces Samba and its capabilities,
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| 83 | then describes the most important concepts of NetBIOS and SMB/CIFS
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| 84 | networking. Finally, we give you a quick overview of the daemons and
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| 85 | utilities that are included in the Samba distribution.</p>
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| 86 |
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| 87 | <p><a href="ch02.html">Chapter 2</a> covers configuring, compiling,
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| 88 | installing, setting up, and testing the Samba server on a Unix
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| 89 | platform.</p>
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| 90 |
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| 91 | <p><a href="ch03.html">Chapter 3</a> explains how to configure Microsoft
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| 92 | Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT/2000/XP clients to participate in an
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| 93 | SMB network.</p>
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| 94 |
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| 95 | <p><a href="ch04.html">Chapter 4</a> explains the ins and outs of Windows NT
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| 96 | domains and how to configure Samba to work in a network set up as a
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| 97 | Windows NT domain.</p>
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| 98 |
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| 99 | <p><a href="ch05.html">Chapter 5</a> describes methods for accessing SMB
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| 100 | shares on the network from Unix client systems.</p>
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| 101 |
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| 102 | <p><a href="ch06.html">Chapter 6</a>
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| 103 | gets you up to speed on the structure of the Samba
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| 104 | configuration file and shows you how to take control of file-sharing
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| 105 | services.</p>
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| 106 |
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| 107 | <p><a href="ch07.html">Chapter 7</a> introduces name resolution, which is
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| 108 | used to convert NetBIOS computer names into IP addresses, and
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| 109 | browsing, the method used in SMB networking to find what resources
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| 110 | are being shared on the network.</p>
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| 111 |
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| 112 | <p><a href="ch08.html">Chapter 8</a> continues the discussion of file-sharing options, and
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| 113 | covers more advanced functions such as permissions, access control
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| 114 | lists, opportunistic locks, and setting up a Distributed filesystem
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| 115 | tree.</p>
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| 116 |
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| 117 | <p><a href="ch09.html">Chapter 9</a> discusses how
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| 118 | to set up Samba users, introduces you to Samba security, and shows
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| 119 | you how to work with encrypted and nonencrypted passwords.</p>
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| 120 |
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| 121 | <p><a href="ch10.html">Chapter 10</a>
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| 122 | discusses printer setup for sharing Unix printers on the
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| 123 | SMB network, and allowing Unix workstations to access SMB shared
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| 124 | printers.</p>
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| 125 |
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| 126 | <p><a href="ch11.html">Chapter 11</a>
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| 127 | bundles several miscellaneous topics associated with
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| 128 | Samba, such as configuring Samba shares for programmers and
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| 129 | internationalization issues.</p>
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| 130 |
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| 131 | <p><a href="ch12.html">Chapter 12</a> details what to do if
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| 132 | you have problems installing Samba. This comparatively
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| 133 | large chapter is packed with troubleshooting hints and strategies for
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| 134 | identifying what is going wrong.</p>
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| 135 |
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| 136 | <p><a href="appa.html">Appendix A</a> provides working examples of
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| 137 | <em class="filename">smb.conf</em> files for use in configuring Samba for
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| 138 | its more common applications. You can easily modify the examples for
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| 139 | use in a wide variety of circumstances.</p>
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| 140 |
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| 141 | <p><a href="appb.html">Appendix B</a> covers each option that can be used in
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| 142 | the Samba configuration file.</p>
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| 143 |
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| 144 | <p><a href="appc.html">Appendix C</a> is a quick reference that covers each
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| 145 | server daemon and tool that make up the Samba suite.</p>
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| 146 |
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| 147 | <p><a href="appd.html">Appendix D</a> explains how to download the latest
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| 148 | development version of the Samba source code using CVS.</p>
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| 149 |
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| 150 | <p><a href="appe.html">Appendix E</a> documents each option that can be used
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| 151 | with the <em class="emphasis">configure</em> command before compiling the
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| 152 | Samba source code.</p>
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| 153 |
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| 154 | <p><a href="appf.html">Appendix F</a> includes directions for sharing files
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| 155 | and printers with the Server edition of Mac OS X.</p>
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| 156 |
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| 157 | <p><a href="appg.html">Appendix G</a> is the copyright license under which
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| 158 | this book is published.</p>
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| 159 |
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| 160 |
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| 161 | </div>
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| 165 | <div class="sect1"><a name="samba2-PREFACE-2-SECT-3"/>
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| 166 |
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| 167 | <h2 class="head1">Conventions Used in This Book</h2>
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| 168 |
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| 169 | <p>The following font conventions are followed throughout this book:</p>
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| 170 |
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| 171 | <dl>
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| 172 | <dt><b>Italic </b></dt>
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| 173 | <dd>
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| 174 | <p>Filenames, file extensions, URLs, executable files, command options,
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| 175 | and emphasis.</p>
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| 176 | </dd>
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| 177 |
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| 178 |
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| 179 |
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| 180 | <dt><b><tt class="literal">Constant</tt> <tt class="literal">width</tt> </b></dt>
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| 181 | <dd>
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| 182 | <p>Samba configuration options, computer names, user and group names,
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| 183 | hostnames, domain names, other code that appears in the text, and
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| 184 | command-line information that should be typed verbatim on the screen.</p>
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| 185 | </dd>
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| 186 |
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| 188 |
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| 189 | <dt><b><tt class="userinput"><b>Constant width bold</b></tt> </b></dt>
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| 190 | <dd>
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| 191 | <p>Commands that are entered by the user and new configuration options
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| 192 | that we wish to bring to the attention of the reader.</p>
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| 193 | </dd>
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| 194 |
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| 195 |
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| 196 |
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| 197 | <dt><b><em class="replaceable">Constant width italic</em></b></dt>
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| 198 | <dd>
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| 199 | <p>Replaceable content in code and command-line information.</p>
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| 200 | </dd>
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| 201 |
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| 202 | </dl>
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| 203 |
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| 204 | <a name="samba2-PREFACE-2-NOTE-82"/><blockquote class="note"><h4 class="objtitle">TIP</h4>
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| 205 | <p>This designates a note, which is an important aside to the nearby
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| 206 | text.</p>
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| 207 | </blockquote>
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| 208 | <a name="samba2-PREFACE-2-NOTE-83"/><blockquote class="note"><h4 class="objtitle">WARNING</h4>
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| 209 | <p>This designates a warning related to the nearby text.</p>
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| 210 | </blockquote>
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| 211 |
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| 213 | </div>
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| 217 | <div class="sect1"><a name="samba2-PREFACE-2-SECT-4"/>
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| 218 |
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| 219 | <h2 class="head1">How to Contact Us</h2>
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| 220 |
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| 221 | <p>We have tested and verified the information in this book to the best
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| 222 | of our ability, but you might find that features have changed (or
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| 223 | even that we have made mistakes!). Please let us know about any
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| 224 | errors you find, as well as your suggestions for future editions, by
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| 225 | writing to:</p>
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| 226 |
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| 227 | <blockquote class="simplelist">
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| 228 |
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| 229 | <p>O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.</p>
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| 230 |
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| 231 | <p>1005 Gravenstein Highway North</p>
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| 232 |
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| 233 | <p>Sebastopol, CA 95472</p>
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| 234 |
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| 235 | <p>(800) 998-9938 (in the United States or Canada)</p>
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| 236 |
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| 237 | <p>(707) 829-0515 (international/local)</p>
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| 238 |
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| 239 | <p>(707) 829-0104 (fax)</p>
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| 240 |
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| 241 | </blockquote>
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| 242 |
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| 243 | <p>To ask technical questions or comment on the book, send email to:</p>
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| 244 |
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| 245 | <blockquote class="simplelist">
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| 246 |
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| 247 | <p><em class="email">bookquestions@oreilly.com</em></p>
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| 248 |
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| 249 | </blockquote>
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| 250 |
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| 251 | <p>We have a web page for this book where we list examples and any plans
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| 252 | for future editions. You can access this information at:</p>
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| 253 |
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| 254 | <blockquote class="simplelist">
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| 255 |
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| 256 | <p><a href="http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/samba2">http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/samba2</a></p>
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| 257 |
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| 258 | </blockquote>
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| 259 |
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| 260 | <p>You can also contact Jay Ts, the lead author of this edition, through
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| 261 | his web site at:</p>
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| 262 |
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| 263 | <blockquote class="simplelist">
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| 264 |
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| 265 | <p><a href="http://www.jayts.com">http://www.jayts.com</a></p>
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| 266 |
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| 267 | </blockquote>
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| 268 |
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| 274 | <div class="sect1"><a name="samba2-PREFACE-2-SECT-5"/>
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| 276 | <h2 class="head1">Acknowledgments</h2>
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| 277 |
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| 278 | <p>We thank Leon Towns-von Stauber for thoroughly researching the use of
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| 279 | Samba on Mac OS X and writing material that appears in <a href="ch02.html">Chapter 2</a>, <a href="ch05.html">Chapter 5</a>, and <a href="ch10.html">Chapter 10</a>, as well as the entire <a href="appf.html">Appendix F</a>. We also thank our technical reviewers Sam
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| 280 | Johnston, Matthew Temple, Marty Leisner, and Don McCall.</p>
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| 281 |
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| 282 |
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| 283 | <div class="sect2"><a name="samba2-PREFACE-2-SECT-5.1"/>
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| 284 |
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| 285 | <h3 class="head2">Jay Ts</h3>
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| 286 |
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| 287 | <p>This book would have been extremely difficult to write if it
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| 288 | hadn't been for the copy of VMware Workstation
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| 289 | graciously provided by VMware, Inc. I want to thank Rik Farrow for
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| 290 | his clarifying comments on security topics related to Samba and
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| 291 | Windows, and both him and Rose Moon for their supportive friendship.
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| 292 | Thanks also go to Mark Watson for his encouragement and advice on the
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| 293 | topic of authoring technical books. Additionally,
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| 294 | I'd like to express my appreciation to Andy Oram at
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| 295 | O'Reilly for being a supportive, friendly, and
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| 296 | easygoing editor, and for offering me terms that I could say yes
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| 297 | to—something that a few other publishers
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| 298 | didn't even approach. SuSE, Inc. generously provided
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| 299 | a copy of SuSE Linux 8.1 Professional.</p>
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| 300 |
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| 306 |
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| 307 | <h3 class="head2">Robert Eckstein</h3>
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| 308 |
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| 309 | <p>I'd first like to recognize Dave Collier-Brown and
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| 310 | Peter Kelly for all their help in the creation of this book.
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| 311 | I'd also like to thank each technical reviewer who
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| 312 | helped polish this book into shape on such short notice: Matthew
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| 313 | Temple, Jeremy Allison, and of course Andrew Tridgell. Andrew and
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| 314 | Jeremy deserve special recognition, not only for creating such a
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| 315 | wonderful product, but also for providing a tireless amount of
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| 316 | support in the final phase of this book—hats off to you, guys!
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| 317 | A warm hug goes out to my wife Michelle, who once again put up with a
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| 318 | husband loaded down with too much caffeine and a tight schedule.
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| 319 | Thanks to Dave Sifry and the people at LinuxCare, San Francisco, for
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| 320 | hosting me on such short notice for Andrew
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| 321 | Tridgell's visit. And finally, a huge amount of
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| 322 | thanks to our editor, Andy Oram, who (very) patiently helped guide
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| 323 | this book through its many stages until we got it right.</p>
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| 324 |
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| 327 |
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| 330 |
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| 331 | <h3 class="head2">David Collier-Brown</h3>
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| 332 |
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| 333 | <p>I'd particularly like to thank Joyce, who put up
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| 334 | with me during the sometimes exciting development of the book. My
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| 335 | thanks to Andy Oram, who was kind enough to provide the criticism
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| 336 | that allowed me to contribute; the crew at ACE (Opcom) who humored
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| 337 | the obvious madman in their midst; and Ian MacMillan, who voluntarily
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| 338 | translated several of my early drafts from nerd to English. I would
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| 339 | also like to give special thanks to Perry Donham, Drew Sullivan, and
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| 340 | Jerry DeRoo for starting and sustaining this mad project. Finally,
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| 341 | I'd like to thank Bob Eckstein for a final,
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| 342 | sustained, and professional effort that lifted the whole book up to
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| 343 | the level that Andy needed.</p>
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| 350 |
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| 351 | <h3 class="head2">All</h3>
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| 352 |
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| 353 | <p>We would especially like to give thanks to Perry Donham and Peter
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| 354 | Kelly for helping mold the first draft of this book. Although Perry
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| 355 | was unable to contribute to subsequent drafts, his material was
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| 356 | essential to getting this book off on the right foot. In addition,
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| 357 | some of the browsing material came from text originally written by
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| 358 | Dan Shearer for O'Reilly.</p>
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