| 1 | <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Preface</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.71.0"><link rel="start" href="index.html" title="The Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide"><link rel="up" href="index.html" title="The Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide"><link rel="prev" href="pr03.html" title="Foreword"><link rel="next" href="IntroSMB.html" title="Introduction"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Preface</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="pr03.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="IntroSMB.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="preface" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="TOSHpreface"></a>Preface</h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="TOSHpreface.html#id317578">Conventions Used</a></span></dt></dl></div><p>
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| 2 | The editors wish to thank you for your decision to purchase this book.
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| 3 | The Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide is the result of many years
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| 4 | of accumulation of information, feedback, tips, hints, and happy solutions.
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| 5 | </p><p>
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| 6 | Please note that this book is a living document, the contents of which are
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| 7 | constantly being updated. We encourage you to contribute your tips, techniques,
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| 8 | helpful hints, and your special insight into the Windows networking world to
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| 9 | help make the next generation of this book even more valuable to Samba users.
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| 10 | </p><p>
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| 11 | We have made a concerted effort to document more comprehensively than has been
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| 12 | done previously the information that may help you to better deploy Samba and to
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| 13 | gain more contented network users.
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| 14 | </p><p>
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| 15 | This book provides example configurations, it documents key aspects of Microsoft
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| 16 | Windows networking, provides in-depth insight into the important configuration of
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| 17 | Samba-3, and helps to put all of these into a useful framework.
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| 18 | </p><p>
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| 19 | The most recent electronic versions of this document can be found at
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| 20 | <a href="http://www.samba.org/" target="_top">http://www.samba.org/</a>
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| 21 | on the “<span class="quote">Documentation</span>” page.
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| 22 | </p><p>
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| 23 | Updates, patches and corrections are most welcome. Please email your contributions
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| 24 | to any one of the following:
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| 25 | </p><p>
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| 26 | </p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td><a href="mailto:jelmer@samba.org" target="_top">Jelmer Vernooij (jelmer@samba.org)</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="mailto:jht@samba.org" target="_top">John H. Terpstra (jht@samba.org)</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="mailto:jerry@samba.org" target="_top">Gerald (Jerry) Carter (jerry@samba.org)</a></td></tr></table><p>
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| 27 | </p><p>
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| 28 | We wish to advise that only original and unencumbered material can be published. Please do not submit
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| 29 | content that is not your own work unless proof of consent from the copyright holder accompanies your
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| 30 | submission.
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| 31 | </p><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id317578"></a>Conventions Used</h2></div></div></div><p>
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| 32 | The following notation conventions are used throughout this book:
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| 33 | </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>
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| 34 | TOSHARG2 is used as an abbreviation for the book, “<span class="quote">The Official Samba-3
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| 35 | HOWTO and Reference Guide, Second Edition</span>” Editors: John H. Terpstra and Jelmer R. Vernooij,
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| 36 | Publisher: Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0131882228.
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| 37 | </p></li><li><p>
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| 38 | S3bE2 is used as an abbreviation for the book, “<span class="quote">Samba-3 by Example, Second Edition</span>”
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| 39 | Editors: John H. Terpstra, Publisher: Prentice Hall, ISBN: 013188221X.
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| 40 | </p></li><li><p>
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| 41 | Directories and filenames appear in mono-font. For example,
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| 42 | <code class="filename">/etc/pam.conf</code>.
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| 43 | </p></li><li><p>
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| 44 | Executable names are bolded. For example, <code class="literal">smbd</code>.
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| 45 | </p></li><li><p>
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| 46 | Menu items and buttons appear in bold. For example, click <span class="guibutton">Next</span>.
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| 47 | </p></li><li><p>
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| 48 | Selecting a menu item is indicated as:
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| 49 | <span class="guimenu">Start</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Control Panel</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Administrative Tools</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Active Directory Users and Computers</span>
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