Samba Essentials for Windows Administrators

by Gary Wilson

This title starts with a basic guide to installing and configuring Samba on a Linux server, and then takes up more advanced subjects including complex networking issues and security. It also looks at... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130409421
• ISBN13: 9780130409423
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A very good introduction, but....

Need Samba? Have a deadline, but find yourself intimidated by the intricacies of Linux? If that is the scenario you face, then Samba Essentials for Windows Administrators has been written with you in mind. Here the author begins with a comparison of the Windows platform and the Linux kernel, outlining their similarities and differences, providing a sense of direction to newbies. Taken as a whole, this book provides a good jumping-off point into the larger world of Linux. Samba is approached in very task-oriented chapters. After an essential look at the basics of Samba, the chapters are broken down by task. Need a file server? Consult Chapter 3. How do I configure my Windows machines? Take a look at Chapter 6. Probably the best quality this book features is its coverage of SWAT, a powerful web interface that configures Samba in a way quite reminescent of Windows. Hence the title. You'll go from zero to Samba fast. And yet, while this book is a worthy resource, I noticed one drawback. I highly recommend this book, but also suggest that it be used as a companion to other resources, including the official documentation on the Samba website. I bought the hard-copy version of 'Samba 3 by Example' (Terpstra), and together these two books helped me get up and running. The essentials are of course - essential - but on your way you'll come across a few snags. Sometimes these fall outside of the essentials, so you'll need a comrehensive grasp of this technology.

Samba Essentials for Windows Administrators

Very Very Good Book!! Beyond Excellent!! Beyond 500 stars!! I am very new to Linux and this book made it a breeze to get Samba running. Very refreshing to see such a useful reference tool available for the Linux community.

Great For Windows Admins

I am a Windows admin wanting to set up some easily managable Samba servers to complement the current setup. I find that this book doesn't baby me but explains how to get the tasks i know I want to do, done. However I am a little disappointed that the section on Winbind is a bit brief and left me a little confused.

The Best Samba Book So Far

Kudos to Gary Wilson!This is by far the most concise and useful guide to setting up and managing a samba server that I have read so far. The author's focus on using Webmin... as the practical way to remotely manage your samba server from any desktop pc with a web browser is excellent. Your linux /samba box becomes a transparent fileserving appliance. It looks just like another windows server, yet is much more flexibly managed thru the webmin utility.Excellent tips on tuning samba shares for a particular use: like shared MS Access databases, and shares only accessible by a distinct group of users.His chapter on optimization will satisfy your "geek" urge to tweak the last bit of performance from your linux / samba box.Tips on compiling and installing the latest samba release were very useful and -- more importantly -- they worked!Overall -- an organized, well-researched, highly readable book... buy it!