Samba is an open source application that allows file and printer sharing between Windows and Linux/Unix machines using the SMB/CIFS protocol. It provides services like file sharing, directory services through protocols like LDAP and Active Directory, and user authentication. While Samba simulates a Windows domain controller, it actually works like a Windows workgroup by default. Benefits of Samba include being free, open source, and allowing easier networking between Windows and other platforms. Maintaining compatibility with Microsoft's SMB implementation remains a challenge.

2. Waqas Ahmed 08
Waqas Ayub 43
Class MSIT-4th
Network Administration
Date: 5/2/2017

3.  Samba is an open source application that
support the Server Message Block (SMB) and
Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocol
used by Microsoft operating system.

4.  File and printer Sharing Service: Using the Server
message Block (SMB) protocol to facilitate the sharing of files,
folders, volumes and the sharing of printers throughout the
network.
 Directory services: Sharing vital information about the
computers and users of the network with such technologies
as the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and
Microsoft Active Directory.
 Authentication and Access: Establishing the identity
of a computer or user of the network and determining the
information the computer or user is authorized to access
using such principles and technologies as file permission,
group policies.

5.  Samba server simulates a window domain
server; however as seen it actually works just
as a workgroup. As a matter of fact, it is
defaulted to a workgroup.

6.  Free and Open Source
 Portable across multiple platforms
 Allows for easier networking of Windows
Workstations to computers running other
platforms.

7.  SMB is still developing
 Maintaining compatibility with micrisift’s
implementation is a constant battle.
 Threat of legal action against commercial
users of samba from microsoft.

8.  Sudo apt-get install samba
 Sudo mkdir –p /srv/samba/msit
 Sudo chown nobody:nogroup /srv/samba/msit
 Sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf
[msit]
Comment= any thing
path= /srv/samba/msit
browseable=yes
guest ok=yes
read only=no
create mask=0755

9.  Sudo gedit /etc/init/nmbd.conf
make comment line 10 NMBD
and 12 with # sign [X$NMBD]
 Sudo service smbd start
 Sudo service smbd status
 Sudo service nmbd start
 Sudo service nmbd status
 Sudo touch /srv/samba/msit/mit.txt
 Sudo chmod 777 /srv/samba/msit/mit.txt