11 Facts About Samba software

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Samba runs on a number of other operating systems such as OpenVMS and IBM i Samba is standard on nearly all distributions of Linux and is commonly included as a basic system service on other Unix-based operating systems as well.

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2.

Samba software is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

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3.

The name Samba software comes from SMB, the name of the proprietary protocol used by the Microsoft Windows network file system.

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4.

Samba software gained the ability to join Active Directory as a member, though not as a domain controller.

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5.

Samba software allows file and print sharing between computers running Microsoft Windows and computers running Unix.

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6.

Samba software can provide user logon scripts and group policy implementation through poledit.

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7.

Samba software is included in most Linux distributions and is started during the boot process.

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8.

Samba software is not included in Solaris 8, but a Solaris 8-compatible version is available from the Samba software website.

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9.

Samba software includes a web administration tool called Samba software Web Administration Tool.

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10.

Key difference from Samba software was in the implementation of the NT Domains suite of protocols and MSRPC services.

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11.

Samba software makes all the NT Domains services available from a single place, whereas Samba software TNG separated each service into its own program.

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