Samba learning guide for IT pros

CONTENTS:
   Samba basics
   Samba 4.0
   Installation & configuration
   Security
   Administration
   Migration

Samba basics
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• What is Samba?
  Samba defined.
• The Samba Team's site: This site provides downloads and further information about Samba.
• How Samba began

Samba 4.0
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• LinuxWorld preview: Samba4 makes Active Directory Linux-friendlier
  In this preview of Gerald Carter's LinuxWorld session, the Samba Team member dishes on progress with Samba 4.0, Active Directory domains and his work with Centeris.
• Samba team showcases changes to version 4.0
  The Samba Team released a Technology Preview for Samba 4.0 this week, and is encouraging IT managers and users to test the updates and offer feedback.

Installation & configuration
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Security
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Administration
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• Managing Samba: Remote GUI tools
  Samba team co-founder John H. Terpstra explains how to use graphical interface tools to manage Samba across a large corporate network.
• Samba Management: Configuration with the net utility, part one
  Samba team co-founder John H. Terpstra explains the role the net utility plays in completing the configuration of a domain controller, activating and managing a server.
• Samba Management: Configuration with the net utility, part two
  Samba team co-founder John H. Terpstra explains the final steps for configuration of the primary domain controller in the net utility .
• Debugging Samba: Deciphering Access Denied
  When a user presents an Access Denied error message and says Samba is the culprit, is the blame warranted? Here's how to determine whether the error is the fault of Samba.
• Connecting from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 to a printer on a Windows system
  An expert shows you how to configure Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 to use a printer over a network with Samba.

Migration
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• RHEL4 and Windows integration using Samba-3
  Follow Ken Milberg as he sets up Samba-3 on RHEL4 server, so that clients can access file and print services like Wintel servers.
• Exploring Samba and Active Directory integration options
  Samba can help Microsoft Active Directory (AD) and Linux servers, which work side by side in many data centers, play well together. Find out about new and tried-and-true ways to use Samba to tame AD.