Thousands of global organizations have long relied upon the open source Samba project for managing crucial file and printing resources. The version 4 release furthers its swath of capabilities, including - most notably - its role as a viable replacement to Microsoft's ActiveDirectory product. The result is a multifaceted solution for not only replacing costly commercial products, but also improving efficiency due to the consolidation of operating system resources.
Updated to reflect these important new features, The Definitive Guide to Samba 4 serves as an important reference for anybody interested in taking advantage of Samba. You'll be guided through the process of installing and configuring Samba. Then you'll move through a series of chapters and numerous examples that detail configuring file and print shares and domain controllers, managing users, securing installation, and much more.

Author Biography

Cheridan Smith has been involved in Web development and design since 1997, when she began working on a research team for the "Y2K" millennium bug. It was here thatshe learnt about the Internet and promptly fell in love with the medium. In her career, she has been responsible for websites in the early 2000s, such as Weight Watchers Australia and Quicken.com.au, and worked as creative services manager of Yahoo! in Australia with clients such as Toyota, 20th Century Fox and Ford. Sheworks as a senior interactive project manager for an Australian advertising agency."