Ubuntu 11.10 Samba Standalone Server With tdbsam Backend

This tutorial explains the installation of a Samba fileserver on Ubuntu 11.10 and how to configure it to share files over the SMB protocol as well as how to add users. Samba is configured as a standalone server, not as a domain controller. In the resulting setup, every user has his own home directory accessible via the SMB protocol and all users have a shared directory with read-/write access.

This tutorial explains the [url=http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-11.10-samba-standalone-server-with-tdbsam-backend]installation of a Samba fileserver on Ubuntu 11.10[/url] and how to configure it to share files over the SMB protocol as well as how to add users. Samba is configured as a standalone server, not as a domain controller. In the resulting setup, every user has his own home directory accessible via the SMB protocol and all users have a shared directory with read-/write access. [url=http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-11.10-samba-standalone-server-with-tdbsam-backend]http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu-11.10-samba-standalone-server-with-tdbsam-backend[/url]

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