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# Samba meta FAQ

## Dan Shearer & Paul Blackman, `ictinus@samba.org`

v 0.3, 7 Oct '97

This is the meta-Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document for Samba, the free and very popular SMB and CIFS server product. It contains overview information for the Samba suite of programs, a quick-start guide, and pointers to all other Samba documentation. Other FAQs exist for specific client and server issues, and HOWTO documents for more extended topics to do with Samba software. Current to version Samba 1.9.17. Please send any corrections to the author.

## 1. Quick Reference Guides to Samba Documentation

- 1.1 Samba for the Impatient
- 1.2 All Samba Documentation

## 2. General Information

- 2.1 What is Samba?
- 2.2 What is the current version of Samba?
- 2.3 Where can I get it?
- 2.4 What do the version numbers mean?
- 2.5 Where can I go for further information?
- 2.6 How do I subscribe to the Samba Mailing Lists?
- 2.7 Something's gone wrong - what should I do?
- 2.8 How do I submit patches or bug reports?
- 2.9 What if I have an URGENT message for the developers?
- 2.10 What if I need paid-for support?
- 2.11 Pizza supply details

## 3. About the CIFS and SMB Protocols

- 3.1 What is the Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol?
- 3.2 What is the Common Internet Filesystem (CIFS)?
- 3.3 What is Browsing?

## 4. Designing A SMB and CIFS Network

- 4.1 Workgroups, Domains, Authentication and Browsing
- 4.2 Authentication Schemes
- 4.3 Post-Authentication: Netlogon, Logon Scripts, Profiles

## 5. Cross-Protocol File Sharing

## 6. Miscellaneous

- 6.1 Is Samba Year 2000 compliant?

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