The open-source development team releases an update to its Samba software for connecting Windows desktop PCs with Linux or Unix servers. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

Programmers release a major update to the software that lets Linux computers mimic Windows machines, encroaching further onto Microsoft's turf. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

The big file-sharing leap came with Samba 4. That release brought Linux an Active Directory (AD) domain controller. With that version, Samba gained the ability to share files with both old and new ...

After years of public disagreement over ensuring interoperability between their respective software, Microsoft and Samba have come to terms. And not surprisingly, each vendor is offering quite a ...

Not sure if this is the right forum since it is either a Linux problem or a Windows problem. I put up a small Ubuntu 20.04 backup server and shared a folder on it. Users, groups, etc should be all ...

I'm having a weird problem mounting a Windows share onto a Linux box and I'm not sure where to start debugging. The Windows machine is 10 Pro 1803 and not domain joined. It's simply sharing C. The ...

Getting a little tired of one Windows SMB (Server Message Block) security problem after another? Want a reliable and fast file and print server without the Windows server headaches? Then, may I ...

How to install and configure Samba on RHEL-based Linux distributions Your email has been sent Jack Wallen shows you how to quickly get Samba shares up and running on ...

We at Northrop Grumman recently decided to replace the Microsoft Windows 2000 server on one of our networks with a Linux server running Samba. The primary motivations for replacing the Windows server ...

The upcoming release of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Server will remove the formerly bundled open source Samba software and replace it with Apple's own tools for Windows file sharing and network directory ...