The following sections give you the means to explore Samba in greater detail.
Installed Documentation
/usr/share/doc/samba-<version-number>/ - All additional files included with the Samba distribution. This includes all helper scripts, sample configuration files, and documentation.
This directory also contains online versions of The Official Samba-3 HOWTO-Collection and Samba-3 by Example, both of which are cited below.
Related Books
- The Official Samba-3 HOWTO-Collection by John H. Terpstra and Jelmer R. Vernooij; Prentice Hall - The official Samba-3 documentation as issued by the Samba development team. This is more of a reference guide than a step-by-step guide.
- Samba-3 by Example by John H. Terpstra; Prentice Hall - This is another official release issued by the Samba development team which discusses detailed examples of OpenLDAP, DNS, DHCP, and printing configuration files. This has step-by-step related information that helps in real-world implementations.
- Using Samba, 2nd Edition by Jay T's, Robert Eckstein, and David Collier-Brown; O'Reilly - A good resource for novice to advanced users, which includes comprehensive reference material.