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LPI Linux Certification/Configuring A Samba Server
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Detailed Objectives
(LPIC-2 Version 4.5)
Weight: 5
Description: Candidates should be able to set up a Samba server for various clients. This objective includes setting up Samba as a member in an Active Directory. Furthermore, the configuration of simple CIFS and printer shares is covered. Also covered is a configuring a Linux client to use a Samba server. Troubleshooting installations is also tested.
Key Knowledge Areas:
Samba 4 documentation
Samba 4 configuration files
Samba 4 tools and utilities and daemons
Mounting CIFS shares on Linux
Mapping Windows user names to Linux user names
User-Level, Share-Level and AD security
Terms and Utilities:
smbd, nmbd, winbindd
smbcontrol, smbstatus, testparm, smbpasswd, nmblookup
samba-tool
net
smbclient
mount.cifs
/etc/samba/
/var/log/samba/
linux