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Samba is a free software re-implementation, originally developed by Andrew Tridgell, of the SMB/CIFS networking protocol.

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How do I view what version of samba I am running for my domain controler?

Is there a command line way to see what version of Samba I am running?
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Special characters in Samba filenames

When serving files containing special characters such as "()?:" in the filename through Samba, the names get transformed into an unrecognizable format. For example, a file my_file:_(important).txt is displayed as M43J1E~0.TXT Is there a way to…
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What does "crap" mean in samba logs?

I have been googling and googling and can't find a conclusive answer. In log files for samba, I see things like the following: "[11560]: pam auth crap domain:" & "NTLM CRAP authentication for user" I'm hoping this stands for something like…
Tim Cronin
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Hiding samba share from browse list for unauthorised users

I have been trying to setup my samba shares correctly. The setup i was looking for was having a couple of shares available publicly, guest accounts are ok and can browse these shares all ok. I have this setup correctly. The problem comes when…
karlbright
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Samba: allow insecure wide links

allow insecure wide links: In normal operation the option wide links which allows the server to follow symlinks outside of a share path is automatically disabled when unix extensions are enabled on a Samba server. This is done for security…
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samba nmbd: query_name_response: Multiple (2) responses received

The nmbd logs of a linux samba4 domain member server are filled with lines like: query_name_response: Multiple (2) responses received for a query on subnet 192.168.1.54 for name ADOMAIN<1d>. This response was from IP 192.168.1.19, reporting an IP…
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How to migrate Samba User Accounts to a new linux server?

I have an Ubuntu 6.06 server that needs to be replaced by an Ubuntu 9.04 server clean setup, I already copied the entire samba file server directory to the new 9.04 server using rsync. I need to know how to migrate the existing user accounts…
jericho
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How can I disable SAMBA broadcasting features?

I don't need any broadcasting/autodiscovery, everything is deterministic and strictly configured in my nets. I drop trash SAMBA broadcasts by firewall anyway, can't I just disable them to keep my network traffic clean?
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Samba - How to actually disable mangled names

I'm trying to make a media server with Samba, but I don't need or want mangled names, so I disabled that in smb.conf. (I'm not expecting any Windows clients to connect.) However, when I do this, those files that were mangled just disappear. This is…
user409725
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Samba share, write performance

I'm running a debian jessie server which provides a samba-share on an external drive using ext4, its read and write speed is about 80MB/s and 40 MB/s. The client which I'm currently using is Win7. Both machines are connected to a Gigabit-LAN which…
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Unable to access SAMBA from domain workstations

I have a rather interesting problem, hopefully someone here may be able to point me in the right direction in order to solve it. Basics: Windows 2003 R2 Domain Windows XP SP3 Pro Workstation joined to said domain Windows XP SP3 Pro Workstation NOT…
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Samba: Access trouble from Windows

I am trying to access an NTFS (ntfs-3g) share from a Windows machine through the Samba 3 on Debian. I am getting this error on Windows when I try net use command: System error 5 has occurred. Access is denied. , which I am sure is not due to a bad…
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How to set maximum file size for a samba share?

Is there any way to limit the maximum file size of files that users are allowed to upload to a samba (linux) share? I could not find anything in the documentation, but it seems like the kind of thing that should exist.
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Samba share folder ... user can read/write but cannot delete files

I intend to setup a samba share server that all user can write files to but they can not delete files was put in that folder. Which configuration is suitable for me! Thanks in advanced!
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Explanation of smbstatus output

Can anyone explain me smbstatus output? What do the 2 sections (pid-username-group-machine and service-pid-machine-connected at) mean? Example output Samba version 4.5.12-Debian PID Username Group Machine …
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