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The Definitive Guide to Samba 3 Review by J. P. Mens
A Must-Have for Samba Administrators
Roderick W. Smith is the author of several books on Linux/Unix computing, including Apress' very good offering aptly titled The Definitive Guide to Samba 3.
On six hundred pages, the author explains just about everything there is to know about SMB and CIFS, with a focus on the free Samba implementation. That is the first part of the book.
The second part of the book introduces Samba configuration as well as configuring file and printer shares and managing Samba accounts. This is then followed by more advanced topics such as the configuration of a master browser and a domain controller. The chapters on Securing Samba and that on Samba's Interactions with other protocols are worth the price of the book by themselves.
Part four is dedicated to a huge number of Samba Tips & Tricks which include the migration of a Windows domain to Samba and backups, as well as a chapter on troubleshooting.
Once again, and as usual, I missed an in-depth discussion of integrating Samba with LDAP. The author rightly points out that it is a difficult proposition, and he unfortunately only skims over the LDAP-related parameters of Samba.
All in all, this is an excellent book for any systems administrator who is either undertaking the installation of Samba or who wants to know more about its innards.