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Implementing Samba 4

By:Marcelo Leal
Publisher:Packt Publishing
Print ISBN:9781782166580
eText ISBN:9781782166597
Edition:1
Copyright:2014
Format:Reflowable

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Book Description

This book is an implementation tutorial covering step-by-step procedures, examples, and sample code, and has a practical approach to set up a Samba 4 Server as an Active Directory Domain Controller and also set up different Samba 4 server roles. This book is ideal for system administrators who are new to the Samba 4 software, and who are looking to get a good grounding in how to use Samba 4 to implement Active Directory Services. It's assumed that you will have some experience with general system administration, Active Directory, and GNU/Linux systems. Readers are expected to have some test machines (virtual machines), which will be used to execute the examples within this book.

What you will learn

  • Identify and choose the right Samba 4 Server role
  • Set up a Samba 4 Server as an Active Directory Domain Controller
  • Utilize the Python scripting interface
  • Understand the migration steps from Samba 3 to Samba 4
  • Integrate GNU/Linux operating system authentication into the AD
  • Implement file and print servers using Samba 4
  • Understand the tasks and attention points when replacing a Microsoft Windows AD

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