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Samba for Dummies (With CD-ROM)

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I have not had great success with the "For Dummies" series in the past, but this one is well done. It covers all of the most needed setting in the smb.conf file and explains in depth how to use graphical tools to configure it. I got a good bit out of it and now have my windows and Linux network up and running. Good book...recommended for beginners and impatient people like me.

If you want a book to walk you thru setting up a simple Samba file server for a basic network with a couple of Windows clients this ain't the one. Jumps around and assumes you're real proficient with Linux and glosses over the many errors that occur when first setting up the network. Kind of like a Microsoft text that assumes that everything works beautifully as you follow the step by step guide. I got to page 39 before everything just failed.Then off to the newsgroups.If you're a relative beginner shop carefully for the text you need.

This book got my Samba server up and running in no time. First, I followed every instruction I could find on the internet with no luck. I would always hit some glitch with no answer how to get around it. This book had the answer for every problem I encountered.

This book was lacking it's more like a reference guide then a how to book. It has you testing your smb.conf file before you even created any shares.