X-Git-Url: http://git.samba.org/samba.git/?p=gd%2Fsamba%2F.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=ea75cc0aed30c44d8dc6d8984f48d38aa9cbfe58;hp=07896e7a1d194012ae8a5d59391c3484f6976c42;hb=aa238ff6ea64b50027542563418d27fab2c3556c;hpb=851ee418b499df481b765286405cd761e91dcaaf diff --git a/README b/README index 07896e7a1d1..ea75cc0aed3 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,68 +1,124 @@ -This is version 1.9 of Samba, the free SMB client and server for unix. +This is the release version of Samba, the free SMB and CIFS client and +server for UNIX and other operating systems. Samba is maintained by +the Samba Team, who support the original author, Andrew Tridgell. >>>> Please read THE WHOLE of this file as it gives important information >>>> about the configuration and use of Samba. +NOTE: Installation instructions may be found in + docs/htmldocs/Samba3-HOWTO/install.html + This software is freely distributable under the GNU public license, a copy of which you should have received with this software (in a file called COPYING). + +WHAT IS SMB/CIFS? +================= + +This is a big question. + +The very short answer is that it is the protocol by which a lot of +PC-related machines share files and printers and other information +such as lists of available files and printers. Operating systems that +support this natively include Windows 9x, Windows NT (and derivatives), +OS/2, Mac OS X and Linux. Add on packages that achieve the same +thing are available for DOS, Windows 3.1, VMS, Unix of all kinds, +MVS, and more. Some Web Browsers can speak this protocol as well +(smb://). Alternatives to SMB include Netware, NFS, Appletalk, +Banyan Vines, Decnet etc; many of these have advantages but none are +both public specifications and widely implemented in desktop machines +by default. + +The Common Internet File system (CIFS) is what the new SMB initiative +is called. For details watch http://samba.org/cifs. + + +WHY DO PEOPLE WANT TO USE SMB? +============================== + +1. Many people want to integrate their Microsoft desktop clients + with their Unix servers. + +2. Others want to integrate their Microsoft (etc) servers with Unix + servers. This is a different problem to integrating desktop + clients. + +3. Others want to replace protocols like NFS, DecNet and Novell NCP, + especially when used with PCs. + + WHAT CAN SAMBA DO? ================== +Please refer to the WHATSNEW.txt included with this README for +a list of features in the latest Samba release. + Here is a very short list of what samba includes, and what it does. +For many networks this can be simply summarized by "Samba provides +a complete replacement for Windows NT, Warp, NFS or Netware servers." - a SMB server, to provide Windows NT and LAN Manager-style file and print services to SMB clients such as Windows 95, Warp Server, smbfs and others. -- a Netbios (rfc1001/1002) nameserver, which among other things gives +- a Windows NT 4.0 Domain Controller replacement. + +- a file/print server that can act as a member of a Windows NT 4.0 + or Active Directory domain. + +- a NetBIOS (rfc1001/1002) nameserver, which amongst other things gives browsing support. Samba can be the master browser on your LAN if you wish. - a ftp-like SMB client so you can access PC resources (disks and -printers) from unix, Netware and other operating systems + printers) from UNIX, Netware, and other operating systems - a tar extension to the client for backing up PCs +- limited command-line tool that supports some of the NT administrative + functionality, which can be used on Samba, NT workstation and NT server. + For a much better overview have a look at the web site at -http://samba.canberra.edu.au/pub/samba, and browse the user survey. +http://samba.org/samba, and browse the user survey. Related packages include: -- smbfs, a linux-only filesystem allowing you to mount remote SMB -filesystems from PCs on your linux box. This is included as standard with -Linux 2.0 and later. +- smbfs, a Linux-only filesystem allowing you to mount remote SMB + filesystems from PCs on your Linux box. This is included as standard with + Linux 2.0 and later. + +- cifsvfs, a more advanced Linux-only filesystem allowing you to mount + remote SMB filesystems from PCs on your Linux box. This is included + as standard with Linux 2.5 and later. -- tcpdump-smb, a extension to tcpdump to allow you to investigate SMB -networking problems over netbeui and tcp/ip CONTRIBUTIONS ============= If you want to contribute to the development of the software then -please join the mailing list. I accept patches (preferably in -"diff -u" format, see docs/BUGS.txt for more details) and am always glad to -receive feedback or suggestions. +please join the mailing list. The Samba team accepts patches +(preferably in "diff -u" format, see http://samba.org/samba/devel/ +for more details) and are always glad to receive feedback or +suggestions to the address samba@lists.samba.org. More information +on the various Samba mailing lists can be found at http://lists.samba.org/. -You could also send hardware/software/money/jewelry or pizza -vouchers directly to me. The pizza vouchers would be especially -welcome :-) +You can also get the Samba sourcecode straight from the git repository - see +http://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Using_Git_for_Samba_Development. -If you like a particular feature then look through the change-log and -see who added it, then send them an email. +You could also send hardware/software/money/jewelry or pre-paid pizza +vouchers directly to Andrew. The pizza vouchers would be especially +welcome, in fact there is a special field in the survey for people who +have paid up their pizza :-) + +If you like a particular feature then look through the git change-log +(on the web at http://gitweb.samba.org/?p=samba.git;a=summary) and see +who added it, then send them an email. Remember that free software of this kind lives or dies by the response -we get. If noone tells us they like it then we'll probably move onto +we get. If no one tells us they like it then we'll probably move onto something else. However, as you can see from the user survey quite a lot of people do seem to like it at the moment :-) -Andrew Tridgell -Email: samba-bugs@samba.anu.edu.au - -3 Ballow Crescent -Macgregor, A.C.T. -2615 Australia - MORE INFO ========= @@ -71,38 +127,89 @@ DOCUMENTATION ------------- There is quite a bit of documentation included with the package, -including man pages, and lots of .txt files with hints and useful -info. +including man pages, and lots of .html files with hints and useful +info. This is also available from the web page. There is a growing +collection of information under docs/. -FTP SITE --------- +A list of Samba documentation in languages other than English is +available on the web page. + +If you would like to help with the documentation, please coodinate +on the samba@samba.org mailing list. See the next section for details +on subscribing to samba mailing lists. -The main anonymous ftp distribution site for this software is -samba.anu.edu.au in the directory pub/samba/. MAILING LIST ------------ -There is a mailing list for discussion of Samba. To subscribe send -mail to listproc@samba.anu.edu.au with a body of "subscribe samba Your Name" +Please do NOT send subscription/unsubscription requests to the lists! + +There is a mailing list for discussion of Samba. For details go to + or send mail to + +There is also an announcement mailing list where new versions are +announced. To subscribe go to or send mail +to . All announcements also +go to the samba list, so you only need to be on one. + +For details of other Samba mailing lists and for access to archives, see + + + +MAILING LIST ETIQUETTE +---------------------- + +A few tips when submitting to this or any mailing list. -To send mail to everyone on the list mail to samba@listproc.anu.edu.au +1. Make your subject short and descriptive. Avoid the words "help" or + "Samba" in the subject. The readers of this list already know that + a) you need help, and b) you are writing about samba (of course, + you may need to distinguish between Samba PDC and other file + sharing software). Avoid phrases such as "what is" and "how do + i". Some good subject lines might look like "Slow response with + Excel files" or "Migrating from Samba PDC to NT PDC". -There is also an announcement mailing list where I announce new -versions. To subscribe send mail to listproc@samba.anu.edu.au with a body -of "subscribe samba-announce Your Name". All announcements also go to -the samba list. +2. If you include the original message in your reply, trim it so that + only the relevant lines, enough to establish context, are + included. Chances are (since this is a mailing list) we've already + read the original message. + +3. Trim irrelevant headers from the original message in your + reply. All we need to see is a) From, b) Date, and c) Subject. We + don't even really need the Subject, if you haven't changed + it. Better yet is to just preface the original message with "On + [date] [someone] wrote:". + +4. Please don't reply to or argue about spam, spam filters or viruses + on any Samba lists. We do have a spam filtering system that is + working quite well thank you very much but occasionally unwanted + messages slip through. Deal with it. + +5. Never say "Me too." It doesn't help anyone solve the + problem. Instead, if you ARE having the same problem, give more + information. Have you seen something that the other writer hasn't + mentioned, which may be helpful? + +6. If you ask about a problem, then come up with the solution on your + own or through another source, by all means post it. Someone else + may have the same problem and is waiting for an answer, but never + hears of it. + +7. Give as much *relevant* information as possible such as Samba + release number, OS, kernel version, etc... + +8. RTFM. Google. groups.google.com. NEWS GROUP ---------- -You might also like to look at the usenet news group -comp.protocols.smb as it often contains lots of useful info and is -frequented by lots of Samba users. The newsgroup was initially setup -by people on the Samba mailing list. It is not, however, exclusive to -Samba, it is a forum for discussing the SMB protocol (which Samba -implements). +You might also like to look at the usenet news group comp.protocols.smb +as it often contains lots of useful info and is frequented by lots of +Samba users. The newsgroup was initially setup by people on the Samba +mailing list. It is not, however, exclusive to Samba, it is a forum for +discussing the SMB protocol (which Samba implements). The samba list +is gatewayed to this newsgroup. WEB SITE @@ -110,14 +217,9 @@ WEB SITE A Samba WWW site has been setup with lots of useful info. Connect to: -http://samba.canberra.edu.au/pub/samba/ +http://samba.org/samba/ As well as general information and documentation, this also has searchable archives of the mailing list and a user survey that shows who else is using this package. Have you registered with the survey yet? :-) -It is maintained by Paul Blackman (thanks Paul!). You can contact him -at ictinus@lake.canberra.edu.au. - - -