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28 NAME="SAMBA-FAQ">Samba FAQ</H1
32 NAME="AEN4">Samba Team</H3
36 NAME="AEN7">Dedication</H1
38 >This is the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document for
39 Samba, the free and very popular SMB server product. An SMB server
40 allows file and printer connections from clients such as Windows,
41 OS/2, Linux and others. Current to version 3.0. Please send any
42 corrections to the samba documentation mailinglist at
44 HREF="mailto:samba-doc@samba.org"
46 >samba-doc@samba.org</A
48 This FAQ was based on the old Samba FAQ by Dan Shearer and Paul Blackman,
49 and the old samba text documents which were mostly written by John Terpstra.</P
60 >General Information</A
66 HREF="general.html#AEN12"
67 >Where can I get it?</A
71 HREF="general.html#AEN16"
72 >What do the version numbers mean?</A
76 HREF="general.html#AEN28"
77 >What platforms are supported?</A
81 HREF="general.html#AEN71"
82 >How do I subscribe to the Samba Mailing Lists?</A
86 HREF="general.html#AEN75"
87 >Pizza supply details</A
94 >Compiling and installing Samba on a Unix host</A
100 HREF="install.html#AEN84"
101 >I can't see the Samba server in any browse lists!</A
105 HREF="install.html#AEN89"
106 >Some files that I KNOW are on the server doesn't show up when I view the files from my client!</A
110 HREF="install.html#AEN92"
111 >Some files on the server show up with really wierd filenames when I view the files from my client!</A
115 HREF="install.html#AEN96"
116 >My client reports "cannot locate specified computer" or similar</A
120 HREF="install.html#AEN103"
121 >My client reports "cannot locate specified share name" or similar</A
125 HREF="install.html#AEN112"
126 >Printing doesn't work</A
130 HREF="install.html#AEN120"
131 >My client reports "This server is not configured to list shared resources"</A
135 HREF="install.html#AEN124"
136 >Log message "you appear to have a trapdoor uid system"</A
140 HREF="install.html#AEN132"
141 >Why are my file's timestamps off by an hour, or by a few hours?</A
145 HREF="install.html#AEN155"
146 >How do I set the printer driver name correctly?</A
153 >Configuration problems</A
159 HREF="config.html#AEN169"
160 >I have set 'force user' and samba still makes 'root' the owner of all the files I touch!</A
166 HREF="clientapp.html"
167 >Specific client application problems</A
173 HREF="clientapp.html#AEN174"
174 >MS Office Setup reports "Cannot change properties of '\MSOFFICE\SETUP.INI'"</A
178 HREF="clientapp.html#AEN179"
179 >How to use a Samba share as an administrative share for MS Office, etc.</A
183 HREF="clientapp.html#AEN194"
184 >Microsoft Access database opening errors</A
197 HREF="errors.html#AEN205"
198 >Not listening for calling name</A
202 HREF="errors.html#AEN212"
203 >System Error 1240</A
207 HREF="errors.html#AEN219"
208 >smbclient ignores -N !</A
212 HREF="errors.html#AEN228"
213 >The data on the CD-Drive I've shared seems to be corrupted!</A
217 HREF="errors.html#AEN232"
218 >Why can users access home directories of other users?</A
222 HREF="errors.html#AEN245"
223 >Until a few minutes after samba has started, clients get the error "Domain Controller Unavailable"</A
227 HREF="errors.html#AEN248"
228 >I'm getting "open_oplock_ipc: Failed to get local UDP socket for address 100007f. Error was Cannot assign requested" in the logs</A
241 HREF="features.html#AEN253"
242 >How can I prevent my samba server from being used to distribute the Nimda worm?</A
246 HREF="features.html#AEN267"
247 >How can I use samba as a fax server?</A
253 HREF="features.html#AEN278"
254 >Tools for printing faxes</A
258 HREF="features.html#AEN288"
259 >Making the fax-server</A
263 HREF="features.html#AEN304"
264 >Installing the client drivers</A
268 HREF="features.html#AEN318"
275 HREF="features.html#AEN322"
276 >Samba doesn't work well together with DHCP!</A
280 HREF="features.html#AEN335"
281 >How can I assign NetBIOS names to clients with DHCP?</A
285 HREF="features.html#AEN342"
286 >How do I convert between unix and dos text formats?</A
290 HREF="features.html#AEN347"
291 >Does samba have wins replication support?</A
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