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A File server, which can also provide other network services, such as printing or NetBIOS name resolution.
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A File server, which can also provide other network services, such as printing or NetBIOS name resolution.
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An Active Directory Domain Controller, which provides directory-based network authentication (as well as all the Samba file server functionality).
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An Active Directory Domain Controller, which provides directory-based network authentication (as well as all the Samba file server functionality).
Besides its server functionality, Samba provides tools for
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inux-based clients to access Windows-based file shares or Active Directory services.
Besides its server functionality, Samba provides tools for
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inux-based clients to access Windows-based file shares or Active Directory services.
Samba also provides _Domain Member_ and _NT4-like Domain Controller_ functionality, that allow it to integrate with other network servers.
Samba also provides _Domain Member_ and _NT4-like Domain Controller_ functionality, that allow it to integrate with other network servers.
## File server
## File server
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The domain member can also query domain information on the AD DC.
The domain member can also query domain information on the AD DC.
The domain member functionality uses
[
winbindd
](
https://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git;a=tree;f=source3/winbindd
)
.
The domain member functionality uses
[
winbindd
](
https://git.samba.org/?p=samba.git;a=tree;f=source3/winbindd
)
.
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inux-based workstation can also use the domain member functionality to authenticate itself (i.e. allow desktop login).
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inux-based workstation can also use the domain member functionality to authenticate itself (i.e. allow desktop login).
A domain member holds a Kerberos principal in the domain, and
A domain member holds a Kerberos principal in the domain, and
has a corresponding
*machine account*
in the directory that can be used to make or accept Kerberised network
has a corresponding
*machine account*
in the directory that can be used to make or accept Kerberised network
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## Client utilities
## Client utilities
Samba provides a wide range of client utilities.
Samba provides a wide range of client utilities.
For example, these client tools allow a
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inux-based client to talk to a Windows file server.
For example, these client tools allow a
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inux-based client to talk to a Windows file server.
These utilities are documented in more detail in Appendix I.
These utilities are documented in more detail in Appendix I.
### samba-tool
### samba-tool
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