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expected by modern Windows clients and the POSIX file system on which it runs, expected by modern Windows clients and the POSIX file system on which it runs,
including locking, Access Control Lists and case insensitivity. including locking, Access Control Lists and case insensitivity.
Core to the file server operations are the CIFS (Common Internet File System) SMB (Server Message Block) protocols. Core to the file server operations is the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol, which in the past has been known as CIFS (Common Internet File System).
As well as being a file server, Samba can also function as: As well as being a file server, Samba can also function as:
* _[Clustered file server (CTDB)](https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/CTDB_and_Clustered_Samba)_. * _[Clustered file server (CTDB)](https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/CTDB_and_Clustered_Samba)_.
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