Implementing Samba 4

Summary

In this chapter, we learned about the different roles that the Samba 4 Server can play on the network. We also learned how to basically manage the server using a Microsoft Windows Server 2008. We have installed the tools needed to manage it, and all the installation process was explained. The reader was introduced to the Group Policy feature and also learned how to implement the centralized change and configuration management for users and machines using this powerful administrative functionality. The reader also learned how to create a custom management console to have all the management tools that we have used until this point in one place.

We have learned how to get the authentication and authorization working on Samba 4 for GNU/Linux ...