Chapter 6. Printing and File Services

This chapter will cover the file and printing services for the Samba 4 Server; we will discuss some differences between the file and printing capabilities of Samba Server Versions 3 and 4.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • SMB/CIFS (Common Internet File System) protocol versions and Samba 4
  • Samba 4 file and print server daemons
  • Microsoft Windows print driver Versions 3 and 4
  • Configuring a printer on the Samba 4 Server host using CUPS
  • Sharing the printer on a Microsoft AD network using Samba
  • Microsoft Windows Point and Print Samba Server configuration
  • File sharing with Samba 4

Introducing SMB/CIFS protocol versions and Samba 4

Starting from the first release of the Samba Server Version 4 (4.0.0), the ...

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