Chapter 33. Advanced Configuration Techniques

Since the release of the first edition of this book there have been repeated requests to better document configuration techniques that may help a network administrator to get more out of Samba. Some users have asked for documentation regarding the use of the include = file-name parameter.

Commencing around mid-2004 there has been increasing interest in the ability to host multiple Samba servers on one machine. There has also been an interest in the hosting of multiple Samba server personalities on one server.

Feedback from technical reviewers made the inclusion of this chapter a necessity. So, here is an answer the questions that have to date not been adequately addressed. Additional user input is welcome ...

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