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What is SMB configuration?
The smb. conf file is a configuration file for the Samba suite. smb. conf contains runtime configuration information for the Samba programs. The complete description of the file format and possible parameters held within are here for reference purposes.
What is create mask in Samba?
Create mask : The default value of this parameter removes the group and other write and execute bits from the UNIX modes. Default: create mask = 0744. Here is the link : http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/manpages-3/smb.conf.5.html.
What is Samba SWAT?
SWAT is a tool that allows Web-based configuration of Samba. It has a wizard that may help to get Samba configured quickly, it has context-sensitive help on each smb. conf parameter, it provides for monitoring of current state of connection information, and it allows networkwide MS Windows network password management.
Is Samba faster than FTP?
FTP is extremely fast and efficient compared to SMB when transferring large files. It can be difficult when it comes to small files, but overall, the speed of the FTP file transferring protocol is better.
Is Samba faster than SFTP?
Depends on the machines. Machines with really fast CPU may do SCP or SFTP faster. Otherwise, Samba will probably be faster because it doesn’t have to encrypt.
What is a samba [data] share?
The [data] share is typical for a Samba disk share. The share maps to the directory /export/samba/data on the Samba server. We’ve also provided a comment that describes the share as a Data Drive, as well as a volume name for the share itself.
How to configure the Samba server?
Let’s define how the Samba server will behave by modifying its configuration file, located at /etc/samba/smb.conf. This file has two parts: a [global] section and a [shares] section. The [global] section configures the behavior of the Samba server, and the [shares] sections configure the file shares.
What is the default file format for Samba?
The Samba Configuration File The Samba configuration file, called smb.conf by default, uses the same format as Windows.ini files. If you have ever worked with a.ini file, you will find smb.conf easy to create and modify. Even if you haven’t, you will find the format to be simple and easy to learn.
What is make_unicodemap in samba?
The make_unicodemap command compiles binary Unicode maps from text files, so Samba can display non-ASCII characters in file and directory names via the Unicode international alphabets. Examples of input mapping files can be found in the directory source/codepages in the Samba source distribution.