Last month, I began a multipart series of articles on how to build a secure file server based on Samba for local (non-Internet-facing) use. I gave an overview of file server security goals, described ...

I see my buddy in technology writing, Preston Gralla, is having trouble getting his new Wubi-based Ubuntu 8.04 system to work with his Windows file systems and vice-versa. While some Linuxes, like ...

I haven't yet figured out how to access our new Win11 machine from Linux or Mac, using Samba (v4.13.0 at the moment). I had it working just fine on the preceding Win10 computer which, to the best of ...

Getting a little tired of one Windows SMB (Server Message Block) security problem after another? Want a reliable and fast file and print server without the Windows server headaches? Then, may I ...

The open-source development team releases an update to its Samba software for connecting Windows desktop PCs with Linux or Unix servers. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

Guys I just put up my first Linux file server I am using Cento 6.4 and I have integrated the server into active directory. However, I would like to talk about Samba permissions and Linux permissions.

A dangerous vulnerability in a pervasive tool for running Linux systems in a Windows environment leaves the door open for an attacker to access these systems without requiring any authentication. The ...

Many small businesses think the servers they use all run Windows operating systems, but many file server appliances are Linux-based systems using Samba for interoperability with their Windows or Mac ...

It recently occurred to me that in the eight years or so I've been writing this column, I've never covered file servers. I've covered secure file transfer, for example, via scp, rsync and vsftpd, ...