Samba is a suite of programs which use NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) to enable the sharing of files, printers and other information. This package provides a Server Message Block or SMB server (also known as a Common Internet File System or CIFS server) which can provide network services to SMB/CIFS clients.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 provides the following significant enhancements to Samba:
Internet Protocol version 6 support (IPv6)
Support for Windows 2008 (R2) trust relationships.
Support for Windows 7 domain members.
Support for Active Directory LDAP signing/sealing policy.
Improvements for libsmbclient
Better support for Windows management tools (mmc and User Manager)
Automatic machine password changes as domain member
New registry based configuration layer
Encrypted SMB transport between Samba client and server
Full support for Windows cross-forest, transitive trusts and one-way domain trusts
New NetApi remote management and winbind client C libraries
A new graphical user interface for joining Windows Domains
Refer to the
Deployment Guide for further information on Samba configuration on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
