"Using Samba" Book Released; Officially Adopted by Samba Team.

SEBASTOPOL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 1999--

O'Reilly & Associates has announced the release of "Using Samba", which has been officially adopted by the Samba team under an open content license. This new book is a comprehensive guide to Samba administration, including such recent additions as integration with Windows NT domains and the SWAT graphic configuration tool.

"The O'Reilly Samba book is a great step forward for the Samba project and open source documentation. The Samba Team are delighted that a high quality book has been made available as part of the Samba documentation, making good docs on Samba available to a wide audience. We look forward to working with O'Reilly to further develop the book as Samba develops," says Andrew Tridgell, of the Samba team.

"Samba is a cross-platform triumph," says Andy Oram, Editor, O'Reilly & Associates. "It turns a Unix or Linux system into a file and print server for Microsoft Windows network clients. Now you can let users store their files (and even important executables) in a single place for easy sharing and backup, protected by Unix or NT security mechanisms, and still offer such transparent access that PC users don't even realize they're going to another system. The magic behind Samba is that it recognizes and speaks the SMB protocol developed by Microsoft for file and printer sharing on its own systems."

Basic Samba configuration is simple, but you'll want to make sure your security settings are just right and find out about the full range of options (how do you like your filenames mangled?). Trouble-shooting, security, connectivity, performance, and logging are thoroughly covered with examples in "Using Samba".

Samba is so robust, flexible, and secure that many people are choosing it over Windows NT for their file and print services. Furthermore, Samba is proving to be a necessity for the many organizations that have an existing Unix or Linux system and want to tie in PCs running Microsoft software. Samba is also Open Source software, licensed under the GNU General Public License.

The authors, Robert Eckstein, David Collier-Brown, and Peter Kelly, present the most common configurations and problems in an easy-to-follow manner, along with instructions for getting the most out of Samba. Whether you're playing on one note or a full three-octave range, this book will give you an efficient and secure server. The included CD-ROM holds sources and ready-to-install binaries, plus other useful information.

Chapter 5, Browsing and Advanced Disk Shares, is available free on the web at: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/samba/chapter/ch05.html

For more information about the book, including Table of Contents, index, author bios, and sample chapter, see: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/samba/index.html

For a cover graphic in jpeg format, go to: ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/graphics/book_covers/hi-res/1565924495.jpg

Using Samba Robert Eckstein, David Collier-Brown & Peter Kelly 1st Edition November 1999 (US), 1-56592-449-5, 416 pages, $34.95 (US$) [e-mail] 1-800-998-9938 http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/samba/index.html

For more information, a review copy, cover art, or interview with the authors, contact: Lisa Mann [phone] ext 230 or [e-mail]