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Title: The Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide by John H. Terpstra, Jelmer R. Vernooij ISBN: 0-13-145355-6 Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Pub. Date: 22 October, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.62 (13 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The straight dope on Samba 3, authorative and indispensible
Comment: The Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide is an ambitious work that is going to have a lot of admins slapping their foreheads and saying "Aha! So that's how it's done."
Having used Samba for quite a while, but never having felt confident enough to try anything overly exotic in the office, this book helped (and inspired) me to dust off my minimal configurations and go for more complete integration with the existing Windows infrastructure. The authors are knowledgable and speak from production experience, punctuating the technical content with helpful comments and best practices for folks who depend on Samba to get their job done. The tone of the book is also realistic about explaining what's in Samba, what might be in Samba, and what's not very likely to ever be in Samba. (I think it's great that members of the Samba team can be frank, and aren't taking advantage of an opportunity to toot their own horns, promise the moon and a bunch of vaporware.)
Even if you consider yourself fairly advanced with Samba configuration, this book - the distilled knowledge and experience of great number of HOWTOs and configuration examples - is likely to be useful for you. It's probably not for rank beginners, but that's part of being a good reference work for production admins.
My only complaint with the book has to do with a few typos and editing problems. (LaTex can be unforgiving, eh?) Also, I found Part II, the quick start/cookbook section, to be a little repetitive, and felt that it could have used a little more editorial oversight. (Hint: Don't read it straight through - you don't need to anyway.) But Part III, which is the meat of the book, is much better done, and I'd say damn near indispensible if you're serious about bridging the gulf between Un*x and Windows technologies in your workplace.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Must For Samba Solutions Deployment
Comment: When it comes to designing and deploying Samba solutions, I cannot think of a better reference. The same collaboration and effort that goes into the Samba project also comes together to deliver this comprehensive reference to Samba. If you are serious about learning and understanding Samba and Windows networking, this is a must read! I found a wealth of in-depth information within this reference guide that was critical to the design, development, deployment and administration of my own Samba solutions.
Rating: 3
Summary: In-Depth and Effective Samba 3 Learning Text
Comment: With the release of Samba 3, the integration of Windows and Linux has taken a huge step forward. Many of the features that were lacking in version 2.2 have been picked up or expanded in the latest release. The Official Samba-3 takes a very involved, in-depth look at many of the new features in the latest Samba code. Those users who are not adept at Samba already may have a hard time diving into the lengthy descriptions and detailed examples. This book is definitely not for the faint of heart.
For any Windows administrator who would like to set up PDC/BDC environments, LDAP authentication, Active Directory and other advanced Windows servers on Linux, the book gives valuable accounts and information on how to achieve these goals. For the average user who just wants to get his Linux machine to see his Windows shares, the 600+ pages of this tome are going to be very daunting.
While the book touts itself as being for every user, from laymen to experts, I found that's not entirely true. While all of the information everyone needs to complete almost any conceivable task in Samba is represented in the book, finding that information without reading the whole volume may prove difficult.
Overall, the book is a worthwhile read for anyone who is serious about contemplating and using Samba in their network. For the new Linux user, I might suggest finding a smaller, more basic tutorial and saving $30 in the process.
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Title: LDAP System Administration by Gerald Carter ISBN: 1565924916 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: 20 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Using Samba, Second Edition by Jay T's, Robert Eckstein, David Collier-Brown ISBN: 0596002564 Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Managing Linux Systems with Webmin: System Administration and Module Development by Jamie Cameron ISBN: 0131408828 Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR Pub. Date: 14 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
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Title: Automating Unix and Linux Administration (The Expert's Voice) by Kirk Bauer ISBN: 1590592123 Publisher: APress Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.99 |
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Title: Snort 2.0 Intrusion Detection by Brian Caswell, Jay Beale, James C. Foster, Jeremy Faircloth ISBN: 1931836744 Publisher: Syngress Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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