Specifications

156 Chapter 9 Working with File Services
Managing SMB Service
Mac OS X Server includes Samba 3, a popular open-source project that delivers high-
performance SMB file and print services and Microsoft Windows NT domain services for
Microsoft Windows clients.
Support for native service discovery protocols means that Mac OS X Server computers
appear in the My Network Places window (Windows XP and 2000) or the Network
Neighborhood window (Windows 95, 98, or ME) like a Windows server. This enables
Windows clients to browse folders and share files without installing additional
software.
Starting and Stopping SMB Service
To start the service:
$ sudo serveradmin start smb
To stop the service:
$ sudo serveradmin stop smb
Viewing SMB Service Status
To see if the service is running:
$ sudo serveradmin status smb
To see the complete status:
$ sudo serveradmin fullstatus smb
Viewing SMB Service Settings
To view a setting:
$ sudo serveradmin settings smb: setting
To view a group of settings:
You can view a group of settings that have part of their names in common by entering
as much of the name as you want, stopping at a colon (:), and entering an asterisk (*)
as a wildcard for the remaining parts of the name. For example:
$ sudo serveradmin settings smb:adminCommands:*
To view all service settings:
$ sudo serveradmin settings smb
Parameter Description
setting An SMB service setting. To view a list of available settings, enter
$ sudo serveradmin settings smb
or see “Available SMB Service Settings” on page 157.