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domain. Chapter 5, “Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 Domains”, describes how an HP CIFS
Server joins a Windows 2003 or a Windows 2008 domain as an ADS domain member server.
HP CIFS Server manages a given configuration using a configuration file, /etc/opt/samba/
smb.conf (by default) which contains configuration parameters set appropriately for the specific
installation. HP CIFS Server must also maintain internal data (including Trivial Data Base (TDB))
files and log files in the /var/opt/samba directory (by default). See Table 1-2, Table 4 (page
17), for the full HP CIFS Server product layout.
HP CIFS Server documentation: Printed and Online
The set of documentation that comprises the information you will need to explore the full features
and capabilities of the HP CIFS product consists of non-HP books available at most technical
bookstores, and this printed and online manual HP CIFS Server Administrator's Guide available
on the following web site:
http://www.docs.hp.com
A list of current recommended non-HP Samba documentation is:
• The Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide by John H. Terpstra and Jelmer R.
Vernooij, Editors, ISBN: 0-13-145355-6.
• Samba-3 By Example Practical exercises to Successful Deployment by John H. Terpstra, ISBN:
0-13-147221-6.
• Using Samba, 2nd Edition Robert Eckstein, David Collier-Brown, Peter Kelly and Jay Ts.
(O'Reilly, 2000), ISBN: 0-596-00256-4..
• Samba, Integrating UNIX and Windows by John D Blair (Specialized Systems Consultants,
Inc., 1998), ISBN: 1-57831-006-7.
• Samba Web site: http://www.samba.org/samba/docs.
When using the HP CIFS product, HP recommends that you refer to The Samba HOWTO Collection
and Samba-3 by Example, shipped with the product in the /opt/samba/docs directory. The
book, Using Samba, 2nd Edition, can also be found in /opt/samba/swat/using_samba. All
three books are also available through Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT).
IMPORTANT: The book Using Samba, 2nd Edition describes a previous version of Samba
(V.2.0.4). However, much of the information in Using Samba, 2nd Edition is applicable to this
version of the CIFS Server. Readers should always use the HP-provided Samba man pages or the
SWAT help facility for the most definitive information on the HP CIFS server.
NOTE: Please note that non-HP Samba documentation sometimes includes descriptions of features
and functionality planned for future releases of Samba, or that are only offered on certain operating
system platforms. The authors of these books do not always provide information indicating which
features are in existing releases and which features will be available in future Samba releases, or
are specific to a particular operating system.
HP CIFS documentation roadmap
Use the following road map to locate the Samba and HP CIFS documentation that provides details
of the features and operations of the HP CIFS Server.
Table 3 Documentation roadmap
Document Title: Chapter: SectionHP CIFS Product
HP CIFS Server Administrator's Guide: Chapter 1, "Introduction to the HP
CIFS Server"
Server Description
Samba Meta FAQ No. 2, "General Information about Samba"
Samba FAQ No. 1, "General Information"
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