solaris-samba-server-configuration

### samba server configuration###
/etc/sfw/smb.conf-example - modify&save as /etc/sfw/smb.conf

smb.conf - is the main configuration file for samba server& many of the samba clients search for key directiives from the file

Features
1 .file and printing sharing
2 .implemented as 2 daemons(smbd&nmbd)
   smbd -file & printing sharing -connections based on SMB/CIFS protocols
   SMB -TCP 139
   CIFS -TCP 445
   nmbd -handles NETBIOS names using primarily UDP connectivity
   browse list  ( master browser or derive current list from master browser)
   names of servers -derived using broadcast or WINS
   UDP 137 & 138
3. legacy service -does not currently benefit from SMF
4. service is located in: /etc/init.d&reference via run-levels
5. configuration changes to /etc/sfw/smb.conf are read automatically

### Samba security modes###
default = security =user -relies upon local unix accounts database&samba database to grant or deny access to shared resources
1. /etc/passwd
2. /etc/sfw/smbpasswd -handles translation of windows auth to unix auth
3. /etc/sfw/smbusers -provides translation between unix & windows users
 i.e translation for windows 'guest' user to unix ' 'nobody' user