Friday, January 27, 2006

Samba beta targets Active Directory

A next-generation test version of the open-source Samba file-sharing software has been made available, with features <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6031098.html?tag=zdnn.alert">emulating Microsoft's Active Directory</A> ID management software. The popular Samba suite is an implementation of Microsoft's SMB (Server Message Block)/CIFS (Common Internet File System) protocol that allows other operating systems to emulate or interoperate with Windows for the purposes of sharing files or printing. The new version of the software was released Wednesday in conjunction with a speech on the subject by Australia-based Samba creator Andrew Tridgell at the Linux.conf.au conference in New Zealand.

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