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Server Message Block is a network file sharing protocol created by Microsoft. This is the protocol used for file and printer sharing on Windows networks.

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Can "wannacrypt" (wcrypt) spread via Linux server serving over SMB?

Is it possible, or will this only spread via a Windows machine serving over SMB? If Linux serving over SMB can spread wannacrypt, what's the approach to take?
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Difference between durable file handles, resilient file handles and persistent file handles

In CIFS/SMB protocol, I see that there are 3 types of file handles: durable, resilient and persistent. What is the difference between them?
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It is possible to put FreeNAS as Auth Server (SMB or LDAP), File server and Ubuntu as "Client" (Kerberos auth-pam)?

I want to configure my FreeNAS server as authentication server (user FreeNAS local user's to auth into ubuntu clients) and NAS server, of course. I have Ubuntu as clients and they are booting over DHCP/PXE, so i can configure them all quickly. I…
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How to fix OSX client to Windows share hangs?

I have 2 x MacBook Pro's (OSX 10.6.7) that access files stored on a 64-bit and a 32-bit Windows 7 PC. The MBP clients can connect to the Windows shares and transfer files with no problem. However, after a day or so, the shares become unresponsive.…
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Automatically mounting a network share as Shared Resource

we're running an ActiveDirectory environment (Windows 2008 Server, XP Clients) and want to have some shares listed as Shared Resources under the Network Neighbourhood. I do not want to map it to a drive letter. This is easy in the UI but I can't…
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Expose Fileserver (SMB) over WEB / HTTP(S) Interface

I have a Windows Fileserver (SMB), for internal storage. I'm looking for a way to add a Web-interface to expose the fileserver over HTTPS. The requirements are: Accessible over HTTPS in a standard browser as a Web application. The Web application…
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Disable SMB sharing for specific NIC on server 2012

I have 2 servers running windows 2012 R2, one of them is SMB server and the other is iSCSI server, and the clients are using Win7 x64. Now I want to separate networks between iSCSI and SMB using 2 NICs on client and server. In order to do this, I…
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SMB Client Error

Using HyperV Server 2016 with a Scale Out File Server (storing the VHDX files on the file server) makes the following error appearing in the hypervisor's Event Log (SMB Client - Connectivity): Failed to establish a network connection. Error:…
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Tell me the pros and cons of using WebDAV over SSL for file server access instead of SMB

In the organisation I'm in we have a mixture of OS X and windows XP. For years the Macs have also connected via SMB to the fileserver, however it's always been a bit flaky. On OS X it's prone to dropouts, and since we've upgraded our main server…
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How do you check what version of Server Message Block client a workstation is using on Windows?

Sometimes over slow connections we switch to an older version of the protocol. I'd like to be able to check and see which version is being used, I only know how to set the version ala: sc.exe config lanmanworkstation depend= bowser/mrxsmb10/nsi…
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Recycle Bin for Network Share

We will be implementing a remote desktop server farm, where users' profiles will be hosted on a file server. I believe that doing this will allow users to delete files from their desktop/documents folder etc, and still provide a way to restore from…
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How to troubleshoot Linux in-kernel dns_resolver

Linux provides a facility that lets kernel and its modules to resolve DNS names by relying on user-space tools. This, for example, is used by CIFS to support referrals in the DFS. The problem I'm seeing is that I can't get the kernel to resolve a…
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Accessing CIFS shares from an OS X machine incredibly slow

This is a longshot, because this issue seems over-reported and unanswered on the internet (see references below), but it is about time this issue is permanently solved. The facts: Server: Windows Server 2008, acting as a file server Client: OS X…
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Native SMB/CIFS through ZFS or Samba Instead

I was totally unaware of native SMB/CIFS on ZFS. This wiki doc does not mention performance differences. What kind of performance differences exist between the two?
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Differences between Active Directory Server and PDC

The Samba documentation states quite clearly that is only capable of functioning as an NT4 style Primary Domain Controller and can not function as an Active Directory server. I manage a group of mixed systems (windows xp workstations and linux…
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