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Samba is a free software implementation of Microsoft's networking system. As of version 3, samba not only provides file and print services for various Microsoft Windows clients but can also provide domain services, either as a Primary Domain Controller (PDC) or as a Backup Domain Controller. It can also be part of an Active Directory domain.
Samba runs on most UNIX and Unix-like systems, such as GNU/Linux, the Solaris operating environment, and the BSD variants, including Apples OS X Server.
The name samba comes from inserting two vowels into the name of the standard protocol that Microsoft Windows network file system use, called server message block (SMB).
