20.1.1. Samba Features
Samba is a powerful and versatile server application. Even seasoned system administrators must know its abilities and limitations before attempting installation and configuration.
What Samba can do:
Serve directory trees and printers to Linux, UNIX, and Windows clients
Assist in network browsing (with or without NetBIOS)
Authenticate Windows domain logins
Provide Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) name server resolution
Act as a Windows NT®-style Primary Domain Controller (PDC)
Act as a Backup Domain Controller (BDC) for a Samba-based PDC
Act as an Active Directory domain member server
Join a Windows NT/2000/2003 PDC
What Samba cannot do:
Act as a BDC for a Windows PDC (and vice versa)
Act as an Active Directory domain controller