4 Samba is the standard Windows interoperability suite of
5 programs for Linux and Unix.
6 Samba is Free Software licensed under the GNU General Public License and
7 the Samba project is a member of the Software Freedom Conservancy.
8 Since 1992, Samba has provided secure, stable and fast file and print services
9 for all clients using the SMB/CIFS protocol, such as all versions of DOS
10 and Windows, OS/2, Linux and many others.
11 Samba is an important component to seamlessly integrate Linux/Unix Servers and
12 Desktops into Active Directory environments. It can function both as a
13 domain controller or as a regular domain member.
16 NOTE: Installation instructions may be found
17 for the file/print server and domain member in:
18 docs/htmldocs/Samba3-HOWTO/install.html
20 For the AD DC implementation a full HOWTO is provided at:
21 https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Samba4/HOWTO
23 Community guidelines can be read at:
24 https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/How_to_do_Samba:_Nicely
26 This software is freely distributable under the GNU public license, a
27 copy of which you should have received with this software (in a file
35 1. To contribute via GitLab
36 - fork the official Samba team repository on GitLab
37 * see https://gitlab.com/samba-team/samba
38 - become familiar with the coding standards as described in README.Coding
39 - make sure you read the Samba copyright policy
40 * see https://www.samba.org/samba/devel/copyright-policy.html
41 - create a feature branch
43 - when committing, be sure to add signed-off-by tags
44 * see https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/CodeReview#commit_message_tags
45 - send a merge request for your branch through GitLab
46 - this will send an email to everyone registered on GitLab
47 - discussion happens on the samba-technical mailing list as described below
48 - more info on using Git for Samba development can be found on the Samba Wiki
49 * see https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Using_Git_for_Samba_Development
51 2. If you want to contribute to the development of the software then
52 please join the mailing list. The Samba team accepts patches
53 (preferably in "diff -u" format, see https://www.samba.org/samba/devel/
54 for more details) and are always glad to receive feedback or
55 suggestions to the address samba@lists.samba.org. More information
56 on the various Samba mailing lists can be found at https://lists.samba.org/.
58 You can also get the Samba sourcecode straight from the git repository - see
59 https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Using_Git_for_Samba_Development.
61 If you like a particular feature then look through the git change-log
62 (on the web at https://gitweb.samba.org/?p=samba.git;a=summary) and see
63 who added it, then send them an email.
65 Remember that free software of this kind lives or dies by the response
66 we get. If no one tells us they like it then we'll probably move onto
76 There is quite a bit of documentation included with the package,
77 including man pages, and lots of .html files with hints and useful
78 info. This is also available from the webpage. There is a growing
79 collection of information under docs/.
81 A list of Samba documentation in languages other than English is
82 available on the webpage.
84 If you would like to help with the documentation, please coordinate
85 on the samba@lists.samba.org mailing list. See the next section for details
86 on subscribing to samba mailing lists.
92 Please do NOT send subscription/unsubscription requests to the lists!
94 There is a mailing list for discussion of Samba. For details go to
95 <https://lists.samba.org/> or send mail to <samba-subscribe@lists.samba.org>
97 There is also an announcement mailing list where new versions are
98 announced. To subscribe go to <https://lists.samba.org/> or send mail
99 to <samba-announce-subscribe@lists.samba.org>. All announcements also
100 go to the samba list, so you only need to be on one.
102 For details of other Samba mailing lists and for access to archives, see
103 <https://lists.samba.org/>
106 MAILING LIST ETIQUETTE
107 ----------------------
109 A few tips when submitting to this or any mailing list.
111 1. Make your subject short and descriptive. Avoid the words "help" or
112 "Samba" in the subject. The readers of this list already know that
113 a) you need help, and b) you are writing about samba (of course,
114 you may need to distinguish between Samba PDC and other file
115 sharing software). Avoid phrases such as "what is" and "how do
116 i". Some good subject lines might look like "Slow response with
117 Excel files" or "Migrating from Samba PDC to NT PDC".
119 2. If you include the original message in your reply, trim it so that
120 only the relevant lines, enough to establish context, are
121 included. Chances are (since this is a mailing list) we've already
122 read the original message.
124 3. Trim irrelevant headers from the original message in your
125 reply. All we need to see is a) From, b) Date, and c) Subject. We
126 don't even really need the Subject, if you haven't changed
127 it. Better yet is to just preface the original message with "On
128 [date] [someone] wrote:".
130 4. Please don't reply to or argue about spam, spam filters or viruses
131 on any Samba lists. We do have a spam filtering system that is
132 working quite well thank you very much but occasionally unwanted
133 messages slip through. Deal with it.
135 5. Never say "Me too." It doesn't help anyone solve the
136 problem. Instead, if you ARE having the same problem, give more
137 information. Have you seen something that the other writer hasn't
138 mentioned, which may be helpful?
140 6. If you ask about a problem, then come up with the solution on your
141 own or through another source, by all means post it. Someone else
142 may have the same problem and is waiting for an answer, but never
145 7. Give as much *relevant* information as possible such as Samba
146 release number, OS, kernel version, etc...
154 A Samba website has been setup with lots of useful info. Connect to:
156 https://www.samba.org/
158 As well as general information and documentation, this also has searchable
159 archives of the mailing list and links to other useful resources such as