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Chapter 9 Working with File Services 151
Managing the SMB/CIFS Service
Mac OS X Server offers integration of Samba 3, a popular open-source project that
delivers high-performance SMB/CIFS file and print services and Microsoft Windows NT
domain services for Microsoft Windows clients. Support for native service discovery
protocols means that Mac OS X Server computers appear in the My Network Places
window (Windows XP and 2000) or the Network Neighborhood window (Windows 95,
98, or ME) just like a Windows server. This enables Windows clients to browse folders
and share files without having to install additional software.
Starting and Stopping SMB/CIFS Service
To start SMB/CIFS service:
$ sudo serveradmin start smb
To stop SMB/CIFS service:
$ sudo serveradmin stop smb
Checking SMB/CIFS Service Status
To see if SMB/CIFS service is running:
$ sudo serveradmin status smb
To see complete SMB/CIFS status:
$ sudo serveradmin fullstatus smb
Viewing SMB/CIFS Service Settings
To list all SMB/CIFS service settings:
$ sudo serveradmin settings smb
To list a particular setting:
$ sudo serveradmin settings smb:
setting
To list a group of settings:
You can list a group of settings that have part of their names in common by typing
only as much of the name as you want, stopping at a colon (:), and typing an asterisk
(*) as a wildcard for the remaining parts of the name. For example:
$ sudo serveradmin settings smb:adminCommands:*
Parameter Description
setting An SMB/CIFS service setting. To see a list of available settings, enter
$ sudo serveradmin settings smb
or see “List of SMB/CIFS Service Settings” on page 152.