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File and print server for SMB and CIFS clients.

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Samba overview

Samba is the standard Windows interoperability suite of programs for Linux and Unix.

Samba is Free Software licensed under the GNU General Public License, the Samba project is a member of the Software Freedom Conservancy.

Since 1992, Samba has provided secure, stable and fast file and print services for all clients using the SMB/CIFS protocol, such as all versions of DOS and Windows, OS/2, Linux and many others.

Samba is an important component to seamlessly integrate Linux/Unix Servers and Desktops into Active Directory environments. It can function both as a domain controller or as a regular domain member.

What’s new in version 4.19.5

Updated on Feb 20 2024

  • Windows 2016 fails to restore previous version of a file from a shadow_copy2 snapshot.
  • Symlinks on AIX are broken in 4.19 (and a few version before that).
  • Fake directory create times has no effect.
  • ctime mixed up with mtime by smbd.
  • samba-gpupdate --rsop fails if machine is not in a site.
  • gpupdate: The root cert import when NDES is not available is broken.
  • samba-gpupdate should print a useful message if cepces-submit can't be found.
  • samba-gpupdate logging doesn't work.
  • smbpasswd reset permissions only if not 0600.
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Information

License

Free

Size

41.8 MB

Developer’s website

https://www.samba.org/samba/

Downloads

58122

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • Mac OS X 10.1.5 or later
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Thinking-Differently
Thinking-Differently
Jan 1 2018
4.7.4
0.0
Jan 1 2018
0.0
Version: 4.7.4
So can this be used to upgrade the Apple SMB in 10.6 and before? If so, how? I volunteer for a group that refurbishes donated computers for benevolent causes in the third world and am not quite sure if this can be used to fix it or not. I looked at the developer site, but didn't find the answers. But it may be that I just didn't know where to look.
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Aug 6 2014
4.1.7
0.0
Aug 6 2014
0.0
Version: 4.1.7
New Versions! CRITICAL SECURITY UPDATE: Samba versions 4.1.11 and 4.0.21 patch CVE-2014-3560 which allows hackers to access superuser control of computers, allowing them to do anything they like. It doesn't get any worse. If you use Samba, update ASAP! More at: http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/08/critical-code-execution-bug-in-samba-gives-attackers-superuser-powers/
Phoenixdownunder
Phoenixdownunder
May 1 2014
4.1.7
5.0
May 1 2014
5.0
Version: 4.1.7
I have used SMS/Samba for many years. Apple SMB doesn't seem to correctly support SMB version 1 which is used on some Fuji and Kyocera printers with Copy/Scan to Share options. Tried Apple Server version but could not get it to work with the printers. Installed Samba, disabled Apple Server SMB, configured with just a simple single share, no print options etc. and it has been stable and fully operational. That particular share is currently available to all users in the building. Works well and reliably. I have added a couple of extra lines into the Apple startup sequence at the UNIX level for the share creation which doesn't affect anything else. I can recommend this software as stable and good stuff. Apple is lazy and is dumbing down a lot of networking software such as NFS, SMB and obviously AppleTalk. Sad. NFS won't work with Debian Linux NFS servers (.dot file issues) and so on. Samba solves at least the SMB problems.
antoniong
antoniong
Aug 5 2013
4.0.8
0.0
Aug 5 2013
0.0
Version: 4.0.8
What is the use of this? OSX has the SMB protocol default built in.
SickTeddyBear
SickTeddyBear
Apr 30 2012
3.6.5
0.0
Apr 30 2012
0.0
Version: 3.6.5
If you're using Lion, then try SMBUp: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/41541/smbup
lukewarmmizer
lukewarmmizer
Aug 11 2011
3.6.0
3.0
Aug 11 2011
3.0
Version: 3.6.0
Here is a decent guide to getting samba3 installed on OSX using MacPorts. http://forums.boxee.tv/showthread.php?t=38629
OhEssex
OhEssex
Aug 9 2011
3.6.0
0.0
Aug 9 2011
0.0
Version: 3.6.0
Sigh - I keep eyeing off these new releases and, despite the comment by Yappa a couple years ago, I *still* can't figure out how to install this. The amount of documentation associated with this Samba package is positively daunting and it clearly implies a high degree of unix command line geekery. Take a read of all of the reviews and comments posted here (which go back to 2004) - NOT ONE comment is by anybody who has successfully installed this on a Mac, and that in itself makes a sobering statement. If anybody out there has installed this I would greatly appreciate your feedback and, more importantly, any helpful instructions. Does an installation script exist?
Gn-0000
Gn-0000
Jul 27 2011
3.5.10
0.5
Jul 27 2011
0.5
Version: 3.5.10
The 3.5.10 cannot be complied on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion with the latest Xcode. I think this package should be removed from the Macupdate forever because it is no longer work anyway. Just make user to confuse it is a Mac package but actually it does no longer work.
OhEssex
OhEssex
Oct 30 2009
3.4.3
0.0
Oct 30 2009
0.0
Version: 3.4.3
Unlike the wonderful X11 project, this project does not have any prebuilt OS X installer. I went to the Samba website and there's no way your average (heck, even above average) Mac user will be able to get this up and running. Shame, I need to access stuff at work via Samba all the time and I definitely notice issues that presumably a better version would fix.
OhEssex
OhEssex
Jul 14 2009
3.4
0.0
Jul 14 2009
0.0
Version: 3.4
Can somebody please comment on how well this integrates with OS X (and Leopard in particular). This is software is not provided as a Mac binary but as a wad of source code. I have to use Samba at work, and there are several issues with either the Mac's shipping version of Samba or the way Samba works at my employer's site. I'm guessing the problem is on the Mac's side... On the Samba website, they have binaries for just about all platforms except for the Mac :-(.
Maclemon
Maclemon
Jul 23 2006
3.0.23a
0.0
Jul 23 2006
0.0
Version: 3.0.23a
If only Apple would update their shipped almost two years old version of Samba (3.0.10). Has anyone succeeded in updating Samba on Mac OS X SERVER from source without breaking OpenDirectory integration?
Guest
Guest
Apr 12 2005
3.0.14
0.0
Apr 12 2005
0.0
Version: 3.0.14
A bit off topic, but does anyone know if Tiger (10.4) has version 3.x of Samba installed? If so, is this helping with MS AD integration (meaning can I do without ADmitMac)?
Guest
Guest
Sep 28 2004
3.0.7
0.0
Sep 28 2004
0.0
Version: 3.0.7
I don't know if this is a drop-in replacement. I don't use it. But to answer Chris' questions. Samba 3 offers following key features over v2. - Active Directory: Become part of ADS realm as member server and user via LDAP/Kerberos authentication - Unicode fixes including "on-the-fly" negotiation - Rewrite of authentication code. Better configurability - New command "net" similar to Windows' "net" command - Uses NT-style status32-codes for clearer error messages - Better Win 2xk/XP printer support including ability to provide printer attributes in ADS. - Dynamically loadable RPC-modules for passdb-backends and fonts. - Standard dual-demon-support for Winbind. Better performance, too. - Supports migration of NT 4 domain to Samba-domain while keeping user, group and domain SIDs - Support distributed Winbind architecture with LDAP-directory for mapping of SIDs to UIDs/GIDs. - Full support of client/server-signing for full compatibility with Windows 2003 standard settings.
Guest
Guest
Sep 27 2004
3.0.7
0.0
Sep 27 2004
0.0
Version: 3.0.7
Yes, someone knowledgeable in this area, please respond to Chris' questions.
Guest
Guest
Sep 27 2004
3.0.7
0.0
Sep 27 2004
0.0
Version: 3.0.7
I would as well be quite interested to hear what anyone has to say about what this does as opposed to the built in Samba, ease of use etc.
Guest
Guest
Sep 27 2004
3.0.7
0.0
Sep 27 2004
0.0
Version: 3.0.7
A few questions for anyone who's historically been using these Samba releases over the stock Apple-supplied ones: I've never been particularly happy with OS X's standard Samba performance. Would this package improve OS X's handling of Samba shares? Does this act as a drop-in replacement for the stock Samba package? Or would I be better off investigating performance-related tweaks I can make to my existing smb.conf file? Thanks for any comments.
mdorian3395
mdorian3395
Jun 2 2021
4.14.5
5.0
Jun 2 2021
5.0
Version: 4.14.5
taannabusch
taannabusch
Jun 2 2021
4.14.5
5.0
Jun 2 2021
5.0
Version: 4.14.5
winonafonda
winonafonda
Nov 12 2020
5.0
Nov 12 2020
5.0
Version: null
Phoenixdownunder
Phoenixdownunder
May 1 2014
5.0
May 1 2014
5.0
Version: null
Insecure-Software
Insecure-Software
Feb 24 2014
0.5
Feb 24 2014
0.5
Version: null
Monkeyjunkey
Monkeyjunkey
Jan 12 2014
5.0
Jan 12 2014
5.0
Version: null
Delmarw
Delmarw
Nov 21 2011
3.5
Nov 21 2011
3.5
Version: null
lukewarmmizer
lukewarmmizer
Aug 11 2011
3.0
Aug 11 2011
3.0
Version: null
sjk
sjk
Aug 9 2011
4.5
Aug 9 2011
4.5
Version: null
Marccc
Marccc
Aug 6 2011
0.5
Aug 6 2011
0.5
Version: null
Gn-0000
Gn-0000
Jul 27 2011
0.5
Jul 27 2011
0.5
Version: null
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