Samba implements the Server Message Block protocol on Unix-like systems, allowing Linux, Windows, macOS, and other clients to share files and printers. Modern deployments use current SMB dialects; the older term CIFS is still visible in Linux client tooling but should not be read as a reason to enable obsolete SMB1.
Network Sharing · Lesson 5
Samba
Learn how to configure, validate, access, and secure a basic Samba file share.