Deck 18: Using Samba for Interoperating Linux and Windows

Question 1

Samba is an open-source tool developed under the GNU General Public License.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

SMB is typically used in Linux environments.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

OpenSUSE is configured to give Linux machines access to Windows shares.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

To access the Samba server from a Windows machine, you must have a Samba user account that matches a regular Linux user account.

Question 5

SWAT is enabled by default.

Question 6

Samba handles authentication and authorization of users in both Linux and Windows by using passwords and ____.

A) directories
B) shares
C) domains
D) trusts

Question 7

Samba uses the ____ configuration file to provide services.

A) /etc/smb/smb.conf
B) /etc/samba/smb.conf
C) /etc/xinetd.d/config
D) /etc/xinetd.d/smb.conf

Question 8

Linux clients access shares via the ____ file.

A) /etc/xinetd.d/shares
B) /etc/shares
C) /etc/samba/smb.conf
D) /usr/share/

Question 9

Windows clients access shares through the ____.

A) active directory
B) $C directory
C) WINS service
D) Network window

Question 10

A standard Samba configuration file is divided into three sections enclosed by ____.

A) brackets
B) braces
C) parentheses
D) percent signs

Question 11

Which section of the Samba configuration file is mandatory?

A) [global]
B) [homes]
C) [printers]
D) [shares]

Question 12

Which share definition parameter in the Samba configuration file prevents users of a service from modifying files in the service's directory?

A) browseable
B) read only
C) inherit acls
D) valid users

Question 13

____ provides a means of sharing files on a server.

A) TCP
B) DHCP
C) SMB
D) RPC

Question 14

If you want to share information from a Linux machine to a Windows machine, you use ____.

A) NIS
B) DHCP
C) RPC
D) Samba

Question 15

Which smbclient command option is used to make tar-compatible backups of files on a Windows share?

A) The -T option
B) The -B option
C) The -W option
D) The -S option

Question 16

How can you bypass the default option to prompt for a password when using the smbclient command?

A) You can use the smbclient command -N option.
B) You can use the smbclient command -B option.
C) You can use the smbclient command -P option.
D) You can use the smbclient command -D option.

Question 17

What does the smbclient -L windows01 command do?

A) It locks the server named windows01 to prevent further modifications.
B) It mounts the windows01 server as a local host.
C) It loads the windows01 host into memory.
D) It lists available shares on the windows01 host.

Question 18

What does the smbclient -h command do?

A) It switches control to the client with the highest privilege.
B) It displays a summary of valid options for the smbclient command.
C) It lists available shares on a specified host.
D) It defines the home directory.

Question 19

Which smbtree command option is used to query the network by sending a request as a broadcast?

A) -q
B) -b
C) -S
D) -N

Question 20

What does the smbtree -D command do?

A) It deletes all domains.
B) It displays a description of a share when a client queries the server.
C) It displays a list of only domains.
D) It defines the workgroup the server appears to be in when queried by clients.

Question 21

What is the default password backend for older versions of Samba?

A) sambapw
B) sampaswd
C) smbpasswd
D) smbpw

Question 22

Where is the Samba password file, smbpasswd, stored?

A) In the /etc/samba directory.
B) In the [PWD] section of the configuration file.
C) In the /etc/xinetd.d/samba file.
D) In the /usr/share/ file.

Question 23

To use the smbpasswd password file with newer Windows versions, you have to enable encrypted passwords by modifying the smb.conf file to include the global parameter ____.

A) passwords = yes
B) encryption = enable
C) encrypt passwords = yes
D) encrypt = yes

Question 24

The preferred passdb backend introduced in Samba 3.4.0 is ____.

A) smbpasswd
B) tdbsam
C) passwd
D) passsmb

Question 25

SWAT is controlled by the ____ daemon.

A) BIND
B) sshd
C) tcpd
D) xinetd

Question 26

The SWAT configuration file is ____.

A) /etc/swat/smb.conf
B) /etc/samba/xinetd.d
C) /etc/xinetd.d/swat
D) /samba/xinetd.d/swat

Question 27

____________________ serves as an interface between two OSs, such as Linux and Windows, by using the protocols Server Message Block and Common Internet File System, which allow sharing information and resources between different OSs.

Question 28

____________________, originally developed by IBM and later modified by Microsoft, is a protocol that gives client computers read and write access to a network server.

Question 29

____________________ is the successor to the SMB protocol that allows users running different OSs to share resources across the network.

Question 30

A domain ____________________ is a server role or function that handles authentication on a Windows domain.

Question 31

Samba can be configured with the Web-based ____________________ (SWAT), which is bundled with the standard Linux package.

Question 32

Match each statement with an item

-Samba configuration global setting whereby setting this value to zero disables rescanning for new or removed printers.

A) map to guest
B) include
C) logon path
D) logon home
E) logon drive
F) usershare allow guests
G) printing
H) printcap name
I) printcap cache time

Question 33

Match each statement with an item

-Samba configuration global setting that defines the directory where roaming profiles are stored.

A) map to guest
B) include
C) logon path
D) logon home
E) logon drive
F) usershare allow guests
G) printing
H) printcap name
I) printcap cache time

Question 34

Match each statement with an item

-Samba configuration global setting that is used only by NT workstations and defines the local path the home directory is connected to.

A) map to guest
B) include
C) logon path
D) logon home
E) logon drive
F) usershare allow guests
G) printing
H) printcap name
I) printcap cache time

Question 35

Match each statement with an item

-Samba configuration global setting that is used to include one configuration file inside another.

A) map to guest
B) include
C) logon path
D) logon home
E) logon drive
F) usershare allow guests
G) printing
H) printcap name
I) printcap cache time

Question 36

Match each statement with an item

-Samba configuration global setting used to override the printcap name.

A) map to guest
B) include
C) logon path
D) logon home
E) logon drive
F) usershare allow guests
G) printing
H) printcap name
I) printcap cache time

Question 37

Match each statement with an item

-Samba configuration global setting that defines how printer status information is interpreted.

A) map to guest
B) include
C) logon path
D) logon home
E) logon drive
F) usershare allow guests
G) printing
H) printcap name
I) printcap cache time

Question 38

Match each statement with an item

-Samba configuration global setting that defines the home directory location for Windows 95/98 or NT Workstation users logging in to a Samba primary domain controller.

A) map to guest
B) include
C) logon path
D) logon home
E) logon drive
F) usershare allow guests
G) printing
H) printcap name
I) printcap cache time

Question 39

Match each statement with an item

-Samba configuration global setting that specifies whether user-defined shares can be accessed by unauthenticated users.

A) map to guest
B) include
C) logon path
D) logon home
E) logon drive
F) usershare allow guests
G) printing
H) printcap name
I) printcap cache time

Question 40

Match each statement with an item

-Samba configuration global setting that specifies what the Samba server daemon does with user login requests that don't match a valid UNIX user in some way.

A) map to guest
B) include
C) logon path
D) logon home
E) logon drive
F) usershare allow guests
G) printing
H) printcap name
I) printcap cache time

Question 41

What are Samba global settings and where are they stored?

Question 42

Describe the purpose of the Samba configuration file passdb backend global setting.

Question 43

What is the smbclient command used for?

Question 44

What is the smbtree command used for?

Question 45

How do you install the YaST Samba Server module?

Question 46

How does authentication take place if the PDC goes down?

Question 47

Within the Samba configuration module window, describe how the Start-up tab is used.

Question 48

Within the Samba configuration module window, describe how the Shares tab is used.

Question 49

Within the Samba configuration module window, describe how the Identity tab is used.

Question 50

Provide a general seven-step procedure for editing the SWAT configuration file and to start SWAT.