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Samba Fundamentals Test
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1. What is the Web-based interface that can be used to facilitate the configuration of Samba?
2. When dealing with client variables - which variable indicates the IP address of the interface on the server to which the client connected
3. A system administrator is preparing to take down the system for routine maintenance. The network is primarily used for Samba services. Before upgrading to the latest Linux kernel - the administrator wants to make sure there are no remaining connections. Which of the following programs can the administrator use to see the open connections?
4. Parameter values in smb.conf file fall into which of these categories?
5. When adding static entries to your Samba WINS server - entries in wins.dat take the form of:
6. Maynard is optimizing his Samba services to provide ease of use as well as security. He has added the line below to /etc/auto.misc. Which of the following best describes the purpose of this addition? docs -fstype=smb - username=bob - password=2ghtex9s ://servermain/docs
7. What command would be used to prevent a user named 'smitty' from logging in?
8. True or False? In share-level security - the client authenticates itself separately for each share.
9. Dora - an administrator - would like to temporarily disable a share so she can change its contents. Which of the following should she add to smb.conf in the share's section to do this?
10. Which of the following best describes the function of nmbd?
11. When setting up a new print share what piece of information is not needed?
12. Which of the following Samba programs will listen for NetBIOS over IP name service requests?
13. Hans wants to change his SMB password on the local system. Which of the following should he type to do this?
14. Which of the following best describes the function of smbd?
15. If you were to configure your disk share options with both: read only = yes - and write ok = yes in that order what would happen?
16. True or False? Samba provides file and print services for various Microsoft Windows clients and can integrate with a Windows Server domain.
17. Palmer - an administrator working on a Linux/Windows NT network - has issued the command below. What is he doing? rpcclient -S '\\NTmachine' -U administrator -W NTDOM
18. Ron - a Windows user on his local network - asked his co-worker Ned to save a fle on the file server (a Linux machine). Ned saves the file in the specified directory and sends Ron a message to tell him it is there. Ron looks in the file server share - but he cannot find the file until he checks it 20 minutes later. Why is Ron having this problem?
19. Parameter names are case sensitive
20. An administrator has modified his smb.conf file with regards to the server's behavior during elections for preferred master browser. The two modified lines listed below cause which of the following to take place? preferred master = true domain master = yes
21. Which of the following is a function of a WINS server?
22. Pauline is the system administrator of a Local Area Network (LAN) that contains Linux and Windows clients. The LAN uses a file server that runs on a Windows NT server. In order to have fewer servers on the network - Pauline wants to place all Linux users' home directories on the Windows server. Can the Linux machines be configured so that this is possible Why or why not?
23. Molly - an administrator - would like to poll the network to ensure that Samba is working properly. Which of the following commands would allow her to do this?
24. What does PDC stand for?
25. Many smb.conf parameters take list arguments such as the hide files parameter. From the following - select the 'hide files' parameter with the proper syntax that would prevent users from accessing files with .mbx extensions and files beginning with samba.

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