The Samba Team released a patch on Monday for the second major security flaw found in the past few weeks in the open-source group's widely used program for sharing Windows files between Unix and Linux ...

Many small businesses think the servers they use all run Windows operating systems, but many file server appliances are Linux-based systems using Samba for interoperability with their Windows or Mac ...

A dangerous vulnerability in a pervasive tool for running Linux systems in a Windows environment leaves the door open for an attacker to access these systems without requiring any authentication. The ...

One of Samba's strengths is you can use it to blend your mix of Windows and Linux machines without needing a separate Windows NT/2000 Server. In this article, we describe some recommended methods for ...

Last month, a group of attackers exploited a vulnerability in the Samba file-sharing software to hack into Linux systems and install malware. The same group is now targeting Windows systems with a new ...

Quick lowdown. I have setup a linux/samba file server for my home network. I have linux laptop and some winxp boxes. My girlfriend needs to connect to the samba shares, but she does not use a password ...

Great news everyone, Windows is not the only operating system with remote code execution via SMB. Linux has also its own, seven-year-old version of the bug. /s This Linux remote execution ...

I see my buddy in technology writing, Preston Gralla, is having trouble getting his new Wubi-based Ubuntu 8.04 system to work with his Windows file systems and vice-versa. While some Linuxes, like ...

I'm trying to migrate from mdadm/lvm to zfs but it feels so different that I can't quite grok the differences. I've created a 'tank' mirror with my nice new shiny 2TB ...