Samba Courses and Certifications

Tech Tutorials - David McKone

How to Install Samba Share on Home Assistant

Install and secure Home Assistant’s Samba Share add-on, then test authenticated file access from Linux and Windows 10.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Write your own Operating System

SMB/Samba/CIFS Server with Kerberos Authentication - Lecture 16C

Create and configure an SMB/Samba/CIFS server with Kerberos authentication, enabling secure file sharing and network resource access in a Windows-compatible environment.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

SNIAVideo

What's New in Samba - Development Updates and Roadmap

Discover the latest developments and future roadmap of Samba fileserver, including SMB3 protocol features, recent changes, and upcoming improvements in next versions.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

SNIAVideo

SMB Witness Service Design and Implementation in Samba 4.20

Delve into SMB Witness Service implementation in Samba 4.20, exploring rpcd_witness functionality, cluster node monitoring, and Windows client interactions within ctdb clusters.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

SNIAVideo

Scaling Samba: Evaluating Distributed Databases for Cloud Architecture

Explore the evolution of clustered Samba architecture, examining alternatives to ctdb database and evaluating FoundationDB's potential for enhanced cloud scalability and performance.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

SNIAVideo

Samba File Server Development Roadmap and Recent Changes

Discover recent developments and future roadmap of the Samba fileserver, focusing on security updates, SMB3 protocol features, and upcoming changes in newer versions.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

SNIAVideo

New Transports in Samba - SMB over QUIC and SMB-Direct Development

Explore Samba's evolution beyond TCP with SMB over QUIC for secure file sharing and SMB-Direct RDMA for high-performance data center environments.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

SNIAVideo

Samba 2025 - Enterprise Ready, Cloud Optimized

Discover how Samba's latest SMB3 advancements enhance enterprise scalability, cloud readiness, and secure file services for modern hybrid infrastructures.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Tech Tutorials - David McKone

TrueNAS Windows Shares Part 2

Configure TrueNAS SMB shares with users, groups, home folders, and permissions, then connect to them from Windows and Linux PCs.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

SNIAVideo

Performance Improvements in Samba's Pathname Handling

Dive into advanced pathname handling techniques in Samba, exploring symlink-safe methods, performance optimization strategies, and modern POSIX APIs for improved system efficiency.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

SNIAVideo

SMB2 Unix Extensions and Reparse Points Implementation Status - 2023

Delve into SMB2 unix extensions implementation, focusing on NTFS reparse points, symlinks, and special files in Samba, plus Linux kernel SMB client functionality for enhanced file system integration.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Oxen

Samba: Simple Hybrid State Space Models for Language Modeling

Dive into the mechanics of Samba, a hybrid state space model built on Mamba that enables efficient unlimited context language modeling for advanced AI applications.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

SNIAVideo

Kerberos and Authentication Updates in Samba - 2022

Discover the latest Kerberos authentication updates in Samba, including Heimdal integration, password management improvements, and Windows server compatibility features for enhanced domain controller operations.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Satish C J

Metasploit for Detecting Null Sessions and Exploiting Samba Server (SMB)

Explore SMB protocol, enumerate vulnerable Linux machines, and exploit Samba servers using Metasploit Framework's samba_symlink_traversal module. Gain insights into SMB security risks.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

SNIAVideo

Samba io_uring Status Update and Implementation Design

Discover how io_uring infrastructure in Linux kernel optimizes data handling, improves CPU core efficiency, and enhances network throughput performance in Samba implementations.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video