I have two NFS servers and two CIFS servers, all four with a lustre backend. Users are running into problems that changes to files on one protocol are not visible on the other protocol. I have CTDB on ...

Common Internet File System is a remote file access protocol that forms the basis for Windows file sharing. CIFS performs poorly over high-latency WAN links because it’s chatty, meaning a large number ...

A next-generation test version of the open source Samba file sharing software has been made available, with features emulating Microsoft's Active Directory ID management software. The popular Samba ...

Among the applications most likely impaired by file server centralization are Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, which use Microsoft’s Common Internet File System (CIFS) file sharing protocol, as well as ...

The speed of light is 299,792,458 meters per second. According to Einstein, it's a rule that can't be broken; a universal constant that does not change. It's also the maximum speed at which data can ...

Systems administrators should get ready to fix a critical vulnerability on April 12 that affects the Windows and Samba implementations of the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol. The vulnerability was ...

The developers working on the open-source Samba project today unveiled the first major release of their Unix and Linux file server software in two years. After four months of bug testing, the Samba ...