In November, we mentioned this Call for Papers from the Southern California Linux Expo. The conference has indeed scheduled a Samba presentation. Jeffrey Bianchine will be presenting "Developing Management Strategies and Tools for Samba." Some may remember that Jeffrey spoke at SambaXP 2003.

From Jeffrey's abstract:

Installing smbd and nmbd on hosts and then configuring smb.conf is but the beginning of life with Samba. There are processes to monitor, logs to analyze, shares to administer, and users to manage.

Rarely is any of this steady-state. Rather, change (gradual and dramatic) is the rule.

This talk presents practical ideas about Samba planning and management, emphasizing tools to facilitate ongoing administration. Existing administrative tools are presented, and new tool development discussed.

Southern California Linux Expo 3x will be held on February 12-13th, 2005. Up to date information on speakers, exhibitors, and conference related social events can be found on the SCALE website. For a free exhibit hall pass use the promo code "FREE". Or get 45% of a full conference pass with the code "SMBA".

Thanks to Jeffrey Bianchine and Ilan Rabinovitch at SCALE for the info.