David, Samba indeed can be used on a wide range of operating systems to provide file and print interoperability with Microsoft Windows platforms. The Samba source code can be compiled to run on many operating system platforms. In the past is has been built and run on Linux, UNIX (all flavors), VME, VMS, MVE, etc.
Samba is included with nearly all Linux distributions whether used natively or in virtual machines. You should be able to obtain Samba binaries (RPM packages) for your z/VM -baed Red Hat Linux system. If not, you may have to build them on your platform. - John T. On 06/15/2012 04:04 PM, David Moss wrote: > > > Good evening. I'm seeking to verify the feasibility of using Samba as a > file and print server running under the Linux operating system (Red Hat or > SUSE), itself running under the System z Virtual Machine (z/VM). The > documentation I've seen seems to indicate that Samba runs under Linux, but > virtually all the specifics seem to speak in terms of UNIX. So I'd > appreciate it for my peace of mind if you could please confirm whether (1) > Samba runs under Linux, and even more specifically if possible, (2) whether > Samba runs under Linux running under z/VM on System z. Thank you for any > clarification you can provide. . > > Regards > > Dave Moss > Senior Certified Executive Systems Architect > Open Group Distinguished Certified IT Architect > System z Client Architect > IBM Corporation 6710 Rockledge Drive > Bethesda, Maryland 20817 > US Federal > (301) 803-6220 8-262-6220 Cell Phone 703 268 0402 > [email protected] -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
