samba: samba (CIFS file and print server) samba: samba: Samba is a CIFS file and print server for CIFS clients. It allows samba: you to make file space or printers on a Samba host available to CIFS samba: clients (such as PCs running Windows). samba: samba: If you have any Windows file servers, you may be able to replace them samba: or supplement them with Samba. One of Samba's big strengths is samba: integration, so you can use it to tie together your Linux hosts and samba: Windows PC clients. samba: