Samba is the standard Windows interoperability suite of programs for Linux and Unix.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
Sharity is described as 'Connect your Unix computer to Windows, Samba or any other SMB/CIFS Server. Sharity is a cross platform network file system, mounting Windows shares transparently - just as if they were part of your local hard disk' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are five alternatives to Sharity for Linux, Mac and BSD. The best Sharity alternative is Samba, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Sharity are Smb4K, PowerBroker Identity Services, Linux Network File System and CID.
Samba is the standard Windows interoperability suite of programs for Linux and Unix.
Smb4K is an advanced network neighborhood browser and Samba share mounting utility. It is based on the KDE Frameworks 5, Samba's client library (libsmbclient) and, optionally, the KDSoap WS-Discovery client.
Application that joins Linux, Unix, and Mac machines to Microsoft Active Directory and securely authenticates users with their domain credentials.

CID (Closed In Directory) is a set of bash scripts for inserting and managing Linux computers in "Active Directory" domains. Modifications made to the system allow Linux to behave like a Windows computer within AD.



