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Install samba with Homebrew

SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for UNIX. Version 4.24.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-28.

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install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install samba

provider-native install command

overview

Package summary

SMB/CIFS file, print, and login server for UNIX

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

cifsdd
dbwrap_tool
dumpmscat
eventlogadm
gentest
ldbadd
ldbdel
ldbedit
ldbmodify
ldbrename
ldbsearch
locktest
masktest
mdsearch
mvxattr
ndrdump
net
nmbd
nmblookup
ntlm_auth
oLschema2ldif
pdbedit
profiles
regdiff
regpatch
regshell
regtree
rpcclient
samba-log-parser
sharesec
smbcacls
smbclient

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for samba. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: smb.conf

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`cifsdd`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`dbwrap_tool`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`dumpmscat`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`eventlogadm`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`gentest`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ldbadd`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ldbdel`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ldbedit`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ldbmodify`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ldbrename`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ldbsearch`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`locktest`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`masktest`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`mdsearch`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`mvxattr`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ndrdump`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`net`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`nmbd`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`nmblookup`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ntlm_auth`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`oLschema2ldif`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`pdbedit`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`profiles`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`regdiff`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`regpatch`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`regshell`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`regtree`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`rpcclient`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`samba-log-parser`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`sharesec`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`smbcacls`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`smbclient`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`smbcontrol`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`smbcquotas`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`smbd`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`smbget`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`smbpasswd`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`smbspool`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`smbstatus`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`smbtar`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`smbtree`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`testparm`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`wbinfo`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`wspsearch`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03

manager version4.24.5

manager updated2026-07-28

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:samba
Version	4.24.5
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://www.samba.org/
Last updated	2026-07-28T13:13:47Z
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/samba.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
curated configuration and credential file locations
pkgdb category and tag curation