Samba
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Samba is an open-source software suite that enables file and print sharing and domain services between Unix/Linux systems and Windows clients using the SMB/CIFS protocol.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samba canonical | 8 |
| Samba software suite | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1719180 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samba Context triple: [SMB, implementedBy, Samba]
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A.
Samba Pa Ti
"Samba Pa Ti" is an instrumental Latin rock ballad by guitarist Carlos Santana, renowned for its expressive, melodic guitar work and enduring popularity since its release in 1970.
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B.
Bluez Brothers
Bluez Brothers is a hip-hop production duo best known for their work on The Notorious B.I.G.’s landmark debut album "Ready to Die."
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C.
Firebird
Firebird is a floorless steel roller coaster at Six Flags America known for its inversions and smooth, high-speed ride experience.
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D.
Wonko the Sane
Wonko the Sane is an eccentric Californian marine biologist from Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide series, known for building an inside-out asylum called the Outside of the Asylum to cope with the world's madness.
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E.
Sap
Sap is an acoustic EP by the American rock band Alice in Chains, known for its darker, introspective sound and guest vocal appearances.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samba Target entity description: Samba is an open-source software suite that enables file and print sharing and domain services between Unix/Linux systems and Windows clients using the SMB/CIFS protocol.
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A.
Samba Pa Ti
"Samba Pa Ti" is an instrumental Latin rock ballad by guitarist Carlos Santana, renowned for its expressive, melodic guitar work and enduring popularity since its release in 1970.
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B.
Bluez Brothers
Bluez Brothers is a hip-hop production duo best known for their work on The Notorious B.I.G.’s landmark debut album "Ready to Die."
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C.
Firebird
Firebird is a floorless steel roller coaster at Six Flags America known for its inversions and smooth, high-speed ride experience.
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D.
Wonko the Sane
Wonko the Sane is an eccentric Californian marine biologist from Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide series, known for building an inside-out asylum called the Outside of the Asylum to cope with the world's madness.
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E.
Sap
Sap is an acoustic EP by the American rock band Alice in Chains, known for its darker, introspective sound and guest vocal appearances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
SMB server implementation
ⓘ
free and open-source software ⓘ network file system software ⓘ software suite ⓘ |
| configurationFile | smb.conf ⓘ |
| developer | Samba Team ⓘ |
| enablesFunction |
Active Directory domain controller functionality
ⓘ
Windows file server emulation ⓘ domain services ⓘ file sharing ⓘ print sharing ⓘ |
| homepage | https://www.samba.org/ ⓘ |
| implementsStandard |
Common Internet File System protocol
ⓘ
Server Message Block protocol ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| licenseVersion | GPLv3 ⓘ |
| operatesOnLayer | application layer ⓘ |
| originalAuthor |
Andrew Tridgell
ⓘ
Jeremy Allison ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| providesService |
Active Directory-compatible domain controller
ⓘ
NetBIOS name service ⓘ SMB file server ⓘ SMB print server ⓘ WINS server ⓘ authentication services ⓘ directory services ⓘ |
| runsAs | daemon ⓘ |
| supportsAuthentication |
Kerberos
ⓘ
NTLM ⓘ |
| supportsClientOperatingSystem |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
|
| supportsOperatingSystem |
BSD
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ Unix ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| supportsProtocolExtension |
SMB
ⓘ
surface form:
SMB1
SMB ⓘ
surface form:
SMB2
SMB3 ⓘ |
| supportsRole |
domain controller
ⓘ
domain member server ⓘ standalone server ⓘ |
| typicalDaemon |
nmbd
ⓘ
smbd ⓘ winbindd ⓘ |
| useCase |
integrating Unix servers into Windows networks
ⓘ
providing centralized authentication for mixed networks ⓘ sharing Unix file systems with Windows clients ⓘ |
| usesProtocol |
SMB
ⓘ
surface form:
CIFS
SMB ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Samba Description of subject: Samba is an open-source software suite that enables file and print sharing and domain services between Unix/Linux systems and Windows clients using the SMB/CIFS protocol.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Andrew Tridgell
this entity surface form:
Samba software suite