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Bias Analysis
Bias Types:
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windows_first
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windows_tools
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missing_linux_example
Summary:
The documentation generally presents Windows/SMB concepts and tools before or with more detail than Linux/NFS equivalents. Windows terminology (NTFS, SID, Active Directory, NTLM) is used as the default or primary reference, and there are no Linux command-line examples for SMB/Samba access. Official support is stated for Windows and macOS SMB clients, but not for Linux, despite Samba being widely used. Linux/NFS examples are present, but Linux SMB usage is downplayed and lacks parity in guidance.
Recommendations:
- Provide explicit Linux/Samba command-line examples for accessing SMB shares, similar to the NFS rpcinfo example.
- Clarify and expand support guidance for Linux SMB clients, including common troubleshooting tips.
- Balance the order of presentation so that Linux/NFS and Windows/SMB are introduced with equal prominence.
- When discussing permissions and ACLs, include both NTFS and POSIX/NFSv4 ACLs side by side, with examples.
- Reference Linux tools (e.g., mount.cifs, smbclient) and configuration patterns where appropriate.
- Avoid language that implies Windows is the default or primary environment (e.g., 'SMB is primarily used with Windows clients'), and instead acknowledge the prevalence of mixed environments.
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