Samba is a suite of programs that allows SMB/CIFS clients to use the
Unix file space, printers, and authentication subsystem.

The package named samba contains all programs that are needed to act as
a server. The binaries expect the configuration file to be found in
/etc/samba/smb.conf

For a more detailed description of Samba, check the samba-doc package
or the Samba.org Web page at http://www.Samba.org/

Please check http://en.openSUSE.org/Samba for general info