Samba?

M3GAPL3X · 03-13-2003, 06:07 PM

Hi all,

Does anyone have any good tutorials on Samba? I am really having a hard time following some of the ones that I have found so far, especially the one on http://www.justlinux.com

Thanks!

Admin · 03-13-2003, 06:58 PM

what do you need to know how to do?

sde · 03-13-2003, 07:08 PM

here's a config that i found a while ago. it works if you change the parameters to fit your system.

Code:

##################################################
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# SAMBA CONFIGURATION ### 
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#Written by mychl ### 
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##################################################
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#GLOBAL PARAMETERS ### 
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workgroup = STARFLEET 
netbios name= ENTERPRISE 
domain master = ENTERPRISE 
server string = Mychl's Samba Server 
interfaces = 192.168.1.1/24 127.0.0.1/24 
bind interfaces only = Yes 
security = SHARE 
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m 
#root directory = /home/samba 
max log size = 50 
read bmpx = No 
time server = Yes 
socket options = TCP_NODELAY 
os level = 65 
preferred master = Yes 
dns proxy = No 
wins support = Yes 
guest account = samba 
hide dot files = Yes 

##################################################
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#SHARES CONFIGURATION 
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[NetShare] 
comment = Public 
path = /home/samba 
read only = No 
create mask = 0664 
directory mask = 0777 
guest ok = Yes 

[Music] 
comment = MP3 Server 
path = /home/mychl/music 
read only = No 
create mask = 0664 
directory mask = 0775 
guest ok = Yes

Then turn samba on by doing [SHELL]# /etc/init.d/smb start [/SHELL] as root

Kernel_Killer · 03-13-2003, 07:21 PM

Go way to learn for the beginning SAMBA user is to use WebMin. Makes SAMBA setup easy.

M3GAPL3X · 03-13-2003, 09:33 PM

Thanks for the file sde...
I had a question on the file though. Can the Netbios name be anything?

Now,
What do I configure on the Windows side?

Kernel_Killer · 03-13-2003, 09:54 PM

The NetBIOS name can be anything. As long as the workgroup matches on the Win machine, nothing else should be done on the Win side. You might not be able to browse for the SAMBA server, so you might just have manually enter it like so:

\\<SAMBAserverNetBIOSname>\<ShareFolderName>

sde · 03-14-2003, 06:03 AM

just make sure that windows is part of the same workgroup. also, setup a shared folder for whatever you want to share.

that should be it.

Admin · 03-14-2003, 06:54 AM

you may need to add users to the system & to samba.

sde · 03-14-2003, 07:30 AM

add users to samba?

i didn't have to add users anywhere with that config so long as the directory i was pointing to was shared.

Admin · 03-14-2003, 08:02 AM

RH7.2 has it here: /etc/samba/smbusers

it depends on how secure you want to run your server.

M3GAPL3X · 03-14-2003, 08:57 AM

Quote:

\\<SAMBAserverNetBIOSname>\<ShareFolderName>

I had a question about that.

The SAMBA server name is located in the /etc/hosts/ file right? I also had a question about the <SharefolderName>. If my shared folder is /home/shared, will the syntax look like this/

"\\<Sambaservername>\home\shared"

Sorry about this question. I would test this, but I am not at home right now.

Thanks!

Admin · 03-14-2003, 09:19 AM

/etc/samba/smb.conf

in the [global] block:
netbios name = SERVERNAME

for this "
"\\<Sambaservername>\home\shared""

[shared]
path = /home/shared
valid users = root
read only = No

that would be \\servername\shared

Kernel_Killer · 03-14-2003, 03:42 PM

Adding users is is good thing, and not letting anonymous user in. Just make a account on your Linux (or UNIX) box, and then use smbadduser to make that user a samba user. You can then use smbpasswd username to change that user's password.

M3GAPL3X · 03-14-2003, 08:01 PM

Thanks all...I was wondering, where the heck does get the bolded font from?

[Administrator@Administrator]$ smbclient -U% -L king
added interface ip=192.168.0.101 bcast=192.168.0.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.2.5]

Sharename Type Comment
--------- ---- -------
test Disk for testing only
IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Samba 2.2.5)
ADMIN$ Disk IPC Service (Samba 2.2.5)

Server Comment
--------- -------
LINUX Samba 2.2.5

Workgroup Master
--------- -------
WORKGROUP

I don't see that server name anywhere. Not even in the /etc/hosts or /etc/resolv.conf file.

Thanks!

Kernel_Killer · 03-15-2003, 06:22 AM

I don't think you should see it their, since samba is it's own interface. Just as long as it's set in smb.conf, that's what the SAMBA daemons will use.