how to create SAMBA server in fedora 9 linux ?

Answer Posted / dipesh kumar

service profile:
rpm: samba
samba-common (client side)
samba-swat

Daemon: smb
port number: samba 445
netbios 137 (udp)
138,139(tvp)

configuration file: /etc/samba/smb.conf


installation:
# rpm -ivh samba-3.......
# mkdir /samba (example note:share folder)

create share files in this folder

configuration:

# vi /etc/samba/smb.conf

Global settings
workgroup = WORKGROUP (if its domain envrn. enter
domain name )
Server string = samba for sharing (you can give
anything)
netbios name = localhost (give your server netbios name)
hosts allow = 192.168.0. (enter network ID or required
IPs)



Share Defanitions:(end of the line)
[samba]
comment = samba server
path = /samba
public = no/yes (if yes no need to enter valid
users, write list)
writable = yes
printable = no/yes
valid users = user1, user2 .......
write list = +user1, +user2 ........
(if there is ; bigining of the line remove it)
:wq!

# shmod 777 /samba
# service smb restart
# chkconfig smb on
# testparm

create user:
# useradd user1 -s /sbin/nologin

# smbpasswd -a user1 (or)
# touch /etc/samba/smbpasswd
# smbpasswd -a -c /etc/samba/smbpasswd user1
# service smb restart
# smbclient -U user1 //192.168.0.1/samba (if client is
linux)
# get/put
(if client is windows go to run \\192.168.0.1 enter
username and password)

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