Samba Server & Client
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Samba 3:
Install Samba on your system either using yum or apt-get or another mechanism for installing packages.
Edit the /etc/samba/smb.conf file. A very basic smb.conf file will look like this:
[global]
workgroup = MYGROUP
server string = Samba Server Version %v
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
security = user
passdb = tdbsam
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable =no
writable = yes
>> change the “workgroup” value to whatever you have already defined for the network. The rest can remain as is.
>> create the local passwords. Because Samba does not use the authentication credentials of the system (i.e., via PAM),
The user needs to be added to the Samba user database:
Note that this user must also exist on the system, so if this is a new user use useradd to create the user and passwd
To set user’s password
# smbpasswd -a user
>> start the Samba server (or restart it):
# service smb start
Now, from another system, you can use smbclient to list available shares:
% smbclient -L \\server.myhost.com
Password:
Domain=[CERBERUS] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.5.4-62.fc13]
Sharename Type Comment
——— —- ——-
IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Samba Server Version 3.5.4-62.fc13)
user Disk Home Directories
Domain=[CERBERUS] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.5.4-62.fc13]
Server Comment
——— ——-
Workgroup Master
——— ——-
To mount the share, connect to \\server.myhost.com\user using the network browser.
