Configuring Samba Server
To install Samba
run command
yum install samba samba-client samba-common
The Samba Configuration file is /etc/samba/smb.conf
Take a backup of this file before configuring any samba
share using command
mv /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf.bkp
Minimal smb.conf
Here is an example of a minimum configuration of
smb.conf
$ cat /etc/samba/smb.conf
[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP
[firstshare]
path = /srv/samba/public
Using this configuration you can start samba and it can
be viewed to other computers.
To view on Microsoft go in My Network Places.
It should be noted that to view Samba on Windows
machine, it must be on same workgroup.
To check the value in windows machine run the command
at cmd prompt
net config workstation
Windows machine should be in WORKGROUP as
mentioned in minimal smb.conf.
(testparm) syntax check smb.conf/usr/bin/testparm
To verify the syntax of the smb.conf file, you can use
testparm.
$ testparm
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
Processing section "[firstshare]"
Loaded services file OK.
Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
testparm
-v
option gives output all the global options with their default value.
testparm
-s
option allows you to do the smallest possible samba configuration file and it
also retain all the settings.
Smbclient (/usr/bin/smbclient)
Smbclient display all your shares, your workgroup, and
the name of the Master Browser.
The -N switch is added to avoid having to enter an
empty password. The -L switch is followed by the name of the host to check.
Some examples are:
smbclient -NL user
smbclient -NL 192.168.10.52
smbclient -L w2003 -U user
smbtree (/usr/bin/smbtree)
smbtree will do an anonymous browsing on the local
subnet and display all samba shared computers.
net view
Net view is used in Windows server to see the
shared Linux Samba Server.
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>net view
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