PLDWWW: Docs/samba

[Mateusz Korniak]

Author: Mateusz Korniak   Date: Tue Apr 20 11:22:38 2010 GMT
Module: PLDWWW   URL: http://www.pld-linux.org/Docs/samba
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= Allowing simple access from MS windows computers =
We have user 'kolo' on linux machine 'someserver' and we want access it's home directory contents from windwows machines.

=== Installation ===
{{{
poldek:/all-avail> install samba-3.5.1-2.i686
}}}

=== Access configuration ===

Edit '/etc/samba/smb.conf' 
Set workgroup:
{{{
   workgroup = SOMEWORKGROUP
}}}
Set descriptive workgroup:
{{{
# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field                                                                                                                                                                               
   server string = Someserver Samba Server
}}}

Set which IP# can conect (localhost and 192.168.1.0/24 in example):

{{{
hosts allow = 192.168.1.  127.
}}}

Set security mode to 'user'
{{{
# Security mode. Most people will want user level security. See                                                                                                                                                                             
# /usr/share/doc/samba-doc-html-*/Samba3-HOWTO/ServerType.html for details.                                                                                                                                                                 
   security = user
}}}

Select on which interfaces samba will listen:

{{{
interfaces = 192.168.1.1/24 127.0.0.1/8
}}}

Add share definiotions for home directories:
{{{
[homes]
   comment = Home Directories
   browseable = no
   writable = yes
}}}

=== Start smb and verify if it runs ===


{{{
[matkor at someserver ~]$ smbclient -L localhost -U%
Domain=[SOMEWORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.5.1]

        Sharename       Type      Comment
        ---------       ----      -------
        IPC$            IPC       IPC Service (Someserver Samba Server)
Domain=[DOMAIN] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.5.1]

        Server               Comment
        ---------            -------
        SOMESERVER           Someserver Samba Server

        Workgroup            Master
        ---------            -------
        SOMEWORKGROUP 
}}}

== Add samba user (used to microsoft network logins) ==
{{{
sudo smbpasswd -a kolo
New SMB password:                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
Retype new SMB password:
}}}

You should now see server in network neighbourhood and be able to login to it or map drives on its shares.