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SAMBA
Sambacanbeusedtoallowconnectivitybetween
LinuxandWindows(xp,vista,2003,2008).Sambacanbe
usedtoshareprinters,sharedirectories,connecttoan
2003domain,andmanyotherusefulfeatures.However,
thistutorialexplainsthestepsinvolvedinbasic
configuringSambaforfileandprintsharing.

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SAMBA
Packages: Samba,samba-common,samba-client
Daemons: /usr/sbin/nmbd, /usr/sbin/smbd
Script: /etc / init.d /smb
Port: Tcp:445(-ds)
Configuration:/etc /samba /*
Related:system-config-samba, testparm

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SAMBA
The /etc/samba/smb.conf file is the main configuration file you'll
needtoedit.Itissplitintofivemajorsections,theyare
Section

[global]
[printers]
[homes]
[netlogon]
[profile]

Description
GeneralSambaconfigurationparameters
UsedforconfiguringprintersUsedforconfiguringprinters
Definestreatmentofuserlogins
Ashareforstoringlogonscripts.
A share for storing domain logon information such
as"favorites"anddesktopicons.

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SAMBA
Creating common share directory :
vi/etc/samba/smb.conf
[myshare]
comment=shareforjohnandjerry
path=/data/test
SAMBA
validuser=johnsam
public=no
writable=yes
printable=no
createmask=0765
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SAMBA

Installing the samba

package using the yum

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SAMBA

Installing the sambaconfig-samba package

using the yum

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SAMBA

The dependency has been

resolved

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SAMBA

The samba package has

been installed successfully

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SAMBA

Now installing the sambadevel package

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ConfigurationFile

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The valid users can be

listed here

This is the share name of

the samba folder
This is the comment for
the samba folder
This is the path of the
samba folder

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The name of the samba

share is samba share

The path of the samba

share folder is /home

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The smb service is restarted

to changes take effect

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The smb service is restarted

successfully

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Now go to windows machine,

open run and type the samba
shared ip, and enter. followed by
backward slash \\

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The samba username and

password are prompting to
access the samba share

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The samba username

and password are given

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The samba shared folder is

viewed. i.e samba share
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Now the user john home

directory is also available
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Now creating the new

directory in the user john
home directory
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It has been created

successfully

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Edit the samba

configuration file

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Enter the domain name

Enable the time server
Enable the domain logon

Enable the preferred master

Time the o/s level 65
Enable the domain master
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Create a user for windows

accounts

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Add the user for vectra$

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Create a smbpasswd for

root user

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View the samba passwd

file.

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Check the sbmb

configration files in any
syntax error.

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Samba domain
configuration displayed
hear.

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Start the smb service.

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Change the computer

name

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Enter the samba domain

name

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Enter the samba

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Sabma domain sues fully

connected .

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Now restart the computer

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Enter the samba domain

user name password and
domain name.

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Samba home folder also

mounted automatically.

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