SAMBA Help

siddhartha7m · 02-21-2007, 04:58 AM

i have i pc loaded with win xp pro sp2 and a broadband connection is directly connected with that pc.i have an another HP server loaded with RHEL AS 4.these two are connected directly through an another NIC in the pc.i can share the internet connection in that server.now i want to share filesystems using samba.let the name of the pc is PC and name of the server is SERVER.can anybody help with step by step procedure to make these things functioning?please send me the edited smb.conf file i have to use, using that pc and server name.after configuring how can i check?

koriel · 02-22-2007, 01:49 AM

this smb conf would work and you can add as many share folders as you like...

Code:


[global]



workgroup = yourgroup

server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)

dns proxy = no

log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m

max log size = 1000

syslog = 0


panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d


encrypt passwords = true

passdb backend = tdbsam

obey pam restrictions = yes

invalid users = root

passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .


socket options = TCP_NODELAY

[printers]
comment = All Printers
browseable = no
path = /tmp
printable = yes
create mask = 0700

# Windows clients look for this share name as a source of downloadable
# printer drivers
[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/printers


#Add your share folders here
[somefolder]
    path = /somepath/folder

Then restart samba and from your win pc hit start->run and enter "\\sambaserver\somefolder" without the quotes and probably you will be prompt for a user and password...you can add users with the smbpasswd command runned by root or with sudo

for example

Code:

sudo smbpasswd -a someuser

By the way the default smb.conf is pretty much self explanatory so just read it
and adjust it to your convenience...