How to start Samba on startup??

lionround · 10-11-2007, 12:34 PM

I am trying to get Samba to start on reboot. I have Samba in the /etc/init.d folder because /etc/init.d/samba start works. That's what I currently have to do every time I reboot.

Is there a terminal command I can use to add it to a .conf file? If not, can someone talk me through (very gently) how to configure this.

I am running Ubuntu Feisty Fawn 7.04.
TIA

Dinithion · 10-11-2007, 12:41 PM

You could start by telling us your distro. Probably you will have to add your samba configfile to another rc file.

jay73 · 10-11-2007, 12:48 PM

Go to System > Admin > Services and make sure that Samba is enabled.

lionround · 10-11-2007, 12:54 PM

Jay,

That is not one of the options listed in Services.

Ricio · 10-11-2007, 01:22 PM

You could always install webmin, and configure all your service from there... someday youll need more than samba who knows?...

Webmin is an easy way to administer services..

lionround · 10-11-2007, 01:45 PM

Ricio,

That is a terrific program. You are a certified genius.

Thanks a million.

farslayer · 10-11-2007, 02:16 PM

sysv-rc-conf or rcconf would be the Debian way..
Redhat would use the chkconfig tool

Ricio · 10-11-2007, 03:05 PM

Quote:

That is a terrific program. You are a certified genius.

Few people ever told me that!! and certainly not here... Thanks!!!