samba configuration

hamisngos · 08-18-2011, 08:26 AM

Hi all,
I am not that good at linux, I need help on this

Am trying to share my SAMBASHARED folder from my linux machine so that all windows users can access it.

I configured the /etc/exports file as follows
/SAMBASHARED *(rw)

I then started the samba service by as follows
/etc/init.d/smb start
/etc/init.d/nfs start
/etc/init.d/netfs start

checked permissions for folder SAMBASHARED and it files
chmod 777 /SAMBASHARED

but i cannot access the shared folder

can any one tell what am i supporsed to do?

TB0ne · 08-18-2011, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hamisngos

Hi all,
I am not that good at linux, I need help on this Am trying to share my SAMBASHARED folder from my linux machine so that all windows users can access it.

I configured the /etc/exports file as follows
/SAMBASHARED *(rw)

I then started the samba service by as follows
/etc/init.d/smb start
/etc/init.d/nfs start
/etc/init.d/netfs start

checked permissions for folder SAMBASHARED and it files
chmod 777 /SAMBASHARED

but i cannot access the shared folder can any one tell what am i supporsed to do?

The /etc/exports file is for NFS only. Unless the Windows clients have NFS software installed (not likely), you will have to set up SAMBA (not NFS), to share the folder(s). You don't say what version/distro of Linux or Samba you're using, but there are many how-to guides you can easily find, if you look, like this one from the Samba website:
http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/...TO-Collection/

You don't need nfs or netfs to run Samba.

allwimb · 08-18-2011, 01:48 PM

the samba config file is in /etc/samba/smb.conf

spring logout

frankbell · 08-18-2011, 08:58 PM

Is the SAMBASHARED directory configured for sharing in the directory permissions?

This is the best Samba reference I have found. It proceeds from very simple to very complex:

http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba3-ByExample.pdf

Other formats are available on this page:

http://www.tldp.org/guides.html