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samba server configuration on linux.
Today I have configured samba server on my linux machine .I thought it would be better if i share it here and get feedback from an experienced users.

This configuration is based on Redhat release 5.

Code:
# lsb_release -a
LSB Version:    :core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:graphics-3.1-ia32:graphics-3.1-noarch
Distributor ID: EnterpriseEnterpriseServer
Description:    Enterprise Linux Enterprise Linux Server release 5.2 (Carthage)
Release:        5.2
Codename:       Carthage


First check to see if samba server is installed or not.

Code:
# rpm -q samba
package samba is not installed

However you can find samba client installed on most of Linux Distributions.

Code:
# rpm -qa | grep samba
samba-common-3.0.28-0.el5.8
samba-client-3.0.28-0.el5.8


To get the samba server package the best place to for is your Distribution disk.
I have searched my OS disk and found following package for samba.
samba-3.0.28-0.el5.8.i386.rpm

install the above package on the system using.
Code:
# rpm -ivh samba-3.0.28-0.el5.8.i386.rpm


After successful installation just run “rpm -q samba “ To check if samba is installed or not.
Code:
# rpm -q samba
samba-3.0.28-0.el5.8

Samba configuration file is stored at following location.
Code:
/etc/samba/smb.conf

Samba service name.
Code:
smb

To start samba service at system starup use chkconfig command.

To check the current runlevel of smb service.
Code:
# chkconfig --list | grep smb
smb             0:off   1:off   2:off   3:off   4:off   5:on    6:off

To start the service at system startup use.
Code:
chkconfig --level 345 smb on

reconfirm with below command.

Code:
# chkconfig --list | grep smb
smb             0:off   1:off   2:off   3:on    4:on    5:on    6:off

restart the machine and check the smb service status.
Code:
# service smb status
smbd (pid 4712 4671) is running...
nmbd (pid 4684) is running...


create samba users.

First, lets create the smbpasswd file that we defined in the smb.conf file. The best way to go about this is to create it based on your existing /etc/passwd file. In other words, samba users are created based on existing linux users:
Code:
cat /etc/passwd | mksmbpasswd.sh > /etc/samba/smbpasswd

after execution a new file will be created under /etc/samba directory.
Code:
#ls /etc/samba/
lmhosts  passdb.tdb  secrets.tdb  smb.conf  smb_orig.conf  smbpasswd  smbusers

the password for samba user is not similar to existing system users.
We need to manually set the samba user.
Code:
# smbpasswd root
New SMB password:
Retype new SMB password:

Now its time to edit samba configuration file .
Take a backup of original file using.
Code:
# cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb_orig.conf

Delete all entries.Add following values inside the configuration file .

Code:
*************************************************************

[global] 
workgroup = PUTIEVILLE 
server string = My Lil Linux Box 
hosts allow = 192.168. 127. 
log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log 
security = user 
encrypt passwords = yes 
smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd 
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 

[Downloads] 
comment = Downloads 
path = /
 browseable = yes 
writable = yes 
public = yes 
read only = no 

[homes] 
comment = My Home Directory 
browseable = yes 
writable = yes 
public = yes 
read only = no 

[printers] 
path = /var/spool/samba 
public = yes 
guest ok = yes 
printable = yes 
browseable = yes 
writable = yes 
read only = no
******************************************************

Description:

Code:
[global]
hosts allow = 192.168. 127.

This line will allow samba server accessible from 10.180.18 series and localhost .

Code:
smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd

This will tell samba to use smbpasswd file from mentioned location

Code:
[Downloads]
comment = Downloads 
Name of the share
path = /

Path that should be made available for all.


Restart the smb service and access the files through windows login.
 
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