Paul Agin July 17, 2001
(Reformatted for chlug.org 2001-08-02)
 

RPMs from the Red Hat 7.1 CD-ROMs
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samba-2.0.7-36.i386.rpm
The Samba SMB server.

samba-client-2.0.7-36.i386.rpm
Samba client programs.

samba-common-2.0.7-36.i386.rpm
Files used by both Samba servers and clients.

samba-swat-2.0.7-36.i386.rpm
A Web-based Samba server configuration program.
 
 

Installing and Configuring the Samba Server
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* Install the RPMs listed above.

* Changes need to be made to the "/etc/samba/smb.conf" file.

        Set workgroup to match your Windows workgroup name.
        "workgroup = LUGLAN"

        Uncomment the following two lines. Later you will need to create a "smbpasswd" file.
        If you choose not to do this, you will need to enable plain text passwords in the Windows registry.
        "encrypt passwords = yes"
        "smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd"

        By default, home directories and printers will be visible to the clients.

        Example of creating a wide-open shared directory.

        [public]
           path = /public
           public = yes
           only guest = yes
           writable = yes
           printable = no

* To add an entry to the "smbpasswd" file, as root type "/usr/bin/smbpasswd -a username".

        If the user doesn't already exist on your system, add the user.
        "/usr/sbin/useradd username"
        Then, create a password for the user.
        "/usr/bin/passwd username"

* Run "/usr/bin/testparm" to test the parameters of the "smb.conf" file.

* Use these commands to manually control the Samba server.

        Usage: /usr/sbin/samba {start|stop|restart|status|condrestart}

* Run "/usr/sbin/setup" and select "smb" to be enabled at startup.