CentOS : Step-by-step samba server configuration

Step-by-step samba server configuration

1.Server  IP address is 192.168.0.254 and machine name is SERVER1.
2.Windows machine IP address is 192.168.0.2 and machine name is client2.
3.Firewall Should be disabled.
 #chkconfig iptables off
 #service iptables stop
 #chkconfig ip6tables off
 #service ip6tables  stop
4.To check if all rpms required for samba are installed or not.
 #rpm –qa | grep samba
 Samba-<version-name>
 Samba-common-<version-name>
 Samba-client-<version- name>
 System-config-samba-<version-name>
5.If not, install it using
 #rpm –ivh samba

6.Copy the original configuration file as smb.conf.bck
 #cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba.conf.bck
 (This will keep a backup copy of your configuration file.)

7.Now edit the configuration file
 #vi /etc/samba/smb.conf

8.To share home directory edit this part of /etc/samba/smb.conf
 [homes]
 comment=Home directories
 browseable =no
 writable=yes

9.To share printer edit this part of  /etc/samba/smb.conf
 [printers]
 comment = All printers
 path = /var/spool/samba
 browseable = no

10.To configure share called IHNCSHARE edit this part of /etc/samba/smb.conf
 [IHNC’s share]
 comment = Testing Samba Server
 path  = /samba
 valid users = user1, user2
11.Save the file with wq:
12.To check your configuration file type testparm
 #testparm
13.Create two samba users user1 and user2
 useradd user1
 useradd user2
14.Create smbpassword for both the users
 smbpasswd –a user1
 smbpasswd –a user2
15.Now you stop/start the samba services
 #service smb stop
 #service smb start
16.To see what is shared from your server through samba for a particular user
 #smbclient  -L server1 –U user1  or smbclient –L //192.168.0.1 –U user1
17.To see what is shared for a particular host
 #smbclient –L  mac2
18.Now, permanently make samba server on
 #chkconfig smb on