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UNIT-III(chap -14)
WHAT IS SAMBA?
Samba is a powerful suite of applications for allowing UNIX-
based systems (such as Linux) to interoperate with Windows-
based and other operating systems.
It is an open source implementation of the Server Message
Block / Common Internet File System (SMB/CIFS) protocol
suite.
Samba is useful if you have a network of both Windows and
Linux machines.
Samba allows files and printers to be shared by all the
systems in a network.
To share files between Linux machines only,
using NFS.
To share printers between Linux machines only,
you do not need to use Samba.
Samba uses the SMB protocol to share files and
printers across a network connection.
Operating systems that support this protocol
include Microsoft Windows, OS/2, and Linux.
INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING SAMBA
SERVER
To check whether Samba is installed on your
system: rpm q samba
If samba is not installed, the cmd will display an
o/p showing samba is not installed.
If samba is installed, the RPM query returns the
version number of the samba.
Samba-3.4.7-0.50.fcll.i586
Latest version of Samba can be downloaded
www.samba.org .
After downloading samba can be install using:
yum y install samba samba-client samba-swat system-config-samba
Samba Software Packages
CONFIGURING SAMBA
Before editing smb.conf file, run the following commands to
configure Samba
By using chkconfig command, you can configure Samba and
Swat(Samba Web Administration Tool) to start at boot time.
Chkconfig smb on
Chkconfig swat on
You can start/ stop/ restart Samba after boot time using following;
Service smb start/ stop/ restart
After running the following commands, you need to configure
smb.conf file.
The file contains the runtime configuration information for samba
programs.
The file consists of different sections, beginning with
name of section in square brackets and each section
contains parameters defining the sections attributes:
[global]
It is the first section of the smb.conf file .
It contains the general Samba configuration parameters
that apply to the entire server and default settings that
may apply to other shares.
[global]
workgroup = DOCS
netbios name = DOCS_SRV
security = share
[data] comment = Documentation Samba Server
path = /export
read only = Yes
guest only = Yes
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[homes]
It is the section in which treatment of user logins are
defined.
It provides fast and simple services to a large number of
clients to access their home directories with minimal efforts.
It provides options like browse able by which you can
restrict the access of home directories to specific guest.
[printers]
It is the section for providing configuration to printers.
It allows clients to set print options to the specified
directory.
CONFIGURING A SAMBA SERVER
( GRAPHICAL CONFIGURATION)
To start the Samba Server Configuration Tool
System (on the Panel) => Administration => Server Settings => Samba
or
Type the command system-config-samba at a shell prompt
Configuring Server Settings
Select Preferences => Server Settings
On the Basic tab, specify which workgroup the
computer should be in as well as a brief description of
the computer.
They correspond to the workgroup and server string
options in smb.conf.
CONFIGURING SECURITY SERVER SETTING
The Security tab contains the following options:
TO ADD A SAMBA USER:
SELECT PREFERENCES => SAMBA USERS
ADDING SHARE
To create a Samba share, click the Add button
from the main Samba configuration window.
CONTD
The Basic tab configures the following options:
Directory The directory to share via Samba. The directory
must exist before it can be entered here.
Share name The actual name of the share that is seen from
remote machines. By default, it is the same value as Directory,
but can be configured.
Descriptions A brief description of the share.
Writable Enables users to read and write to the shared
directory
Visible Grants read-only rights to users for the shared
directory.
On the Access tab, select whether to allow only
specified users to access the share or whether to
allow all Samba users to access the share.
If you select to allow access to specific users,
select the users from the list of available Samba
users.
The share is added immediately after clicking
OK.
CREATING SAMBA USERS
useradd m bob
This will add user bob. Add a linux password for
the new user as follows:
passwd bob
The terminal will prompt you to change password
for user bob.
Changing password for user bob
New password:*********
Retype new password:*******
CONNECTING WINDOWS PC TO THE SAMBA SERVER
You can connect your system to computer that is
running the SMB protocol.
The connection can be made through command line by
two methods.
smbclient//computer name/ share name
Replace computer name with the hostname or IP
address of the Samba server you want to connect and
share name with name of the directory you want browse.
Type exit to exit the connection.
CONTD..
smbmount//computer name/
directory/mysystem/mount/point
