Configuring Samba

1. #yum install samba
2. #service smb restart
3. #chkconfig smb on
4. #vim /etc/samba/smb.conf
1. Line 57 Ensure foll. is there --->  [global]
2. Line 74 Put appropriate group name as required. default is workgroup = MYGROUP
1. eg. workgroup = REDHAT
3. Last Line : Copy last 7 lines and paste it below that, fill/replace  as per question.
1. eg share name=song, path=/mp3
1. [song]
2. comment=my collection
3. path=/mp3
4. public=yes
5. writable=yes
6. printable=no
7. write list=+staff   ---->group name
2. Then add following so that people can browse it
1. browseable=yes
5. #service smb restart
6. #mkdir /mp3
7. Then run following on the client side to verify which share name is available against given IP/hostname
1. #smbclient -L <IP address>
8. Check the context of the file to be shared
1. #ls -ldZ /mp3 ----> default context is default_t
9. Change context of the file to be shared
1. #chcon -t samba_share_t /mp3
10. We can verify it
1. in the file /etc/samba/smb.conf       ---> Line 40
2. #smbclient //localhost/song -U       ---> U is for anonymous user
11. If not sharing with public user [#vim /etc/samba/smb.conf]
1. Remove, public=yes
2. Or put, public=no
1. valid user = u1,  u2,  u3
2. host allow = 192.168.0.
3. save & quit
12. Now create samba user
1. #useradd -s /sbin/nologin u1
2. #useradd -s /sbin/nologin u2
3. #useradd -s /sbin/nologin u3
13. Assign samba password to user u1, u2, u3
1. #smbpasswd -a u1
2. #smbpasswd -a u2
3. #smbpasswd -a u3
14. #service smb restart
15. #smbclient -L localhost
16. #smbclient //localhost/song -U u1
17. Verification
1. Now mount it (o=lowercase alphabet o)
2. #mount -t cifs -o user=u1 localhost:/ /mnt         ----> It will ask password for user u1
3. #mount -t cifs -o user=u1%123 localhost:/song /mnt      ----> Password for user u1 is mentioned as 123
18. #df -h