1.
Login to the Linux box using the
root account
2.
Create a user account as follows
which will be used for samba login.
Useradd
sambauser
3.
Specify a password for the
created user by using the following command
Passwd
sambauser
4.
Create a folder on the home
directory which will be used as the samba share as follows
Mkdir
/home/share
5.
Move to the /etc/samba folder by
using the following command
Cd
/etc/samba
6. Edit the smb.conf file
7.
Add the following to the [Global]
section of the file. It
[global]
workgroup = HOME
netbios name = MARS
log file =
/var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
log level = 3
encrypt passwords =
yes
smb passwd file =
/etc/samba/private/smbpasswd
8.
Add something as follows for all
the available samba shares which are created in the server. Following
is an
example for enabling samba to the folder which we created on Step 4
[home]
comment
= Samba Share
path = /home/share
valid users =
sambauser
public = yes
writable = yes
9. Add the user which was created on Step 2 to samba user list by using
the
following command
Smbpasswd
sambauser
10.
This will require the user to
enter the password for the above user.
11.
Restart the samba service by
using the following command
Service
samba restart
12.
To start automatically on system
start up execute the following command
Chkconfig
samba -–levels 345 on
ACCESSING THE SAMBA SHARE FROM A WINDOWS CLIENT
13.
Type the Netbios name of the
samba server on windows explorer’s Address as follows
14.
When prompted to enter the user
name and password to connect as follows enter the specified username
and
password in the samba server and click OK.
15. Your share on the Samba server will be shown as follows.