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C M N N: Onnecting TO Icrosoft AND Ovell Etwork

Samba allows files and printers to be shared between Windows and Linux machines on a network. It implements the SMB/CIFS protocol to share resources across operating systems. To configure a Samba server, install the Samba packages, edit the smb.conf file to define shares and security settings, add Samba users, and start the required services. Windows clients can then connect to the Samba server to access the defined file shares and printers.

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C M N N: Onnecting TO Icrosoft AND Ovell Etwork

Samba allows files and printers to be shared between Windows and Linux machines on a network. It implements the SMB/CIFS protocol to share resources across operating systems. To configure a Samba server, install the Samba packages, edit the smb.conf file to define shares and security settings, add Samba users, and start the required services. Windows clients can then connect to the Samba server to access the defined file shares and printers.

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CONNECTING

TO
MICROSOFT
AND
NOVELL NETWORK
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
CONT..
[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

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