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CMSC 691X - Summer 2002 Project By: Pravin D'Souza

This document discusses Samba, an open source software suite that allows file and printer sharing between Linux/Unix and Windows systems. It provides definitions of SMB, CIFS protocols for file sharing and descriptions of key Samba components like smbd daemon and smb.conf configuration file. It also covers installing and setting up Samba, configuring shares for homes, printers and testing the Samba server from Linux and Windows clients.

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CMSC 691X - Summer 2002 Project By: Pravin D'Souza

This document discusses Samba, an open source software suite that allows file and printer sharing between Linux/Unix and Windows systems. It provides definitions of SMB, CIFS protocols for file sharing and descriptions of key Samba components like smbd daemon and smb.conf configuration file. It also covers installing and setting up Samba, configuring shares for homes, printers and testing the Samba server from Linux and Windows clients.

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CMSC 691X – Summer 2002

Project By

Pravin D’Souza
What is Samba??
• Samba is an Open Source Suite, that provides
seamless file and print services to SMB/CIFS clients.
• Samba is freely available.
• With Samba, you can share a Linux filesystem
with Windows 95, 98, 2000 and NT and vice versa.
• You can also share printers connected to either
Linux or a system with Windows 95, 98, 2000 or NT.
• Samba enables a Linux or Unix server to function
as a file server for client PCs running Windows
software.
What is SMB?
• SMB stands for – Server Message Block.
•It is a protocol by which a lot of PC-related
machines share files and printers and other
information such as lists of available files and
printers.
• Operating systems that support this natively
include Windows NT, OS/2, and Linux.

What is CIFS?
• CIFS – Common Internet File System is a
protocol that is basically an updated SMB.
Components of SMB
• smbd daemon: This provides the file and print services
to SMB clients such as Windows NT or other Linux or
Unix clients.
• smb.conf: This is the configuration file for smbd.
• nmbd daemon: This daemon provides NetBIOS
nameserving and browsing support.
• smbclient: This is an smb client program that implement
a simple FTP-like client on a Linux or Unix box.
• smbmount: This mounting program enables mounting
of server directories on a Linux or Unix box.
Continued…
• testparm: This utility is used to test the smb.conf
configuration file.
• smbstatus: This programs lists the current Samba
connections.
• SWAT: Swat allows a Samba administrator to configure
the smb.conf file via a Web browser.
•smbpasswd: This allows the user to change the password
used for their SMB sessions.
Installation and Setup
• The Samba Server package can be downloaded from the
Samba website.
• The file needs to be untared and then configured using a
./configure command in the source directory.
• Then the smb.conf file should be created. The smb.conf file
has three separate sections:
[global] : This section controls parameters for the entire
SMB server. It also provides default values for the other
sections.
Examples: workgroup = MYGROUP
server string = Samba Server
Continued…
hosts allow = 192.168.1 127.
printcap name = /etc/printcap
load printers = yes
guest account = pcguest
encrypt passwords = yes
smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd

[homes]: This section allows network clients to connect to


a user’s home directory without having an explicit entry in
the smb.conf file.
Examples:
[homes]
browseable = no
writeable = yes
Continued…
[printers]: This section is used to specify which
printers are available.
Examples:
[printers]
print ok = yes
printer name = lp_mine
path = /home/everyone

The testparm program helps in testing the smb.conf


file once it is configured.
Testing with a Linux Client:
# smbclient ‘//192.168.100.1/homes’ –U myuid

Testing with a Windows Client:


• A Linux computer shows up in Windows network
neighborhood.
• The name attached to ‘workgroup’ in the [global]
section shows up in the network neighborhood.
Sharing files and print services:
Example of directory or file share:
[jacksdir]
comment = Jack’s remote source code directory
path = usr/local/src
valid users = tackett
browseable = yes
public = no
writeable = yes

Example of printer sharing:


[vals_lp]
print ok =yes
printer name = lp_mine
path = /home/everyone
valid users = valerie, @devel
browseable = yes

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