Configuring Samba Server (Sharing Linux file Share to Windows)

I have configured samba server on OEL6.5 (192.9.220.241)

There are  severel steps to be followed.

First you need to check weather you installed the rpm

            rpm -q  samba



If those not Installed  it using

            yum install samba(If its in  the repository)

            rpm -ivh  samba-3.6.9-164.el6.x86_64.rpm


Check firewall are enabled
         
          chckconfig --list iptables
 
If then Disable those.
         
           chckconfig iptables off 

           service iptables stop

           service ip6tables stop


Then you need to edit samba server configuration file.

vi /etc/samba/smb.conf 



In the global part you need to enter
 workgroup = workgroup   
#Since most Windows networks are named WORKGROUP by default.

create a user 

useradd administrator   # add a user

passwd administrator  # set password for that user
Then you can share the storage or resources.
enter following  entry  to the configuration file.As shared location will display as the NetApps
[NetApps]       
path = /data/dir-1

writeable = yes

browseable = yes

valid users = administrator

 

Then set password for smb user

smbpasswd -a administrator

 

 

 Now check no errors in smb configuration file  by typing.

testparm

 

 

 

Start Samba Service

service smb start

 

Please do remember to disable SELINUX

 vi /etc/selinux/config

SELINUX=disabled

 

 Now you can access to 192.9.220.241 from windows.
Share will be appeared as  NetApps