What is Samba Server ?
"Samba
is an Open Source/Free Software suite that provides file and print services to
SMB/CIFS clients."
It
provides an easy way to share directory
over Linux And Windows environment.
Benefites
of using Samba Server
·
- File and printer sharing with MS Clients
- Provides user Authentication and access
- Name resolution
- Browsing
- Support on various platform
- Can act as a Domain controller
Samba Server Package use
Package Name
|
Package Description
|
Samba
|
Use for samba server
|
samba-client
|
Use for samba client
|
samba-common
|
Commands which use in samba server and client
|
Component
of samba server
testparm : This command is use to test the samba
configuration file.
smbstatus: This comand is use to check the current
connection of samba client.
smbpasswd:
This command is use to set the password of samba user.
Samba Server details:
Operating system: CentOS – 6.5
Server IP Address: 192.168.0.62
Hostname : server.openpath.in
Config file : /etc/samba/smb.cnf
Service : smb
Port no : 137,138,139,445
Selinux : Disabled
Samba client details:
Operating system: Windows 7
Hostname: client01
IP Address : 192.168.0.95
Install package on
samba server
[root@server ~]# yum
install samba samba-client samba-common
|
Check Installed package
[root@server ~]#
rpm -qa | grep samba
samba-winbind-3.6.23-14.el6_6.x86_64
samba4-libs-4.0.0-58.el6.rc4.x86_64
samba-winbind-clients-3.6.23-14.el6_6.x86_64
samba-3.6.23-14.el6_6.x86_64
samba-common-3.6.23-14.el6_6.x86_64
samba-client-3.6.23-14.el6_6.x86_64
|
Create Share
directory and give permission
[root@server
~]# mkdir /data && chmod 777 /data
|
Add user for
authentication
[root@server ~]# useradd test1
[root@server ~]# useradd test2
|
Set password
[root@server ~]# smbpasswd -a test1
[root@server ~]# smbpasswd -a test2
|
Take backup of samba
configuration file
[root@server ~]#
cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf.bak
|
Configure Samba server
configuraiton file
[root@server ~]#
vim /etc/samba/smb.cnf
|
## IPRange allowed in network##
hosts
allow = 127. 192.168.0.
##Add following lins at
bottom##
[data]
comment
= "Data shared Folder"
path
= /data
browsable
=yes
writable
= yes
read
only = no
valid
users = test1,test
Veto files =
/*.exe/*.com/*.dll/*.sh/*.py/*.inf/*.reg/*.mp3/*.rm/*.flv/*.mp4/*.avi/*.pdf/
|
Restart samba service
[root@server ~]#
/etc/init.d/smb restart
Shutting down SMB
services:
[FAILED]
Starting SMB
services:
[ OK ]
|
On Samba service permanently
[root@server
~]# chkconfig smb on
|
Test the configuration file
[root@server
~]# testparm
Load
smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
rlimit_max:
increasing rlimit_max (1024) to minimum Windows limit (16384)
Processing
section "[homes]"
Processing
section "[printers]"
Processing
section "[data]"
Loaded
services file OK.
Server
role: ROLE_STANDALONE
Press
enter to see a dump of your service definitions
[global]
workgroup = MYGROUP
server string = Samba Server Version
%v
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
idmap config * : backend = tdb
hosts allow = 127., 192.168.0.
cups options = raw
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
read only = No
browseable = No
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = Yes
print ok = Yes
browseable = No
[data]
path = /data
comment = "Data shared
Folder"
valid users = test1, test2
read only = No
|
Acces Share directory from client
machine
Type user name and password
Uername
: test or test2
Password:
******
You can share more directory in
samba server and can give access to defferent user.
Create directory name as
common-data
[root@server ~]# mkdir
/common-data
|
Create user for authentication
[root@server
~]# useradd user1
[root@server
~]# useradd user2
|
Set password for authentication
[root@server
~]# smbpasswd -a user1
[root@server
~]# smbpasswd -a user1
|
Set permission in share directory
using ACL
[root@server
~]# setfacl -m user:user1:rwx /common-data/
[root@server
~]# setfacl -m user:user2:rwx /common-data/
|
[root@server
~]# vim /etc/samba/smb.conf
|
Add below line in config file
[common-data]
comment
= "common-data shared Folder"
path
= /common-data
writable
= yes
browseable
= yes
read
only = no
valid
users = user1,user1
|
Restart service after updating
samba config file
[root@server
~]# /etc/init.d/smb restart
|
Acces Share directory from client
machine
Go to Start ->
Run -> \\192.168.0.62
Disable Home Directory of user in Samba
#vim /etc/samba/smb.conf
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
writable = yes
#service smb restart
Login Samba user Cli
# smbclient //localhost/userrname -U username
Show Active User
# smbstatus
List Samba User
# pdbedit -w –L
Delete Samba User
# smbpasswd -x username
Disable Samba User
# smbpasswd -d username
How to import and export samba user and password
Export Samba User and Password
# pdbedit -e smbpasswd:/tmp/sambabak
Import Samba user backup and password
# pdbedit -i smbpasswd:/tmp/sambabak
Note: UID of user should be according to new server.
Disable Home Directory of user in Samba
#vim /etc/samba/smb.conf
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
writable = yes
#service smb restart
Login Samba user Cli
# smbclient //localhost/userrname -U username
Show Active User
# smbstatus
List Samba User
# pdbedit -w –L
Delete Samba User
# smbpasswd -x username
Disable Samba User
# smbpasswd -d username
How to import and export samba user and password
Export Samba User and Password
# pdbedit -e smbpasswd:/tmp/sambabak
Import Samba user backup and password
# pdbedit -i smbpasswd:/tmp/sambabak
Note: UID of user should be according to new server.
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