Samba

Description

This page will show you how to create Windows shares on a Linux box. This will allow Windows computers to access files on Linux.

Installation

Firstly install the samba server

Installation of Applications

yum install samba

Configuration of Applications

Once the required applicatons are installed we can add the computer to the domain by running authconfig.

authconfig-tui

Under the User infromation select Use Winbind
Under Authentication select Use Winbind Authentication
Under the Authentication column the "Use MD5 Password" and "Use Shadow Passwords" should be automatically select. Leave them selected.

File:auth-config.jpg

Security Model is ads
Domain is NETBIOS domain name
Domain Controllers is the name of a Domain Controller
ADS Realm is DNS (FQDN) domain name
by default the /bin/false is selected.

File:winbind.jpg

Select Join Domain.
Select Ok.

Creating File Shares

Now edit the file /etc/samba/smb.conf file.
Create the required shares.

[meetme]
   comment = comment here
   path = /var/spool/asterisk/meetme
   guest ok = no
   browseable = yes
   writable = yes
   valid users = @"DOMAIN\Group Name"
   valid users = DOMAIN\username

Once the file has been saved restart the service.

service smb restart

Auto start Service

Set the servcie to auto start by issuing the following command.

chkconfig smb on

Connecting to Windows UNC

If you require to mount to a UNC then you will also need to install the samba-client.

yum -y install samba-client

If you do not have the samba client installed you will get errors like:

CIFS VFS: cifs_mount failed w/return code = -22