Today, I would like to share my experience on how to setup a Linux Debian Etch Samba Server. I believe it works for Debian Lenny as well because I have upgraded my Linux Debian Etch Samba Server to Lenny successfully without any issues.
Here are the steps.
1. Setup a normal Debian Etch or Lenny server.
2. Install basic packages by using apt-get install such as ssh, sudo, apache2, php5, phpsysinfo and etc
3. Install Samba packages - samba, samba-common, samba-doc, smbfs, smbclient and swat
4. After install the packages, it's time to configure Samba for your clients.
First, add your clients by using adduser command.
# adduser john
Then disable remote login such as ssh, by editing file /etc/passwd
# vi /etc/passwd
Change /bin/sh to /bin/false for user john
# john:x:1002:1002:,,,:/home/john:/bin/false
Save the file.
Secondly, add related group to enable users in the group to share files.
Add group command
# addgroup itgroup
Add related users into the group
# vi /etc/group
# itgroup:x:1003:john (user john is added into itgroup to share files)
Save the file.
Now it's the time to configure Samba. Remember that we have installed swat during the step 3 above. It is Samba Web administration tool. To access this web page, go to http://ipaddress:901
It will prompt out username and password to login. To login, please use root and root password. You can configure anything inside the web.
Here's my working Samba configuration in /etc/samba/smb.conf
# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from 192.168.xxx.xx (192.168.xxx.xx)
# Date: 2008/12/17 12:35:30
[global]
workgroup = IT
netbios name = SAMBA
server string = %h server
encrypt passwords = false
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
syslog = 0
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 1000
os level = 64
local master = No
domain master = No
dns proxy = No
wins support = Yes
panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
invalid users = root
read list = john
write list = jay (edit write list follow your own needs, write list users are users that own the folders)
hosts allow = 192.168.1.0/24, 192.168.2.0/24
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = %S
create mask = 0700
directory mask = 0700
browseable = No
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
create mask = 0700
printable = Yes
browseable = No
[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/printers
read only = No
browseable = No
[winreg]
comment = registry for windows
path = /usr/share/doc/samba-doc/registry
guest ok = Yes
[data]
comment = Data Directories
path = /data
admin users = jay
force user = jay
force group = itgroup
read only = No
create mask = 0640
directory mask = 0740 (only folder owners can edit the file)
inherit permissions = Yes (This setting will preserve the group permissions and ownership although the file owners have edited the files)
inherit acls = Yes
You can manually edit the samba configuration or edit the file by using swat. Both is the same. Remember to restart samba service whenever you change any settings in the samba configuration file.
Restart samba command -> # /etc/init.d/samba restart
After that, set samba password for your user login by using smbpasswd command.
# smbpasswd -c /etc/samba/smbpasswd (create a file to store samba password)
# smbpasswd -a john (add user john into the samba password file)
# smbpasswd -x john (delete user john from the samba password file)
After you have added related users, it is time for your clients to connect the samba server. Before that, your Windows client need to install the windows registry file in the samba server to enable blank username and password for Windows access. It has been configured in my configuration file above. The windows registry path is located at /usr/share/doc/samba-doc/registry
To access your samba server from Windows PC, type IP address and then access the folders. It will prompt out login name and password. If you are able to login with the correct password that created earlier, then your linux Samba server is ready for implementation. It's that simple.
More tips and tutorials coming soon. Enjoy!!!
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