Samba server configuration

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What is Samba?

Samba is a suite of Unix applications that speak the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol. Many operating systems, including Windows and OS/2, use SMB to perform client-server networking. By supporting this protocol, Samba allows Unix servers to get in on the action, communicating with the same networking protocol as Microsoft Windows products.
Samba Debian Package
This package contains all the components necessary to turn your Debian GNU/Linux box into a powerful file and printer server.
Currently, the Samba Debian packages consist of the following:
samba - LanManager-like file and printer server for Unix.
samba-common - Samba common files used by both the server and the client.
smbclient - LanManager-like simple client for Unix.
swat - Samba Web Administration Tool
samba-doc - Samba documentation.
smbfs - Mount and umount commands for the smbfs (kernels 2.2.x and above).
libpam-smbpass - pluggable authentication module for SMB password database
libsmbclient - Shared library that allows applications to talk to SMB servers
libsmbclient-dev - libsmbclient shared libraries
winbind: Service to resolve user and group information from Windows NT servers
python2.3-samba: Python bindings that allow access to various aspects of Samba
It is possible to install a subset of these packages depending on your particular needs. For example, to access other SMB servers you should only need the smbclient and samba-common packages.
Install Samba in Debian
#apt-get install samba samba-client
Now it will ask you some basic question about the samba configuration like workgroup or domain name you want,other questions enter the correct information which one suits for your need.
Preparing directories and users
Create directories for Samba to use with Windows
#mkdir samba
Now we need to create users to access this directiory
#useradd ruchi
Now create a password for this user
#smbpasswd -a ruchi
configure samba configuration file
Samba configuration file located at /etc/samba/smb.conf
In this file main section is Global where you can define all parameters and the example as follows
[global]
workgroup = debian
netbios name = debianserver
server string = %h server (Samba %v)
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 1000
syslog = 0
Now you need to configure the share directory(ex:-samba) for users below is the example.
[SAMBA]
path=/samba
browseable=yes
writeable=yes
valid users = ruchi
admin users = debain
If you want to check your configuration file is correct you need to run the following command
#testparm
Now you need to restart the samba to take the new changes effect
#/etc/init.d/samba restart
If you want more configuration option check man page of smb.conf

Testing your samba configuration
You want to test your samba configuration for users ruchi run the following command
#smbclient -L //debianserver -U ruchi

Configuring the Windows workstation
authenticate each workstation
logon to the Windows workstation as any user with administrative priviliges
[Windows 2000] Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> System -> Network Identification -> Properties -> Member of -> Domain -> type the domain name as specified in the 'workgroup' section of smb.conf -> ok

enter the root username and password for the Samba file server
if you simply wish to transfer existing users from a workstation, then if a user exists on the Samba file server and on the workstation, at this point you could log them into the Samba file server and their profile from the workstation would be copied to the Samba file server when they log out

References
http://www.samba.org
Download samba form here
Samba documentation click here