SAMBA FileServer configuration

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Created a separate partition for the fileserver, to keep order, and not to have all the files/services in the same place.
Below is an example of partitioning done on the server

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[root @ centos ~]$ df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda5 49G 15G 32G 32% /
tmpfs 1.9G 888K 1.9G 1% /dev/shm
/dev/sda7 13G 314M 12G 3% /backups
/dev/sda2 78G 1.3G 73G 2% /fileserver
/dev/sda3 59G 2.3G 54G 5% /home
/dev/sda6 30G 578M 28G 3% /tmp

Install SAMBA package

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[root @ centos ~]$ yum install samba

or

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[root @ debian ~]$ apt-get install samba

SAMBA configuration file smb.conf (modified)

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[root @ centos ~]$ nano /etc/samba/smb.conf
#Samba config
[global]
workgroup = workgroup
server string = %h server
name resolve order = bcast host
; wins support = no
; dns proxy = no
; name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast
interfaces = 127.0.0.0/8 eth0 eth1
; bind interfaces only = true
# hosts allow = 127.0.0.1
# hosts deny = 0.0.0.0/0
hosts allow = 127.0.0.1 0.0.0.0/0
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 1000
syslog only = no
syslog = 0
panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
security = user
encrypt passwords = true
passdb backend = smbpasswd
smbpasswd file = /etc/samba/passwords
username map = /etc/samba/usermap.conf
obey pam restrictions = yes
; guest account = nobody
invalid users = root
veto files = /lost+found/
; disable printing
load printers = no
disable spoolss = yes
; unix password sync = no
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
; pam password change = no
; domain logons = yes
socket options = TCP_NODELAY

#======================= Share Definitions =======================

[all]
path = /fileserver/samba/all
browseable = yes
read only = no
guest ok = yes
force user = root
create mask = 660
directory mask = 770
valid users = %U
strict locking = Yes
valid users = user1 user2

[test]
path = /fileserver/samba/test
browseable = yes
read only = no
guest ok = no
force user = root
create mask = 660
directory mask = 770
users = user3

;[printers]
;comment = All Printers
;path = /var/spool/samba
;browseable = no
;guest ok = no
;writable = no
;printable = yes

Creating SAMBA users is done by running the command

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[root @ centos ~]$ smbpasswd -a user1

Starting the SAMBA file server

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[root @ centos ~]$ /etc/init.d/smb start

or

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[root @ centos ~]# service smb start