[Samba] Setting up Samba

[Ed Holden]

Gerald,

If you have smb.conf then you almost certainly have Samba installed.  To 
make sure, check your RPM database to make sure the packages are 
installed.  At the command line:

   rpm -qa | grep samba

If you want to turn it off or on:

   service smb stop
   service smb start
   service smb restart

This starts or stops the service, and only the superuser (root) can do 
this.  Also, you can configure Samba to be on automatically every time 
you boot like this:


   chkconfig smb --list
   chkconfig smb on

chkconfig is a good way to configure which services are running on your 
system in various run levels.  Text mode is run level 3, graphical is 
run level 5.  This is also a good command to help you turn off things 
you don't need, though it does not stop services, but rather sets 
whether or not services run.

A lot of this is Linux general information, not Samba-specific.  Hope 
this helps ...

-Ed

Gerald wrote:

> Hi to you all,
> 
> I'm setting up a network to where I have Linux and W2k
> Active Directory.I have Redhat 8.0  and i want it to
> see and access file between the two OS'S. I downloaded
> the latest samba binaries 3.0.2 and edit the
> smb.conf.How do i know if my linux will act as a samba
> server? Should i select "everything" when i load
> redhat again or should i just continue what i have
> now?
> 
> When i ran testparm it tells me
> Server_Role:StandAlone.
> 
> I appreciate the help.
> 
> gerald
> 
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