Dear Sunil I am sending you three document which will help you (step by step) connecting/joining a linux machine to a NT domain. Please check, test and tell me if there is any problem. Vivek Sunil Dhaka wrote: > Hi List, > This is for SAMBA newbies ( a query I got offline ) Think I should share it > on the list too. > > We want to use samba intra-hostel. never used (or heard) about Samba. > Windows networking uses SMB (now its known as CIFS or something like that) > To enable a unix / linux box to join a Windoze network SMB is implemented > over TCP/IP with the free program called SAMBA. By running SAMBA you can do > the following:- > 1. Share a directory on a linux box in the Windoze network ( It can be > browsed under Network Neighbourhood) > 2. Make a Linux box act as a domain controller ( so u can throw out the NT / > win2k server ) > 3. Mount windoze shares on the linux box thru a samba mount > >Can you suggest a complete beginner's guide ? > There are lots of docs on the web on SAMBA configurations - all you have to > do is take the trouble of searching and reading the documentation (use > google with the search string "SMB"). The books available in the market as > of now are 4-5 : of these > 1. SAMBA Server administration - Craig Hunt > 2. SAMBA - O'Reilly publication > are excellent sources of SAMBA implementation > After you d/l the SAMBA rpms / tarballs - install/ compile the program. > Ensure that samba daemon is running. ( smbd and nmbd should be running ) > If all is fine, now you have only one monster to kill : the /etc/smb.conf > file > Its really a simple endeavour and not the monster u think it was ( try > /etc/sendmail.cf if u want to see an actual monster) > You can also use SWAT to configure you SAMBA thru a web browser either > remotely or locally. > Ensure that /etc/services file has the port 901 entry for SWAT uncommented > and also there is an entry in the inetd.conf file for swat. > The command #testparm is used to check if your smb.conf file is configured > ok > Please read throug the enclosed files and other documentation. > Try www.samba.org for more information. > Let me know if you have any other queries. > Regards, > Sunil Dhaka > > ------------------------------------------------ > The mailing list archives are available at > http://lists.linux-india.org/cgi-bin/wilma/linux-delhi
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