Samba is a client/server system that implements network resource sharing for Linux and other UNIX computers. With Samba, UNIX files and printers can be shared with Windows clients and vice versa. Samba supports the Session Message Block (SMB) protocol. Nearly all Windows computers include SMB support with their internal network subsystems (NetBIOS in particular).
With an appropriately-configured Samba server on Linux, Windows clients can map drives to the Linux filesystems. Likewise, the Samba client on UNIX can connect to Windows shares by their UNC name. Although differences among various operating systems (such as filesystem naming conventions, end-of-line conventions, and authentication) can limit interoperability, Samba offers a generally serviceable mechanism for resource sharing on a heterogenous network.
Install Samba on CentOS 6.0/6.1/6.2/6.3/6.4/6.5
To install the samba package,enter the following command:
# yum install samba samba-client samba-common
Check the version of installed samba software by using this command:
# smbd --version
Configure the samba service, so that, it will start automatically at boot time:
# chkconfig smb on # chkconfig nmb on
Add these Iptables rules, so that samba will work perfectly:
# iptables -I INPUT 4 -m state --state NEW -m udp -p udp --dport 137 -j ACCEPT # iptables -I INPUT 5 -m state --state NEW -m udp -p udp --dport 138 -j ACCEPT # iptables -I INPUT 6 -m state --state NEW -m tcp -p tcp --dport 139 -j ACCEPT # service iptables save
Backup the smb.conf file, then delete it and create the new one:
# cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf.bak # rm /etc/samba/smb.conf # touch /etc/samba/smb.conf # nano /etc/samba/smb.conf
Add these lines, in your smb.conf file (or change it according to your requirement):
#======================= Global Settings ===================================== [global] workgroup = WORKGROUP security = share map to guest = bad user #============================ Share Definitions ============================== [MyShare] path = /home/samba/share browsable =yes writable = yes guest ok = yes read only = no
Save the smb.conf file and restart the service:
# service smb restart # service nmb restart
Change permission for samba share:
# chmod -R 0777 /home/samba/share
Access the samba share from windows (where 192.168.1.15 ip address of my samba server):
Add and manage Samba users and groups
Add a group in your CentOS server:
# useradd smbuser # groupadd smbgrp # usermod -a -G smbgrp smbuser # smbpasswd -a smbuser
Create a new share, set the permission on the share:
# cd /home/samba/ # mkdir secure # chown -R smbuser:smbgrp secure/ # chmod -R 0770 secure/
Edit the smb.conf file:
# vi /etc/samba/smb.conf
Add the newly created samba share in smb.conf file:
[Secure] path = /home/samba/secure valid users = @smbgrp guest ok = no writable = yes browsable = yes
Restart the samba service:
# service smb restart # service nmb restart
Check the syntax error with testparm:
# testparm
Testing from Windows Machine:
See also: How to install CentOS 6.5 minimal
Hope this will help you!
See also: Easy Samba installation on RHEL/CentOS 7