Hi,
I want to setup a simple SAMBA file server, in its most simple configuration
first, and then fine-tune that gradually. I've never worked with SAMBA before,
so I based myself on Carla Schroder's "Linux Cookbook", chapter XX: SAMBA.
Here's what I did, following the step-by-step instructions and reading the
explanations as to what-does-what:
# mkdir -m 777 /shares
Rename /etc/samba/smb.conf to something else (old.sambaconfig) and then edit a
new smb.conf from scratch, which looks like this:
--8<--------------------
[global]
workgroup = workgroup
netbios name = windbag
server string = Anonymous local file server
security = share
browseable = yes
hosts allow = 192.168.1.
[share1]
path = /shares
comment = Test files
read only = No
guest ok = Yes
--8<---------------------
I tested this configuration with testparm, and it looked OK.
Next I restarted SAMBA (service smb restart) and checked the status (service smb
status).
After this I tried (on the same machine) to connect to my file server:
$ smbclient -L windbag
But there I got a "Failed to connect".
Now what?
Niki Kovacs
