Configuring Linux Samba Server

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Sometimes you need to configure FTP server for transferring file. There are so many FTP client for Linux OS. here in this post, FTP client of CentOS/Red Hat is mainly discussed. So lets try these process.

Configuring Linux FTP server: Samba Server

 

[ece@localhost Desktop]$ su –

Password:

Last login: Wed May 11 22:45:08 EDT 2016 on pts/0

[root@localhost ~]# yum install samba samba-client cifs-utils -y

Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks

base                                                     | 3.6 kB     00:00

extras                                                   | 3.4 kB    00:00

updates                                                 | 3.4 kB     00:00

Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile

* base: centos.excellmedia.net

* extras: mirrors.nwsuaf.edu.cn

* updates: centos.ustc.edu.cn

Package samba-4.2.10-6.el7_2.x86_64 already installed and latest version

Package samba-client-4.2.10-6.el7_2.x86_64 already installed and latest version

Package cifs-utils-6.2-7.el7.x86_64 already installed and latest version

Nothing to do

 

[root@localhost ~]# rpm -qa | grep cifs-utils

cifs-utils-6.2-7.el7.x86_64

 

[root@localhost ~]# groupadd samba-users

 

[root@localhost ~]# mkdir -p /sambashare

 

[root@localhost ~]# echo welcome to samba share zone by whilenetworking.com > /sambashare/welcome

 

[root@localhost ~]# chgrp samba-users /sambashare

 

[root@localhost ~]# chmod 775 /sambashare

 

[root@localhost ~]# ls -ld /sambashare

drwxrwxr-x. 2 root samba-users 20 May 11 23:08 /sambashare

 

[root@localhost ~]# useradd -s /sbin/nologin -G samba-users user1

 

[root@localhost ~]# useradd -s /sbin/nologin -G samba-users user2

 

[root@localhost ~]# useradd -s /sbin/nologin dep

 

[root@localhost ~]# smbpasswd -a user1

 

New SMB password:

Retype new SMB password:

Added user user1.

 

[root@localhost ~]# smbpasswd -a user2

New SMB password:

Retype new SMB password:

Added user user2.

 

[root@localhost ~]# smbpasswd -a dep

New SMB password:

Retype new SMB password:

Added user dep.

 

[root@localhost ~]# vim /etc/samba/smb.conf

 

[root@localhost ~]# nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

 

[root@localhost ~]# testparm

Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf

rlimit_max: increasing rlimit_max (1024) to minimum Windows limit (16384)

Processing section “[homes]”

Processing section “[printers]”

Processing section “[Project]”

set_variable_helper(yes ; user write access): value is not boolean!

Error loading services.

 

[root@localhost ~]# setenforce 0

 

[root@localhost ~]# systemctl restart smb.service

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[root@localhost ~]# systemctl enable smb.service

 

ln -s ‘/usr/lib/systemd/system/smb.service’ ‘/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/smb.service’

 

[root@localhost ~]# systemctl restart smb.service

Job for smb.service failed. See ‘systemctl status smb.service’ and ‘journalctl -xn’ for details.

 

[root@localhost ~]# systemctl status smb.service

smb.service – Samba SMB Daemon

Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/smb.service; enabled)

 

[root@localhost ~]# systemctl restart nmb.service

[root@localhost ~]# smbclient -L //192.1698.42.2+X -U user1

Enter user1’s password:

Connection to 192.1698.42.2+X

root@localhost ~]# smbclient -L //192.168.42.2+X -U user1

Enter user1’s password:

Connection to 192.168.42.2+X

[root@localhost ~]# mount -t cifs //192.168.42.129+X/project

 

[root@localhost ~]# mount -t cifs //192.168.42.2+X/project

 

[root@localhost ~]# df -HT

Filesystem             Type     Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on

/dev/mapper/centos-root xfs       19G 4.4G   15G 24% /

devtmpfs               devtmpfs 543M     0 543M   0% /dev

tmpfs                   tmpfs     553M 492k 552M   1% /dev/shm

tmpfs                   tmpfs   553M 7.8M 545M   2% /run

tmpfs                   tmpfs     553M     0 553M   0% /sys/fs/cgroup

/dev/sda1               xfs       521M 130M 391M 25% /boot

/dev/sr0               iso9660   4.4G 4.4G     0 100% /run/media/ece/CentOS 7 x86_64

 

[root@localhost ~]# df -HT

Filesystem             Type     Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on

/dev/mapper/centos-root xfs       19G 4.4G   15G 24% /

devtmpfs               devtmpfs 543M     0 543M   0% /dev

tmpfs                   tmpfs     553M 492k 552M   1% /dev/shm

tmpfs                   tmpfs     553M 7.8M 545M   2% /run

tmpfs                   tmpfs     553M     0 553M   0% /sys/fs/cgroup

/dev/sda1               xfs       521M 130M 391M 25% /boot

/dev/sr0               iso9660   4.4G 4.4G    0 100% /run/media/ece/CentOS 7 x86_64

 

[root@localhost ~]# ls

 

anaconda-ks.cfg

[root@localhost ~]# cd /media

 

[root@localhost media]# ls

 

[root@localhost media]# umount /media

 

Please note the following point:

[root@localhost media]# vim /etc/samba/smb.conf
:set nu
89 workgroup = EXAMPLE-X ; MYHOME to EXAMPLE (BLOCK Letter)
90 server string = Samba Server X ; Server Name
92 netbios name = Fileserver ; remove comment “;”
95 hosts allow = 127. 172.25.11. ; netowrk ID with ‘.’
123 security = user

Note:
security = server or share ; no password required
security = user ; password required

# write down as following share

322 [project] ; share display name
323 comment = RW for samba-users and RO for rakib ; share comment
324 path = /sambashare ; share path
325 browseable = yes
326 writable = yes ; user write access
327 write list = @samba-users ; user print access
328 read only = yes ; access for everyone
329 read list = rakib
hosts allow =
: x (save and quit)

 

Now you can browse from the client part: ——————————
=> Change Work-Group from my computer
=> Change Computer Name
=> Reboot

You can also Browse from Windows PC:

=> Start menu => run => \\192.168.42.2+X (samba IP)

Linux Desktop (Client) to Linux ServerX Access:
[root@desktopX ~]# smbclient -L //192.168.42.2+X -U user1
: 123

* [-N|–no-pass] * [-L|–list HOST] * [-U] — user

Lets see few screen shots of some steps: