4
Provide a password for all users that are allowed to use this service:
smbpasswd -a tux
For easier conguration, just hit Enter to leave the password empty. Take into account
that the usernames on your Windows and Linux computers are probably different.
Conguring a consistent user base for both Windows and Linux is beyond the scope
of this document.
5
Start the Samba server:
rcnmb start
rcsmb start
To check if everything has been successfully congured, enter:
smbclient -L localhost
After you hit Enter, you should get something like the following:
Anonymous login successful
Domain=[PENGUIN] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.22-11-SUSE-CODE10]
Sharename Type Comment
--------- ---- -------
share Disk Shared directory
netlogon Disk Network Logon Service
IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Samba 3.0.22-11-SUSE-CODE10)
ADMIN$ IPC IPC Service (Samba 3.0.22-11-SUSE-CODE10)
Anonymous login successful
Domain=[PENGUIN] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.22-11-SUSE-CODE10]
Server Comment
--------- -------
SUSE-DESKTOP Samba 3.0.22-11-SUSE-CODE10
Workgroup Master
--------- -------
TUX-NET jupiter
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