Setting Up Samba File Server for Sharing

★ Windows File Server Structure

– Set up a Linux server as a File Server for Windows

– Install Samba here, set it up to allow access to the Home Directory of Users from Windows

– Additionally, create a Sharing Folder that all Users can access

– Configure Samba server access within the internal network system

■ Install Samba
[root@centos ~]# yum -y install samba

■ Configure Samba

1) Case of creating a new User

→ Register a new User on Linux
[root@centos ~]# useradd centos

→ Set password
[root@centos ~]# passwd centos

Changing password for user centos.

New password:

Retype new password:

password: all authentication tokens updated successfully.

2) Case of using an existing user to access the Samba server, proceed as follows

→ Use the registered User in Linux as the Samba access user in the new registration form (example: centos)
[root@centos ~]# pdbedit -a centos

new password:

retype new password:
startsmbfilepwent_internal: file /etc/samba/smbpasswd did not exist. File successfully created.

Unix username: centos

NT username:

Account Flags: [U ]

User SID: S-1-5-21-1397570601-503051572-2212552623-2000

Primary Group SID: S-1-5-21-1397570601-503051572-2212552623-2001

Full Name:

Home Directory: \\linux\centos

HomeDir Drive:

Logon Script:

Profile Path: \\linux\centos\profile

Domain: LINUX

Account desc:

Workstations:

Munged dial:

Logon time: 0

Logoff time: Sat, 14 Dec 1901 05:45:51 GMT

Kickoff time: Sat, 14 Dec 1901 05:45:51 GMT

Password last set: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 16:06:00 GMT

Password can change: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 16:06:00 GMT

Password must change: Sat, 14 Dec 1901 05:45:51 GMT

Last bad password: 0

Bad password count: 0

Logon hours: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

■ Create Home Directory (This step was not performed by Khôi)

1) Process for newly created User

→ Create Samba Directory when creating a new user
[root@centos ~]# mkdir /etc/skel/samba

2) Process for existing User

→ Create a script to generate a Samba directory for an existing user
[root@centos ~]# vi mkhomedir.sh
#!/bin/bash

for user in $(ls /home)

do

id $user > /dev/null 2>&1

[ $? -eq 0 ] && \

[ ! -d /home/$user/samba ] && \

mkdir /home/$user/samba && \

chown $user:$user /home/$user/samba && \

echo “/home/$user/samba create”

done

→ Execute the script to create Samba directories for existing Users
[root@centos ~]# sh mkhomedir.sh

→ Remove the script that creates Samba directories for existing Users
[root@centos ~]# rm -f mkhomedir.sh

■ Create Shared Directory

→ Create a shared directory that all Users can access
[root@centos ~]# mkdir /home/samba

→ Change the ownership of the shared directory
[root@centos ~]# chown nobody:nobody /home/samba

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→ Create a Public directory inside Home
[root@vietnam home]# mkdir public

→ Change permissions for the Home directory (full permissions)
[root@vietnam ~]# chmod 777 /home/

→ Grant full permissions for all users to the public directory
[root@vietnam ~]# chmod 777 /home/public/

■ Configure Samba

→ Modify Samba settings file
[root@centos ~]# vi /etc/samba/smb.conf
[global]

→ Insert (Japanese font code for Linux)
unix charset = UTF-8

→ Insert (Japanese font code for Windows)
dos charset = CP932

→ Insert (Japanese font code for Windows)
display charset = UTF-8

# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name
workgroup = MYGROUP

→ Update (specify the Windows WorkGroup name)
workgroup = WORKGROUP

※Properties of Windows ⇒ Refer to the WorkGroup column in the Computer name tab

→ Insert (Allow internal access)
; hosts allow = 192.168.1. 192.168.2. 127.
hosts allow = 192.168.1. 127.

# If you want to automatically load your printer list rather
# than setting them up individually then you’ll need this

※In case Samba is not sharing a Printer

→ Add a semicolon at the start of the line (to disable printer sharing)
; load printers = yes

→ Insert (Disable Printer Sharing)
load printers = no

→ Insert (Disable Printer Sharing)
disable spoolss = yes

[homes]

comment = Home Directories

→ Insert (/home/UserName as the Home Directory for Samba)
path = %H/samba
browseable = no
writable = yes

3) Add Recycle Bin feature for Users

※Files will automatically be moved to the Recycle Bin when deleted

→ Share Recycle Bin
vfs objects = recycle

→ Recycle Bin Directory Name (/home/UserName/.recycle)
recycle:repository = .recycle

→ Do not retain directory structure when moving to Recycle Bin
recycle:keeptree = no

→ Rename files in case of duplicate names in Recycle Bin
recycle:versions = yes

→ Do not update the timestamp when moved to Recycle Bin
recycle:touch = no

→ Set the file size limit for Recycle Bin (0: no limit)
recycle:maxsize = 0

→ Exclude file types that are deleted immediately without going to Recycle Bin
recycle:exclude = *.tmp ~$*

→ Add the Recycle Bin function for User directories

→ Add the section below at the end

[public]

comment = Public Stuff

path = /home/samba

public = yes

writable = yes

only guest = yes

※Configure the Recycle Bin for file deletions

→ Share Recycle Bin
vfs objects = recycle

→ Recycle Bin Directory Name (/home/UserName/.recycle)

recycle:repository = .recycle

→ Do not retain directory structure when moved to Recycle Bin

recycle:keeptree = no

→ Rename files in case of duplicate names in Recycle Bin

recycle:versions = yes

→ Do not update the timestamp when moved to Recycle Bin

recycle:touch = no

→ Set the file size limit for Recycle Bin (0: no limit)

recycle:maxsize = 0

→ Exclude file types that are deleted immediately without going to Recycle Bin

recycle:exclude = *.tmp ~$*

→ The Recycle Bin feature for Sharing Directory is now completed

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→ Modify Samba settings file
[root@centos ~]# vi /etc/samba/smb.conf

— Line 102 (:102 → use this command to jump to line 102 in the file)

→ Require username and password for access
;security = user

→ Change security so everyone can access without a password
security = share

— There are two Sharing directories: Public and Kuhan, set as follows

[Public]

path = /home/public

writable = yes

guest ok = yes

guest only = yes

create mode = 0777

directory mode = 0777

share modes = yes

[Kuhan]

path = /home/kuhan

writable = yes

guest ok = yes

guest only = yes

create mode = 0777

directory mode = 0777

share modes = yes

■ Restart Samba

→ Start Samba
[root@centos ~]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/smb start

— Starting SMB service: [ OK ]

→ Start nmb
[root@centos ~]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/nmb start

— Starting NMB service: [ OK ]

→ Set Samba to start automatically
[root@centos ~]# chkconfig smb on

→ Set NMB to start automatically
[root@centos ~]# chkconfig nmb on

— List service status
[root@vietnam ~]# chkconfig –list

nmb 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off

smb 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off

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★ Reference Links

https://centossrv.com/samba.shtml

https://www.jitaku-server.net/samba_setup.html

https://shikichi.ddo.jp/samba.html

https://www.uetyi.mydns.jp/wordpress/linux-server/entry-23.html

https://sites.google.com/site/nakamulinux/Home/samba

https://www.obenri.com/_samba/about_samba.html

https://d.hatena.ne.jp/camellia1977/20120818/1345288125