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Install SAMBA in CentOS 6

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Issue #

  • Installation of SAMBA in CentOS 6 

Environment #

  • CentOS 6.5  
  • Windows 7 64b 

Resolution #

  • In the Linux machine
    • Open a terminal with root access 
    • Run the following commands
      • yum -y install samba samba-client samba-common
      • chkconfig smb on
      • chkconfig nmb on
      • /etc/samba/smb.conf vi /etc/selinux/config
        • find the following line
          • SELINUX=enforcing 
        • change to
          • SELINUX=disabled
      • vi /etc/sysconfig/iptables
        • add the following lines before the first REJECT keyword
          • -A INPUT -p udp -m udp –dport 137 -j ACCEPT
          • -A INPUT -p udp -m udp –dport 138 -j ACCEPT
          • -A INPUT -m state –state NEW -m tcp -p tcp –dport 139 -j ACCEPT
  • In the Windows machine that will connect to the share
    • Determine the Workstation domain
      • open a cmd terminal and run the command
        • net config workstation 
      • find the “Workstation domain” name.  example: 
  • Back to the Linux machine 
    • If you want to have the bare configuration, copy a backup of
      • /etc/samba/smb.conf
      • mv  /etc/samba/smb.conf  /etc/samba/smb.conf.bak
    • copy the following text in the a new smb.conf
      • vi /etc/samba/smb.conf
        #======================= Global Settings =====================================
        [global]
        workgroup = SVG
        security = share
        map to guest = bad user
        #============================ Share Definitions ==============================
        [database]
        path = /local/odata/database
        browsable =yes
        writable = yes
        guest ok = yes
        read only = no
    • restart the services
      • service smb restart
      • service nmb restart 
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