Setting up a Simple Samba Share - Part II

In the previous article we saw the practical implication of setting up a samba share.In this article we will explore more about the Samba with practical approach.

Aim:

Connnecting to Samba Server through Own Client Software on the same machine

Implementation:

[root@rhel samba]# smbclient //localhost/ -U jen
Password:
Domain=[rhel] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.25b-0.4E.6]
tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME
[root@rhel samba]# smbclient //localhost/jen -U jen
Password:
Domain=[rhel] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.25b-0.4E.6]
smb: \>


You will see lots of commands here:

smb: \> ?
? altname archive blocksize cancel
case_sensitive cd chmod chown close
del dir du exit get
getfacl hardlink help history lcd
link lock lowercase ls mask
md mget mkdir more mput
newer open posix posix_open posix_mkdir
posix_rmdir posix_unlink print prompt put
pwd q queue quit rd
recurse reget rename reput rm
rmdir showacls setmode stat symlink
tar tarmode translate unlock volume
vuid wdel logon listconnect showconnect
!

smb: \>

Example:

Lets put a file called text1 from the share to a directory /tmp
Here it goes:

[root@rhel samba]# cd /home/jen/
[root@rhel jen]# ls
[root@rhel jen]# touch text <<----- Lets Create a file called text1 [root@rhel jen]# vi text [root@rhel jen]# smbclient //localhost/jen -U jen Password: Domain=[rhel] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.25b-0.4E.6] smb: \> ls
. D 0 Mon Aug 3 17:16:20 2009
.. D 0 Mon Aug 3 17:02:24 2009
.bash_logout H 24 Mon Aug 3 17:02:24 2009
.kde DH 0 Mon Aug 3 17:02:24 2009
.gtkrc H 120 Mon Aug 3 17:02:24 2009
.bash_profile H 191 Mon Aug 3 17:02:24 2009
text 6 Mon Aug 3 17:16:20 2009 <<--- Here is a file .bashrc H 124 Mon Aug 3 17:02:24 2009 50521 blocks of size 262144. 27714 blocks available smb: \>

Remember currently we are now in /tmp directory:

[root@rhel jen]# cd /tmp
[root@rhel tmp]# smbclient //localhost/jen -U jen
Password:
Domain=[rhel] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.25b-0.4E.6]
smb: \> ls
. D 0 Mon Aug 3 17:16:20 2009
.. D 0 Mon Aug 3 17:02:24 2009
.bash_logout H 24 Mon Aug 3 17:02:24 2009
.kde DH 0 Mon Aug 3 17:02:24 2009
.gtkrc H 120 Mon Aug 3 17:02:24 2009
.bash_profile H 191 Mon Aug 3 17:02:24 2009
text 6 Mon Aug 3 17:16:20 2009
.bashrc H 124 Mon Aug 3 17:02:24 2009

50521 blocks of size 262144. 27714 blocks available
smb: \> get text
getting file \text of size 6 as text (60000.0 kb/s) (average inf kb/s)
smb: \>

Now, When I browse /tmp directory i can see:

[root@rhel tmp]# ls
mapping-root text
[root@rhel tmp]#

Aim:

Seting up a Samba Server which avails documents and printer to only the system regular users and not to anyone outside.

Implementation:

1. Share Point ==> /export
2. All files owned by user called Ajeet Raina

Lets create a user :

[root@rhel tmp]# useradd -c "Ajeet Raina" -m -g users -p Oracle9ias ajeetr
[root@rhel tmp]# mkdir /export
[root@rhel tmp]# chmod u+rw,g+rw,o+rw /export
[root@rhel tmp]# chown ajeetr.users /export
[root@rhel tmp]#

Copy the files that should be shared to the /export directory.