MikeL's FreeBSD howto

MikeL's FreeBSD howto - Samba

(10-Feb-2001)
If you want DOS/Windows/NT machines on the network to be able to mount this computers drives as "shares", you'll want to install Samba.

This is basically a checklist of how to setup a new system to make samba work. The intent is not to cover everything in detail, merely to point you to each of the tasks that must be performed.

Related manual pages: samba.org.

cd /usr/ports/net/samba
make
make install
cd /usr/local/etc
First time only!: Copy the default config file to real: cp smb.conf.default smb.conf
Edit the config file as needed. I will list those parameters that I've changed:
- workgroup = my-domain
- hosts allow = 192.168.0. 127.
- security = server
- password server = my-NT-PDM-machine
- (Comment in) encrypt passwords = yes
- interfaces = 192.168.0.x/24 This should be only this machines private NIC (if gateway/firewall) -- you do not want to provide Samba services to the entire Internet!
- I then added a specific share by copying the sample "myshare" block.
cd /usr/local/etc/rc.d
First time only!: Rename the sample startup file to real: mv samba.sh.sample samba.sh
Edit samba.sh if needed.

The above config file changes alone are sufficient to make it work. I have had Win2k refuse to talk to the installation until reloaded -- if there's a problem it may not be Samba.