How to Install Samba and share a directory on Centos



For installing samba, we download it's package and install it through yum or rpm.
If you are installing through yum, then run this command.

#yum install samba

and if you are installing through rpm then run this command.

#rpm -ivh <complete package name>

Note-if you are installing through rpm, then it's very important you also install it's all dependecies.

Now you create a directory which you want to share.

#mkdir <dir name>

Now you set it's permission
#chmod -R 777 <dir name>

After that you open it's configuration file and make some changes here.
#vi /etc/samba/smb.conf

Uncommant both lines

interfaces = lo eth1 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24
hosts allow = 127. 192.168.

Now you copy these lines and paste them at the last of the configuration file.

;       [public] 
;       comment = Public Stuff 
;       path = /home/samba 
;       public = yes 
;       writable = yes 
;       printable = no 
;       write list = +staff

Now you uncommant all lines and make changes as below.
        [dir name] 
        comment = this is samba 
        path = dir name     (Complete path of  your directory)
        public = yes 
        writable = yes 
        printable = no 
        browseable = yes 
        valid users = user-name  (All user name separates by ,”camma” )

Now you create samba user and password for user using the following command.
#useradd <user name>
#smbpasswd -a <user name>

Now you add this user in configuration file in valid user.

After that, run these commands.

#chcon -R -t samba_share_t <dirname> 
#service smb restart 
#chkconfig smb on

Now you are ready for login in samba and for login, run this command.
#smbclient //servername or IP/<dirname>  -U <username> 
passwd:
(Here Enter Your Samba Password)