Samba configuration in Redhat Linux

Samba configuration in Redhat Linux

Today, I want to tell you about Samba configuration in Red Hat Linux. Which is very helpful to understand about sharing a directory from Linux to windows operating system environment.Because in daily routine tasks we have spends more time to login winscp or filezilla to access a file.So Here these are easy steps to configure samba server in linux :-

1. First of all, we have to install samba server utility by using below command :-

[root@rhelnode1 /]# yum -y install samba

2. Then create a directory which you want to share with your windows environment :-

[root@rhelnode1 /]# mkdir -p /home/Amiteshjsk/test

3. Create a group and change group of above created directory :-

[root@rhelnode1 /]# groupadd samba

[root@rhelnode1 /]# chgrp -R samba /home/Amiteshjsk/test

[root@rhelnode1 /]# chmod -R 755 /home/Amiteshjsk/test

4. Add a samba user and set password :-

[root@rhelnode1 /]# useradd Amiteshjsk

[root@rhelnode1 /]# usermod -G samba Amiteshjsk

[root@rhelnode1 /]# smbpasswd -a Amiteshjsk

New SMB password:

Retype new SMB password:

Added user Amiteshjsk.

5.Edit configuration file, by using below lines :-

 [root@rhelnode1 /]# vi /etc/samba/smb.conf

[test]       

path = /home/Amiteshjsk/test

writeable = yes

browseable = yes

valid users = Amiteshjsk

workgroup = workgroup

6. Edit /etc/services and add local loopback address :-

7. After that, Restart services

 [root@rhelnode1 /]# systemctl restart smb.service

[root@rhelnode1 /]# systemctl restart nmb.service

8. Now you can put files in below directory

[root@rhelnode1 /]# cd /home/Amiteshjsk

[root@rhelnode1 test]# mkdir kisna

[root@rhelnode1 test]# touch kisna.txt

9. now you can access from window machine by using ip of host in run command as like you access ftp :-