Here are my "quick and dirty" notes on setting up Samba. Note that your
mileage may vary depending on both the Linux and the Windows variants.
In the following, my systems are "gort" and "marvin" (two great SciFi robots).
Server-side (Linux, on system "gort")
Create a directory: /home/eskinner/samba
As root:
Edit /etc/samba/smb.conf and add:
[eskinner]
comment = Ed Skinner's Samba Directory
path = /home/eskinner/samba
guest account = eskinner
read only = No
mksmbpasswd.sh < /etc/passwd > /etc/samba/smbpasswd
gvim /etc/samba/smbpasswd # Trim for security
smbpasswd root # Set root user's password
smbpasswd edski # Set edski user's password
Edit /etc/samba/smbusers so it contains:
root = administrator admin
nobody = guest pcguest smbguest
eskinner = edski
/sbin/service smb start
/sbin/chkconfig smb on
Client-side (Windows XP, on system "marvin")
Login as a user with administrative permissions
Edit \I386\HOSTS
Give it same contents as /etc/hosts on Linux
Launch "My Network Places" (it's on the Desktop)
Should see "eskinner Samba Server (Gort)"
May need to drill-down "Entire Network" first
Open (double-click) it
Tools -> Map Network Drive
Drive: Z:
Folder: \\Gort\eskinner
Check: Reconnect at logon
(The reconnect doesn't always work?)
Windows-key + E (launches Explorer)
Double-click the "Disconnected Network Drive"
Username: MARVIN\eskinner, Password: whatever
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