SAMBA Server Configuration in Redhat Linux 8 and Redhat 7

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=> Samba provides server and client software to allow file sharing between Linux and Windows machines.

=>Default Port : "445"

=>Daemon : "smb"

=>Install SAMBA Server  

=> #yum install samba* -y

=>Enable the samba service

=> #systemctl enable smb

=>Now start the service

=> #systemctl start smb

=>Disable the firewall or add the samba port

=> #systemctl stop firewalld

=> #systemctl disable firewalld

=>Create directory for sharing

=> #mkdir shared_folder

=>Assign full permission 

=> #chmod 777 shared_folder/

=>Create users 

=> #adduser sam

=> #adduser tom

=>Make users as "samba" users

=> #smbpasswd -a sam

=> #smbpasswd -a tom

=> Configure the samba file 

=> #vim /etc/samba/smb.conf

=>Add the following lines : 

=>Save and exit

=>Restart samba services

=> #systemctl restart smb

=>Check configuration

=> #testparm

=>Now run a command for share the directory

=> #chcon -R -t samba_share_t /shared_folder

=>Check the linux server ip and go to windows machine

=> #ifconfig |less

=>Go to windows machine and access the linux server folder


=>Enter user id and password then you will see the "shared_folder"


=>As per the permissions you can read write edit the file or you can change the user permissions.





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