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CentOS 6.4
Samba 3.6.9
Windows 7

Install

sudo yum install samba

1	sudo yum install samba

Configure

Add linux user for samba access:

Note
Substitute $SAMBA_USER for samba username

Shell

sudo useradd $SAMBA_USER

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sudo useradd $SAMBA_USER
Set linux user password:

Shell

sudo passwd $SAMBA_USER

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sudo passwd $SAMBA_USER
Add linux user to samba (use same password)

Shell

sudo smbpasswd -a $SAMBA_USER sudo smbpasswd -e $SAMBA_USER

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sudo smbpasswd -a $SAMBA_USER
sudo smbpasswd -e $SAMBA_USER
Optional: Add a path to share and change ownership to samba user:

Note
Substitute $PATH with the absolute path to the directory to share

Shell

mkdir $PATH chown -R $SAMBA_USER:$SAMBA_USER $PATH

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mkdir $PATH
chown -R $SAMBA_USER:$SAMBA_USER $PATH

Note
home directories are shared by the default samba config
Optional: Set selinux context for directory to “samba_share_t” to permit sharing:

Shell

sudo chcon -t samba_share_t $PATH

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sudo chcon -t samba_share_t $PATH
Optional: Set selinux bool to make home directories shareable:

Shell

sudo setsebool -P samba_enable_home_dirs on

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sudo setsebool -P samba_enable_home_dirs on
Edit /etc/samba/smb.conf and change the workgroup to match the Windows 7 workgroup:

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Substitute $WG with the name of the workgroup

Default

workgroup = $WG

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workgroup = $WG

Note
if not configured, Windows 7 defaults to the workgroup name “workgroup”
Add the following to the end of /etc/samba/smb.conf:

Note
Substitute $SHARE_NAME with the name of the share

Default

[$SHARE_NAME] path = $PATH writeable = yes browseable = yes valid users = $SAMBA_USER

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[$SHARE_NAME]
       path = $PATH
       writeable = yes
       browseable = yes
       valid users = $SAMBA_USER
Start services

Shell

sudo service smb start sudo service nmb start

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sudo service smb start
sudo service nmb start
Start on boot

Shell

sudo chkconfig smb on sudo chkconfig nmb on

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sudo chkconfig smb on
sudo chkconfig nmb on
Open the following ports for samba:
- 137 udp
- 138 udp
- 139 tcp
- 445 tcp
  
  See
  Open a port for iptables

Test

On Windows 7, open command-line and map drive:

Note	Substitute $HOSTNAME for the hostname of the samba machine, $PASSWORD with the password of the samba user

net use z: \\$HOSTNAME\$SHARE_NAME /user:$SAMBA_USER $PASSWORD

1	net use z: \\$HOSTNAME\$SHARE_NAME /user:$SAMBA_USER $PASSWORD

Note

It may be necessary to run

net use * /delete

1	net use * /delete

to remove active connections and clear cached connection information if you have attempted to connect to the CentOS machine before.

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