Configuring smb.conf file

[Norse]

I am going to setup a samba server between two operating system environment. I can create but I need you guidance to configure according to the environment .Would you tell me how do I configure it.Is there any tool provided by operating system environment to configure it.Between two operating systems,which one would be used to configure the server.Its my Kindly request to you for help.

[Praetor]

SAMBA server and Configuration file :

When we get connect with two systems.Suppose one system is running with Linux operating system and another one is running with Windows OS.

I need to connect it but it didn't response me because it occur some dependencies error and need to provide these dependency.The Linux follow the FAT with ext2 and ext3 file system where as the Windows always follow the NTFS file system and connection difference has also differ from each other.

Due to this concept ,the samba comes in the feature which provides the connection between both computers.

[Katty]

Configuring smb.conf file :

To constructing SAMBA server,the configuration file resides in the following directory which control over the changes and configuration of SAMBA server.

The name and location of file /etc/smb.conf which is called a configuration file.
The file contains different parameter with the absolute values which works with the server initialization.You can specify which directory you need to access from Windows machines and which IP addresses are authorized, and so on.
There are three different sections are contained in the file and these sections defines the functionality of parameters.

[kelfro]

Global section of smb.conf file :

The Global section of smb.conf file contains parameters for global configuration directive,which is used by every shared terminals in the network environment.Number of options are configured in the file.

The parameters are as follows:
workgroup - The name of the server worgoup
server string - indicates the string that you want to show to your users during IPC connection and print manager
encrypt passwords - for password encryption between cilent and samba server.
log file - Names of Samba log files
interfaces - Default network interface list for browsing

[Zecho]

Home section of smb.conf file :

The home section of configuration file specifies for the home specified controls like list of user,browsing facility and securing from unauthorized users :

comment = Home Directories
      browseable = no
      read only = no
      invalid users = root bin daemon nobody named sys tty disk mem kmem users

[Reegan]

TMP section of smb.conf file :

It contains the configured list of some defined machine (class C machine IP address ranges) can connect with the samba server.It contains some parameters which are as follows:

1- comment - make comments on share when a client made queries for the server
2- path - specify the tmp directory of the Linux server
3- valid users - list of authenticated user
4- invalid users - List of unauthorized user

The code is specified below:

comment = Temporary File Space
      path = /tmp
      read only = No
      valid users = admin
      invalid users = root bin daemon nobody named sys tty disk mem kmem users