Enabling Samba on FreeBSD

Enabling Samba on FreeBSD

The following steps can be used to enable Samba on FreeBSD.

Notes:

• These steps seem to work on FreeBSD 5.2.1. They should work on other versions as well.
  
• The ports collection needs to be installed.
  

Related Urls:

• FreeBSD Addicts SAMBA ULTRA-Fast How-To
  
• FreeBSD Howtos: Samba
  

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Steps for Samba version 3.0.3:

1. 
   Install Samba from /usr/ports/net/samba-devel:
   
   

   # cd /usr/ports/net/samba-devel
   # make install

   
   
2. 
   Enable Samba:
   
   

   # echo 'samba_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf.local

   
   
3. 
   Customize /usr/local/etc/smb.conf:
   
   
   • 
     Set the workgroup by change the following:
     
     

     workgroup = MYGROUP

     to
     
     

     workgroup = workgroup

     This is around line 21.
     If a NT Domain/Workgroup doesn't exist, the workgroup can be set to the DNS domain name.
     
     
   • 
     Set the server string by changing the following:
     
     

     server string = Samba Server

     to
     
     

     server string = hostname

     This is around line 24.
     
     
   • 
     Enable password encryption for the [global] share by adding the following:
     
     

     # Enable password encryption
        encrypt passwords = yes

     This can be added around line 31.
     
     
   • 
     (Optional) Disable printer loading by changing the following:
     
     

     load printers = yes

     to
     
     

     load printers = no

     This is around line 43.
     
     
     
   • 
     (Optional) Disable the [printers] share by changing the following:
     
     

     [printers]
        comment = All Printers
        path = /var/spool/samba
        browseable = no
     # Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
        guest ok = no
        writable = no
        printable = yes

     to
     
     

     ;[printers]
     ;   comment = All Printers
     ;   path = /var/spool/samba
     ;   browseable = no
     # Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print 
     ;   guest ok = no
     ;   writable = no
     ;   printable = yes

     This starts around line 192.
     
     
   • 
     (Optional) If CUPS is installed and Samba printing should be enabled change the following:
     
     

     ;   printing = bsd

     to
     
     

     printing = cups

     This is around line 56.
     
     
   • 
     (Optional) Act as a time server:
     
     

     # Act as a time server
        time server = yes

     This can be added around line 41.
     
     
   
   
4. 
   Valiate smb.conf:
   
   

   # /usr/local/bin/testparm -s

   
   
5. 
   Save the default smbpasswd and secrets.tdb:
   
   

   # cd /usr/local/private 
   # mv secrets.tdb secrets.tdb.default
   # mv smbpasswd smbpasswd.default

   This may be required only when upgrading from older versions of samba.
   
   
6. 
   Set the samba password for users who need samba access:
   
   

   # /usr/local/bin/pdbedit -a username

   
   
7. 
   Start Samba:
   
   

   # /usr/local/etc/rc.d/samba.sh start

   
   
8. 
   (Optional) Check to see if samba is running:
   
   

   $ ps -auwxx | egrep '[sn]mbd'
   root    909  0.0  0.8  6504 4008  ??  Is   11:29PM   0:00.00 /usr/local/sbin/smbd -D
   root    911  0.0  0.4  3488 2048  ??  Ss   11:29PM   0:00.00 /usr/local/sbin/nmbd -D

   
   
9. 
   (Optional) Test samba using smbclient:
   
   

   $ /usr/local/bin/smbclient -U username \\\\localhost\\username

   or
   
   

   $ /usr/local/bin/smbclient -U username //localhost/username

   
   

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Steps for Samba version 3.0.0:

1. 
   Install Samba from /usr/ports:
   
   

   # cd cd /usr/ports/net/samba-devel
   # make install

   
   
2. 
   Enable Samba:
   
   

   # cd /usr/local/etc/rc.d
   # ln -s samba.sh.sample samba.sh

   
   
3. 
   Customize /usr/local/etc/smb.conf:
   
   
   • 
     Set the server string by changing the following:
     
     

     server string = Samba Server

     to
     
     

     server string = hostname

     This is around line 21.
     
     
   • 
     Modify logging (samba creates two log files per host that connects, so a separate samba log directory is useful) by changing the following:
     
     

     log file = /var/log/log.%m

     to
     
     

     log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m

     This is around line 54.
     
     
   • 
     Enable password encryption by changing the following:
     
     

     ;  encrypt passwords = yes

     to
     
     

     encrypt passwords = yes

     This is around line 67.
     
     
   • 
     Enable password synchronization by adding the following to the [global] share:
     
     

     # Enable unix password synchronization
       unix password sync = yes
       passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u

     This can be added around line 69.
     
     
   • 
     (Optional) Disable printer loading by changing the following:
     
     

     load printers = yes

     to
     
     

     load printers = no

     This is around line 32.
     
     
     
   • 
     (Optional) Disable the [printers] share by changing the following:
     
     

     [printers]
        comment = All Printers
        path = /var/spool/samba
        browseable = no
     # Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
        guest ok = no
        writeable = no
        printable = yes

     to
     
     

     ;[printers]
     ;   comment = All Printers
     ;   path = /var/spool/samba
     ;   browseable = no
     ;# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
     ;   guest ok = no
     ;   writeable = no
     ;   printable = yes

     This starts around line 170.
     
     
   • 
     (Optional) If CUPS is installed and Samba printing should be enabled change the following:
     
     

     ;   printing = bsd

     to
     
     

     printing = cups

     This is around line 45.
     
     
   
   
4. 
   Create the samba log file directory:
   
   

   # mkdir -p /var/log/samba

   
   
5. 
   Set the samba password for users who need samba access:
   
   

   # /usr/local/bin/pdbedit -a username

   
   
6. 
   Start Samba:
   
   

   # /usr/local/etc/rc.d/samba.sh start

   
   
7. 
   (Optional) Check to see if samba is running:
   
   

   $ ps -auwxx | egrep '[sn]mbd'
   root    909  0.0  0.8  6504 4008  ??  Is   11:29PM   0:00.00 /usr/local/sbin/smbd -D
   root    911  0.0  0.4  3488 2048  ??  Ss   11:29PM   0:00.00 /usr/local/sbin/nmbd -D

   
   
8. 
   (Optional) Test samba using smbclient:
   
   

   $ /usr/local/bin/smbclient \\\\localhost\\username

   or
   
   

   $ /usr/local/bin/smbclient //localhost/username