Samba

Web Help
   http://us1.samba.org/samba/

The Official Samba 3.2.x HOWTO and Reference Guide
   http://us1.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/

Practical Exercises in Successful Samba Deploymen
   http://us1.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-Guide/

Other
   https://calomel.org/samba.html

Local Help
   file:///usr/share/doc/packages/samba/
   file:///usr/share/doc/packages/samba/Samba3-HOWTO.pdf
   file:///usr/share/doc/packages/samba/examples/smb.conf.SUSE

Configuration Files located in /etc/samba or /usr/local/samba/lib/
   dhcp.conf, lmhosts, secrets.tdb, smb.conf, smb.conf.rpmnew, smbfstab, smbpasswd, smbusers

   /etc/samba/smb.conf is the main Samba configuration file.

TDB Database File Information dirs and files located in /var/lib/samba
account_policy.tdb,connections.tdb,group_mapping.tdb, netlogon,ntprinters.tdb, profiles, share_info.tdb, wins.dat, brlock.tdb, drivers, locking.tdb, ntdrivers.tdb, perfmon, registry.tdb, unexpected.tdb, wins.tdb, browse.dat, gencache.tdb, messages.tdb, ntforms.tdb, printing, sessionid.tdb, usershares

Samba essentially consists of two or three daemons. A daemon is a UNIX application that runs in the background and provides services. An example of a service is the Apache Web server for which the daemon is called httpd. In the case of Samba there are three daemons, two of which are needed as a minimum.

The Samba server is made up of the following daemons: 

nmbd:
This daemon handles all name registration and resolution requests. It is the primary vehicle involved in network browsing. It handles all UDP-based protocols. The nmbd daemon should be the first command started as part of the Samba startup process.
 
smbd:
This daemon handles all TCP/IP-based connection services for file- and print-based operations. It also manages local authentication. It should be started immediately following the startup of nmbd.
 
winbindd:
This daemon should be started when Samba is a member of a Windows NT4 or ADS domain. It is also needed when Samba has trust relationships with another domain. The winbindd daemon will check the smb.conf file for the presence of the idmap uid and idmap gid parameters. If they are not found, winbindd bails out and refuses to start. 

The Samba daemons[smb,nmb] are located in /usr/bin
	
Starting samba 
root#  /usr/bin/nmbd stop	
root#  /usr/bin/smbd stop
	
Starting Samba
root#  /usr/bin/nmbd start	
root#  /usr/bin/smbd start

Starting Samba for Novell SUSE Linux
Novell SUSE Linux products automatically install all essential Samba components
in a default installation. Configure your smb.conf file, then execute
the following to start Samba:

root# rcnmb start
root# rcsmb start
root# rcwinbind start

Alternative: Starting smbd as a Daemon
To start the server as a daemon, you should create a script something like
this one, perhaps calling it startsmb.
#!/bin/sh
/usr/local/samba/sbin/smbd -D
/usr/local/samba/sbin/winbindd -B
/usr/local/samba/sbin/nmbd -D
Make it executable with chmod +x startsmb.
You can then run startsmb by hand or execute it from /etc/rc.local.
To kill it, send a kill signal to the processes nmbd and smbd.

use the command 'testparm' after any changes you made

A minimal smb.conf
[global]
workgroup = WKG
netbios name = MYNAME
[share1]
path = /tmp
[share2]
path = /my_shared_folder
comment = Some random files


My samba.conf file setup:

# Global parameters
[global]
        workgroup = Federation
        netbios name = Enterprise
        server string = Samba Server %v
        map to guest = Bad User
        log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
        max log size = 5
        socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
        dns proxy = No
        security = user
        add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd  -c Machine -d /var/lib/nobody -s /bin/false %m$
        domain logons = No
        domain master = No

; Shares
[storage]
        path = /storage/
        valid users = pcosta
        read only = No
        create mask = 0777
        directory mask = 0777
        comment = Storage on Enterprise      
        inherit acls = Yes