How do I install Samba?

[grahamw]

I have just installed Mandrake 9.2, using only CD 1; I am also new to linux. I want to share the windows partitions on my 'new' linux machine with other windows machines on the network, and there is a message saying I need to install smb. I go to software manager, and search for samba but it is not found (nor is anything else). Please help...

[Slip]

Google.. Samba...

http://www.samba.org/ - official website
http://us1.samba.org/samba/download.html - samba download
http://us1.samba.org/samba/docs/ - samba documents and howto

[grahamw]

Thank you for your response. (I actually found the same files on the CD image.) But..

When I went to install the server rpm there was a message about it not being installed "due to unsatisfied libacl.so.1" What do I do now?

Thanks in anticipation...

[Dolda2000]

Try installing this one as well:
http://rpmfind.net//linux/RPM/mandra...2mdk.i586.html

[grahamw]

Thank you - all installed now.

But when I come to modify /etc/smb.conf and then save it, I get a message saying I don't have permission to change it. Do I need to log in as something else? What do I do?

[big_k105]

you will need to get su over to superuser/root to do this. this is the same for pretty much any config file on most systems hope this helps

[grahamw]

Thanks, got it working OK. Linux is new to me and a "bit" different to windows so I'll get there...