Setting up a fileserver

[rgbell]

this is so complicated!!

anyway i can use a graphic interface to set this up?!

rob

[antidrugue]

this is so complicated!!

At first it can look a little confusing. You can of course have a graphical interface to set this up (but it is a waste of ressources).

Anyway there is not much to do. Once you have samba installed, you just need a proper /etc/samba/smb.conf file.

An easy example would look like that :

# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = workgroup
server string = %h server (Samba %v)
security = SHARE
obey pam restrictions = Yes
passdb backend = tdbsam, guest
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n .
syslog = 0
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 1000
dns proxy = No
panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
invalid users = root

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
create mask = 0700
directory mask = 0700
browseable = No

[my_shares]
comment = some shares
path = /home/shares
force user = nobody
force group = nogroup
read only = No
create mask = 0777
force create mode = 0777
directory mask = 0777
force directory mode = 0777
guest ok = Yes

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /tmp
create mask = 0700
printable = Yes
browseable = No

[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/printers

[rgbell]

I really think this out my depth!!

Rob

[antidrugue]

I really think this out my depth!!

Don't give up !

There are much easier solution then the ones I mentionned so far. I am just not very familiar with them. Some Linux distributions come with a file server pre-configured and ready to go.

I believe "clarkconnect" is one of them :
ftp://community-40:hiptop@ftp.clarkc...munity-4.0.iso

Perhaps someone else will pop up in this thread and present you an easy solution...