Difference between revisions of "Setting up a samba-server"
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= Installation = | = Installation = | ||
Install packages: | Install packages: | ||
| − | {{Cmd|apk add samba samba-common-tools}} | + | {{Cmd|# apk add samba samba-common-tools}} |
= Create a share directory = | = Create a share directory = | ||
This will be the directory that's shared to clients. You can create as many of these as you wish. | This will be the directory that's shared to clients. You can create as many of these as you wish. | ||
| − | {{Cmd|mkdir /media/storage}} | + | {{Cmd|# mkdir /media/storage}} |
| − | {{Cmd|chmod 0777 /media/storage}} | + | {{Cmd|# chmod 0777 /media/storage}} |
= Create smb.conf = | = Create smb.conf = | ||
| − | Alpine | + | Alpine provides an example configuration file located at /etc/samba/smb.conf. The following is a simple example to get you up and running. |
| − | + | {{cat|/etc/samba/smb.conf|# /etc/samba/smb.conf | |
| + | <nowiki> | ||
[global] | [global] | ||
workgroup = WORKGROUP | workgroup = WORKGROUP | ||
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writeable = yes | writeable = yes | ||
path = /media/storage | path = /media/storage | ||
| + | </nowiki> | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{note|For each directory share, you'll need to add a subsection to '''smb.conf'''}} | ||
= Create a system user and Samba user = | = Create a system user and Samba user = | ||
Create a user on the system. Create a Samba user. Give both users the same password. | Create a user on the system. Create a Samba user. Give both users the same password. | ||
| − | {{Cmd|adduser username}} | + | {{Cmd|# adduser username}} |
| − | {{Cmd|smbpasswd -a username}} | + | {{Cmd|# smbpasswd -a username}} |
= Configure the Samba service = | = Configure the Samba service = | ||
Run these two commands to start the service on boot and to start the service right now. | Run these two commands to start the service on boot and to start the service right now. | ||
| − | {{Cmd|rc-update add samba}} | + | {{Cmd|# rc-update add samba}} |
| − | {{Cmd|rc-service samba start}} | + | {{Cmd|# rc-service samba start}} |
[[Category:Server]] | [[Category:Server]] | ||
[[Category:Printers]] | [[Category:Printers]] | ||
[[Category:Authentication]] | [[Category:Authentication]] | ||
Revision as of 20:57, 7 December 2018
Contents
Installation
Install packages:
# apk add samba samba-common-tools
This will be the directory that's shared to clients. You can create as many of these as you wish.
# mkdir /media/storage
# chmod 0777 /media/storage
Create smb.conf
Alpine provides an example configuration file located at /etc/samba/smb.conf. The following is a simple example to get you up and running.
Contents of /etc/samba/smb.conf
# /etc/samba/smb.conf
[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP
dos charset = cp850
unix charset = ISO-8859-1
force user = username
[storage]
browseable = yes
writeable = yes
path = /media/storage
Note: For each directory share, you'll need to add a subsection to smb.conf
Create a system user and Samba user
Create a user on the system. Create a Samba user. Give both users the same password.
# adduser username
# smbpasswd -a username
Configure the Samba service
Run these two commands to start the service on boot and to start the service right now.
# rc-update add samba
# rc-service samba start
