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Configure Samba Server On RHEL6 and Test Connectivity From Linux and Window Client System

This document discusses configuring a Samba server on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 system to provide file and print sharing services between Linux and Windows clients. It describes installing the necessary Samba RPM packages on the server, configuring the Samba server and firewall to allow connections, adding Linux users to the Samba user database, and testing connectivity from Linux and Windows clients by logging in and accessing a publicly shared folder on the server. The goal is to set up a Samba server that can be tested without Windows for the Red Hat Certified Engineer exam.

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Configure Samba Server On RHEL6 and Test Connectivity From Linux and Window Client System

This document discusses configuring a Samba server on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 system to provide file and print sharing services between Linux and Windows clients. It describes installing the necessary Samba RPM packages on the server, configuring the Samba server and firewall to allow connections, adding Linux users to the Samba user database, and testing connectivity from Linux and Windows clients by logging in and accessing a publicly shared folder on the server. The goal is to set up a Samba server that can be tested without Windows for the Red Hat Certified Engineer exam.

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configure Samba server on

RHEL6 and test


connectivity from linux
and window client system.

Microsoft window use Common


Internet File System (CIFS)
protocol for networking.
CIFS was developed from Server
Message Block (SMB) protocol.
Samba is a open source
software.
Samba uses TCP/IP protocol.
Samba is Linux implementation
of SMB/CIFS protocols.

Samba allows interoperability


between Linux and Window.
Samba provide file and print
sharing service between Linux
and Window system.
Samba allows Linux to interact
with Window client, Server,
member of Active Directory,
Primary domain controller, or
member server.
Samba support Microsoft Access
Control Lists.
Main configuration file of Samba
server is /etc/samba/smb.conf

Samba Web Administration tool


(SWAT) is a GUI base
configuration tool for Samba
Serveravailable from RHEL 6
In Linux SAMBA provides the
following services:
User Authentication and
authorization
File and printer sharing
Name resolution
Browsing
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RHCE 6 Exam topic


covered in this article

Provide network shares to


specific clients.
Provide network shares suitable
for group collaboration.

During the RHCE 6 exam


you will not have access
to Microsoft window so
you must know how to
test Samba configuration
with Linux system.
In this tutorial I will use
two systems Server and
linuxclient from our LAB

environment. I will
configure Samba Server
on Server system and
samba client on
linuxclient system. If you
want to check the network
topology used in this
article please check
following article. Lab set
up for RHCE 6 practice.
RPM required for
Samba Server

RPM

Description

samba

Base RPM for Samba


Server

sambaclient

Base RPM for Samba


Client

sambacommon

Include commands
those required by
Samba Server and
client

provide Samba
samba-doc
documentation

GUI interface for


samba-swat
Samba configuration
sambawinbind

Allow interoperability
between Linux and
Window

Allow linux user to


sambaconnect with
domainjoinwindows workgroups
gui
and domains.

LAB tasks

Configure Samba on Server


system. Configure iptables

firewall and SELinux Booleans to


allow Samba connection on
server.
Create 5 users on Server system.
Make a group of two users. Add
all users in Samba user
database.
Check connectivity form
linuxclient and windowclient
system. Verify by login from one
user.
Create a sharedata folder on
server. Grant read and write
access to public on sharedata
folder. Share publicly this folder.

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