How to configure samba server in Linux Print

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　　Most Linux systems are the part of networks that also run Windows systems. Using Linux Samba servers,your Linux and Windows systems can share directories and printers. Thisis most use full situation where your clients are window native and youwant to use the linux security features.
　　Exam question There are mixed lots of System running on Linux and Windows OS. Some users are working on Windows Operating System. There is a /datadirectory on linux server should make available on windows to only
vinita should have right to connect with samba server . Configure to
make available.
Configure samba server
　　In this example we will configure a samba server and will transfer files from client side.For this example we are using two systems one linux server one window clients.
　　per quest of samba server

• 　　A linux server with ip address 192.168.0.254 and hostname Server
  
• 　　A window client with ip address 192.168.0.2 and hostname Client2
  
• 　　Updated /etc/hosts file on linux system
  
• 　　Running portmap and xinetd services
  
• 　　Firewall should be off on server
  

　　We have configured all these steps in our pervious article.
　　Wesuggest you to review that article before start configuration of samba
server. Once you have completed the necessary steps follow this guide.
　　samba rpm is required to configure samba server. check them if not found then install

　　Now check smb, portmap, xinetd service in system service it should be on
#setup Select  System service from list　　

portmap
　　

xinetd
　　

smb
　　Now restart xinetd and portmap and smb service

　　To keep on these services after reboot on then via chkconfig command

　　After reboot verify their status. It must be in running condition

　　Create a normal user namedvinita

　　
　　now create /data directory and grant it full permission

　　open /etc/samba/smb.conf main samba configuration files

　　By default name of workgroup is MYGROUP in smb.conf file. you can change it with desire name

　　our task is to share data folder for vinita user so go in the end of file and do editing as shown here in this image

　　save file with :wq and exit
　　Now add vinita user to samba user

　　we have made necessary change now on smb service and check it status

　　if you already have on this service then restart it with service smb restart commands.
　　
Client configuration for samba server
　　Go on windows system and ping samba server, change computer name to client2 and workgroup name to MYGROUP

　　reboot system after changing workgroup name
　　After reboot open my network place here you can see samba server[ if not see then click on view workgroup computer in right pane, if
still not see then use search button from tool bar and search computer
samba server form ip ]

　　First try to login from user nikita she will not successes as nikita have not permission to login

　　Now login from user vinita [ give the password which you set with smbpasswd command ]

　　As you can see in image user vinita gets the /data folder which we share from samba server

　　Copy some window files in data folder

Check status on samba server
　　on samba server you can check runtime status of samba server to check it run smbstatus command

　　in output you see that one samba shared directory is used on window system