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samba [2015/05/31 02:38]
deHakkelaar created
samba [2016/12/21 18:44] (current)
deHakkelaar
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 From the official Samba wiki: From the official Samba wiki:
 "Samba is an Open Source / Free Software suite that has, since 1992, provided file and print services to all manner of SMB/CIFS clients, including the numerous versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems"​. "Samba is an Open Source / Free Software suite that has, since 1992, provided file and print services to all manner of SMB/CIFS clients, including the numerous versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems"​.
-Samba on XBian is installed and activated already out of the box. 
  
-You can activate or deactivate Samba using "​xbian-config"​ on the BASH command line shell via SSH(preferred) or consol:+Samba on XBian is installed and activated already out of the box. 
 +You can activate or deactivate Samba using "​xbian-config"​ on the BASH command line shell via SSH(preferred) or consol:\\
 xbian-config --> Services --> samba xbian-config --> Services --> samba
  
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 To access these shares from Windows, enter below UNC in explorer: To access these shares from Windows, enter below UNC in explorer:
 <​code>​ <​code>​
-"\\XBIAN_IP_ADDRESS\"+\\XBIAN_IP_ADDRESS\
 </​code>​ </​code>​
  
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 Remember, they get started again (with new settings this time) by the inetd daemon as soon as a new client tries to connect. Remember, they get started again (with new settings this time) by the inetd daemon as soon as a new client tries to connect.
  
-Below some useful BASH commands ​when connected via SSH:+Below some useful BASH commands:
 <​code>​ <​code>​
 # List block devices like the SD card or USB hard disk drives: # List block devices like the SD card or USB hard disk drives:
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 # Monitor number of active Samba daemons (CTRL-c to exit): # Monitor number of active Samba daemons (CTRL-c to exit):
-sudo watch 'ps -e | grep smbd'+sudo watch "ps -e | grep 'PID\|smbd'"
  
 # Monitor network connections on TCP ports 139 and 445 used by Samba (CTRL-c to exit): # Monitor network connections on TCP ports 139 and 445 used by Samba (CTRL-c to exit):
-sudo watch "​netstat -natp | grep ':139 \|:445 '"​+sudo watch "​netstat -natp | grep 'Proto\|:139 \|:445 '"​
  
 # Create a new Samba user/pass besides the '​guest'​ user. # Create a new Samba user/pass besides the '​guest'​ user.
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 # use "su -" command to become root afterwards: # use "su -" command to become root afterwards:
 smbpasswd –a <​SAMBA_USERNAME>​ smbpasswd –a <​SAMBA_USERNAME>​
 +
 +# Syntax for 'valid users =' directive in '​shares.conf'​ can be found here:
 +# https://​www.samba.org/​samba/​docs/​man/​manpages-3/​smb.conf.5.html#​VALIDUSERS
 +man -P "less -p '​^ ​      valid users '"​ smb.conf
  
 # Show global Samba configuration settings: # Show global Samba configuration settings:
samba.1433032704.txt.gz · Last modified: 2015/05/31 02:38 by deHakkelaar