Installation Note: step by step...well almost
Install Fedora 9 and Samba server
Root Password: ********
Create custom layout (drive partition):
/dev/sda1 / ext3
/dev/sda2 swap
/dev/sda3 /home ext3
UNCHECK - Office and Productivity
Create User:
Username: user1
Password: ********
System > Administration > Add/Remove Software
run and install the updates
Install Samba
Samba Client Programs
Files used by both Samba servers and Clients
Samba winbind
ADD The Samba Suite of programs
Samba server configuration tool <--- Only if you don't have a preconfigured smb.conf file and you want to use this GUI configuration tool.
su
ln -s /sbin/service /bin/service
mkdir /home/fileserver
chmod 777 /home/fileserver
touch /home/fileserver/testfile.txt <--- put a test file in the folder
cp /etc/smb.conf /etc/smbconf.bak <--- make a backup the original smb.conf file
copy over the preconfigured smb.conf file to /etc/samba/smb.conf
Or, configure your own smb.conf
System > Administration > SELinux Management -> Boolean
CHECK ALL samba Modules
Quit
System > Administration > Services
ENABLE nmb
ENABLE smb
Quit
System > Administration > Firewall
DISABLE
APPLY
Quit
System > Administration > Printing
CHECK Share publicshed printers connected to this system
Apply
Plug in the USB printer and configure it. Make sure it's shared.
REBOOT
