From 09fb00c629ed81b25c97a5eb74df4e03c92145ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jelmer Vernooij The man pages distributed with SAMBA contain
lots of useful info that will help to get you started.
@@ -92,10 +95,20 @@ CLASS="PROMPT"
>man smbd.8
+ or
+ $ nroff -man smbd.8 | more
1.1. Step 0: Read the man pages
1.1. Read the man pages
Other sources of information are pointed to
by the Samba web site, To do this, first run the program At this stage you must fetch yourself a
coffee or other drink you find stimulating. Getting the rest
@@ -225,9 +238,9 @@ CLASS="SECT1"
> There are sample configuration files in the examples
subdirectory in the distribution. I suggest you read them
@@ -281,9 +294,9 @@ CLASS="SECT1"
> Make sure it runs OK and that the services look
reasonable before proceeding. Always run testparm again when you change
+ smb.conf! You must choose to start smbd and nmbd either
as daemons or from NOTE; The following will be different if
you use NIS or NIS+ to distributed services maps. To start the server as a daemon you should create
a script something like this one, perhaps calling
@@ -506,9 +525,9 @@ CLASS="SECT1"
> Try mounting disks. eg: If you have installation problems then go to
- DIAGNOSIS.txt to try to find the
+>If you have installation problems then go to the
+ Diagnosis chapter to try to find the
problem.1.2. Step 1: Building the Binaries
1.2. Building the Binaries1.3. Step 2: The all important step
1.3. The all important step1.4. Step 3: Create the smb configuration file.
1.4. Create the smb configuration file.1.5. Step 4: Test your config file with
+>1.5. Test your config file with
testparm
1.6. Step 5: Starting the smbd and nmbd
1.6. Starting the smbd and nmbd1.6.1. Step 5a: Starting from inetd.conf
1.6.1. Starting from inetd.conf1.6.2. Step 5b. Alternative: starting it as a daemon
1.6.2. Alternative: starting it as a daemon1.7. Step 6: Try listing the shares available on your
+>1.7. Try listing the shares available on your
server
1.8. Step 7: Try connecting with the unix client
1.8. Try connecting with the unix client1.9. Step 8: Try connecting from a DOS, WfWg, Win9x, WinNT,
+>1.9. Try connecting from a DOS, WfWg, Win9x, WinNT,
Win2k, OS/2, etc... client
1.10. What If Things Don't Work?
1.10.1. Diagnosing Problems