Start the server configuration by selecting the workgroup or domain that your new Samba server should control. Select an existing one from
or enter a new one. In the next step, specify whether your server should act as PDC (primary domain controller) or as BDC (backup domain controller).
Activate Samba in
Figure 32.1, “Samba Configuration—Start Up”.
Use
and
to adapt the firewall on the server
in such a way that the ports for the netbios-ns
,
netbios-dgm
, netbios-ssn
, and
microsoft-ds
services are open on all
external and internal interfaces, ensuring a smooth
operation of the Samba server.
In Figure 32.2, “Samba Configuration—Shares”), determine the Samba shares to activate. Use to switch between and . Click to add new shares.
(In Figure 32.3, “Samba Configuration—Identity”, determine the domain with which the host is associated ( ) and whether to use an alternative hostname in the network ( ).
, shown in