Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION 11-05-2007, Installation Manual

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Advanced Samba Configuration with YaST
During first start of Samba server module the Samba Server Configuration dialog appears
directly after Samba Server Installation dialog. Use it to adjust your Samba server
configuration.
After editing your configuration, click Finish to close the configuration.
Starting the Server
In the Start Up tab, configure the start of the Samba server. To start the service every
time your system boots, select During Boot. To activate manual start, choose Manually.
More information about starting a Samba server is provided in
Section 37.2, “Starting
and Stopping Samba” (page 697).
In this tab, you can also open ports in your firewall. To do so, select Open Port in
Firewall. If you have multiple network interfaces, select the network interface for
Samba services by clicking Firewall Details, selecting the interfaces, and clicking OK.
Shares
In the Shares tab, determine the Samba shares to activate. There are some predefined
shares, like homes and printers. Use Toggle Status to switch between Active and Inactive.
Click Add to add new shares and Delete to delete the selected share.
Identity
In the Identity tab, you can determine the domain with which the host is associated
(Base Settings) and whether to use an alternative hostname in the network (NetBIOS
Host Name). To set expert global settings or set user authentication, for example LDAP,
click Advanced Settings.
Users from Other Domains
To enable users from other domains to access your domain, make the appropriate settings
in the Trusted Domains tab. To add a new domain, click Add. To remove the selected
domain, click Delete.
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