Samba: consuming Windows shares on Linux
I an creating a folder on my CentOS server which is mounted to a share on my Windows server. I have edited '/etc/fstab' to create the mount using credentials (i.e. Windows username and password) stored in a text file on the linux box. This all works perfectly at the moment.
This may seem a stupid question but do I need to:
I ask because I am NOT sharing anything from the CentOS box out and it works perfectly (i.e creating / deleting / modifying files and folders) without any of those settings.
Looking online it is really difficult to get a clear guide to Samba as they all have a slightly different take and most are talking about creating Linux shares not just consuming Window shares.
This may seem a stupid question but do I need to:
- Create a samba user (if so how would I 'link' that user to the mounted directory) ?
- Edit the '/etc/samba/smb.conf' file to add a section for the mounted directory ?
I ask because I am NOT sharing anything from the CentOS box out and it works perfectly (i.e creating / deleting / modifying files and folders) without any of those settings.
Looking online it is really difficult to get a clear guide to Samba as they all have a slightly different take and most are talking about creating Linux shares not just consuming Window shares.
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If the windows environment is in a domain you needed to "net join " and thus become part of the domain in the past. otherwise the authentication to the kerberos of the Windows Domain could not work.
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That is rather what I am saying - I have not done a 'net join' and yet it is working fine. So I am confused.
The only reason I can see why it works in light of your comments is the credentials file where I have specified the 'DOMAIN='
Can you explain ?
The only reason I can see why it works in light of your comments is the credentials file where I have specified the 'DOMAIN='
Can you explain ?
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I get:
OK, thanks. It is good to know I have understood correctly.
Keep in mind that in the [global] section of '/etc/samba/smb.conf' the 'workgroup = SMABA' - which I hope is correct ?
rlimit_max: increasing rlimit_max (1024) to minimum Windows limit (16384)
Processing section "[homes]"
Processing section "[printers]"
Processing section "[print$]"
Loaded services file OK.
Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
security = USER
server role = auto
OK, thanks. It is good to know I have understood correctly.
Keep in mind that in the [global] section of '/etc/samba/smb.conf' the 'workgroup = SMABA' - which I hope is correct ?
Windows files sharing is not simple, Microsoft used to have a policy to change a lot, document next to nothing (unless a very handsome amount of money was transferred)
Hence all the options and complexity the SMB & CIFS protocols have.
The server side does determine how ownership is handled. I am not sure how windows needs to be configured. (As i have no windows systems).
Hence all the options and complexity the SMB & CIFS protocols have.
The server side does determine how ownership is handled. I am not sure how windows needs to be configured. (As i have no windows systems).
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I have the Windows side working fine (at least I can accessed the files generated there without issues).
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Many thanks
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1 - The CentOS 7 box is not marked as part of a domain. 'hostname' shows a domain suffix in the FQDN but I did not set one and there is nothing in [/etc/sysconfig/network]. Despite this my shares work. Could this be because in the fstab credentials file I have included 'DOMAIN' ?
2 - I thought so, but I wanted a second opinion.
As I say, online documentation of Samba is rather contradictory.