Getting Samba Started -- Quick Guide ------------------------------------ 1. Configure with "./configure". 2. Make with "make" and install with "make install". 3. Make a secure password file with the following command: cat /etc/passwd | /samba_source_dir/script/mksmbpasswd.sh > /usr/local/samba/private/smbpasswd Make sure only root can write to this file. 4. Make an smb.conf file in /usr/local/samba/lib with the following text: workgroup = PEN encrypt passwords = yes [homes] read only = no [root] path = / read only = yes These settings turn on password encryption. You can check your smb.conf file for validity with /usr/local/samba/bin/testparm 5. Set individual passwords with /usr/local/samba/bin/smbpasswd usrname Replace "usrname" with a vaild user name on your system. 6. Start the smb and nmb daemons. /usr/local/samba/bin/smbd -D /usr/local/samba/bin/smbd -D Anyone with an account on the server (and a password set with smbpasswd) can now browse the server's files.