SMB (Samba) installation setup on a VirtualBox guest OS.

Install the SMB (Samba) and related items:

sudo aptitude install samba libpam-smbpass cifs-utils smbfs

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An example of a SMB (Samba) sharepoint for the /var/www directory.

Edit the samba config file:

sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

And add or adjust this stuff as needed:

[global]
   unix extensions = yes
   load printers = no
   printing = bsd
   show add printer wizard = no
   printcap name = /dev/null
   disable spoolss = yes
   unix extensions = no

[apache_web_root]

path = /var/www browsable = yes read only = no writable = yes guest ok = no veto files = /.DS_Store/ delete veto files = yes ea support = yes store dos attributes = no create mask = 0664 directory mask = 0775

[homes]

comment = Home Directories browseable = no read only = no writable = yes create mask = 0664 directory mask = 0775 valid users = %S

Create a Samba user using this command:

sudo smbpasswd -a testuser

Disable a Samba user:

sudo smbpasswd -d testuser

Delete a Samba user:

sudo smbpasswd -x testuser

List all Samba users:

sudo pdbedit -L -v

If using libpam-smbpass then uncomment this line. Allows only PAM Unix users (users who have accounts on the server)

# "security = user" is always a good idea. This will require a Unix account
# in this server for every user accessing the server. See
# /usr/share/doc/samba-doc/htmldocs/Samba3-HOWTO/ServerType.html
# in the samba-doc package for details.
   security = user

Test the Samba config:

sudo testparm

Restart the Samba daemon:

sudo service smbd restart

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Sundry netatalk items.

Edit the netatalk config file:

sudo nano /etc/netatalk/afpd.conf

Add this line to the end of the config file:

- -tcp -noddp -uamlist uams_dhx.so,uams_dhx2_passwd.so -nosavepassword

Edit the AppleVolumes list:

sudo nano /etc/netatalk/AppleVolumes.default

Add this line to the end of the AppleVolumes.defaultconfig file to define a netatalk mount point:

# /var/www  WebRoot allow:@www-readwrite options:usedots,upriv
/var/www  "WebRoot (Netatalk)" allow:@www-readwrite options:usedots,upriv,noadouble

Some Avahi daemon configs.

An example SMB (Samba) service (samba.service):

sudo nano /etc/avahi/services/smb.service

<?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?><!--*-nxml-*-->
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
  <name replace-wildcards="yes">%h</name>
  <service>
    <type>_smb._tcp</type>
    <port>445</port>
  </service>
  <service>
    <type>_device-info._tcp</type>
    <port>0</port>
    <txt-record>model=Macmini</txt-record>
  </service>
</service-group>

An example AFP (Apple Filing Protocol) service (afpd.service):

sudo nano /etc/avahi/services/afpd.service

<?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?><!--*-nxml-*-->
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h</name>
  <service>
    <type>_afpovertcp._tcp</type>
    <port>548</port>
  </service>
  <service>
    <type>_device-info._tcp</type>
    <port>0</port>
    <txt-record>model=Macmini</txt-record>
  </service>
</service-group>