Spike Turner wrote: > I've looked at the CentOS docs-list as well as the Wiki as I was interested > in Samba. > > On one CentOS box I've got 3.0.32 (the latest bug-fixed version from Samba.org) > and on another I've got 3.0.28 (the latest from upstream). The docs look almost > the same and the docs refer to security = share. However 3.0.32 comes with a > blank smb.conf making it harder to get a secure server up and running. > > Is there a plan for a quick and dirty guide on the Wiki for setting up Samba > with secure settings as well as TDB rather than deprecated settings? > FWIW (about what you paid), I've often used SWAT to setup my Samba initial configuration. yum install samba-swat, then edit /etc/xinetd.d/swat and put a # in front of 'disable = yes', save this file, service xinetd reload, and then use a browser to connect to http://localhost:901 log on as root, and fill out the forms (if you want to manage swat from a seperate workstation, # out the only_from line too, or add your LAN ip or cidrrange, seperated by a space example: only_from = 127.0.0.1 192.168.0.0/24 would allow localhost or anyone on the 192.168.0.0/24 network to access swat) I know a lot of folks disparage swat, but its a lot easier than remembering all the obscure settings in the smb.conf files when you've got better things to do.