Works on SMB (Server Message Block), CIFS (Common Internet File System), and NMB (NetBIOS Message Block).

SMB is used in file sharing and NMB in domain sharing.

Config

Packages

samba*.rpm smbd --version

Ports

137 NetBIOS name service (NetBIOS network browsing)
138 NetBIOS datagram service (NetBIOS name service)
139 NetBIOS session service (file & printer sharing)
445 (NetBIOS & CFIS)

Configuration file

/etc/samba/smb.conf

Service Daemon

smb → 139/445 TCP
nmb → 137/138 UDP systemctl start smb systemctl start nmb

SMB is for actual sharing of files and printers NMB is for naming of the devices via NetBIOS and browsing the network in Windows Explorer

Mounting

Linux: mount //sambaserver/dvd -o username=john
Windows: map \\sambaserver\pen

Same OS

Different OS

Administration

SMB Password

After useradd, you have to specify a smb password via:

smbpasswd -a atakan

Testparm

To check the config if eveyrhing is fine

See Mounted SMB Shares

findmnt -t cifs smbclient -L localhost
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