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10.10 Accessing remote files and directories
10.10.1 Necessary Samba packages and configurations
To use samba it is necessary to install at the package smb and for the graphical con-
figuration the package smb-swat. To allow access and configuration both packages
must be enabled. To check this open a shell, login as root with the command
‚su -‘ and enter:
chkconfig --list smb
Typically the service is off and the answer is something like this:
smb 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off
chkconfig --list swat
Typically the service is off and the answer is something like this:
swat off
To turn on these services enter
chkconfig smb on
and
service smb start
and
chkconfig swat on
For more details about the commands chkconfig and service see chapter 9.4
10.10.2 Sharing directories from a Linux host using Samba
If you are logged in on a Windows 2000/XP host, you can access data which reside
on a Linux host, using the sharing mechanism. This, however, only works if the
Samba package is installed on the Linux host (see chapter 15.3).
After installation of Samba is done, you can configure it with SWAT (Samba Web
Administration). This tool can be started from your Web Browser, e.g.:
<red hat> → Internet → Firefox Web Browser
by entering the address: http://localhost:901/
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