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38.2 Starting and Stopping Samba
You can start or stop the Samba server automatically during boot or manually. Starting
and stopping policy is a part of the YaST Samba server configuration described in
Section 38.3.1, "Configuring a Samba Server with YaST"
To stop or start running Samba services with YaST, use System → System Services
(Runlevel). From a command line, stop services required for Samba with rcsmb stop
&& rcnmb stop and start them with rcnmb start && rcsmb start.
38.3 Configuring a Samba Server
A samba server in SUSE® Linux Enterprise can be configured in two different ways:
with YaST or manually. Manual configuration offers a higher level of detail, but lacks
the convenience of the YaST GUI.
38.3.1 Configuring a Samba Server with
YaST
To configure a Samba server, start YaST and select Network Services → Samba Server.
When starting the module for the first time, the Samba Server Installation dialog starts,
prompting you to make just a few basic decisions concerning administration of the
server then at the end of the configuration prompts for the password of Samba root. For
later starts, the Samba Server Configuration dialog appears.
The Samba Server Installation dialog consists of two steps:
Workgroup or Domain Name
Select an existing name from Workgroup or Domain Name or enter a new one and
click Next.
Samba Server Type
In the next step, specify whether your server should act as PDC and click Next.
You can change all settings from Samba Server Installation later in the Samba Server
Configuration dialog with the Identity tab.
(page 711).
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