Starting The Server - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 11 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

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 CD (PDC) and click
Next.
Start-Up
Select whether you want to start Samba During Boot or Manually and click OK.
Then in the final popup box, set the Samba root Password.
You can change all settings later in the Samba Configuration dialog with the Start-Up,
Shares, and Identity tabs.
Advanced Samba Configuration
During the first start of the Samba server module the Samba Configuration dialog appears
directly after the two initial steps described in
(page 335). Use it to adjust your Samba server configuration.
After editing your configuration, click OK to save your settings.

Starting the Server

In the Start Up tab, configure the start of the Samba server. To start the service every
time your system boots, select During Boot. To activate manual start, choose Manually.
More information about starting a Samba server is provided in
and Stopping Samba"
In this tab, you can also open ports in your firewall. To do so, select Open Port in
Firewall. If you have multiple network interfaces, select the network interface for
Samba services by clicking Firewall Details, selecting the interfaces, and clicking OK.
Shares
In the Shares tab, determine the Samba shares to activate. There are some predefined
shares, like homes and printers. Use Toggle Status to switch between Active and Inactive.
Click Add to add new shares and Delete to delete the selected share.
336 Administration Guide
(page 335).
Section "Initial Samba Configuration"
Section 24.2, "Starting