<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Part I. General Installation</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.71.0"><link rel="start" href="index.html" title="The Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide"><link rel="up" href="index.html" title="The Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide"><link rel="prev" href="IntroSMB.html" title="Introduction"><link rel="next" href="install.html" title="Chapter 1. How to Install and Test SAMBA"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Part I. General Installation</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="IntroSMB.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="install.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="part" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="introduction"></a>Part I. General Installation</h1></div></div></div><div class="partintro" lang="en"><div><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="id317988"></a>Preparing Samba for Configuration</h1></div></div></div><p> This section of the Samba-HOWTO-Collection contains general info on how to install Samba and how to configure the parts of Samba you will most likely need. PLEASE read this. </p><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="install.html">1. How to Install and Test SAMBA</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="install.html#id318133">Obtaining and Installing Samba</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="install.html#id318175">Configuring Samba (smb.conf)</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="install.html#id318217">Configuration File Syntax</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="install.html#tdbdocs">TDB Database File Information</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="install.html#id319134">Starting Samba</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="install.html#id319314">Example Configuration</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="install.html#id319736">SWAT</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="install.html#id319789">List Shares Available on the Server</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="install.html#id319839">Connect with a UNIX Client</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="install.html#id319936">Connect from a Remote SMB Client</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="install.html#id320014">What If Things Don't Work?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="install.html#id320052">Still Stuck?</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="install.html#id320080">Common Errors</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="install.html#id320090">Large Number of smbd Processes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="install.html#id320178">Error Message: open_oplock_ipc</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="install.html#id320208">“<span class="quote"><span class="errorname">The network name cannot be found</span></span>”</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="FastStart.html">2. Fast Start: Cure for Impatience</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="FastStart.html#id320338">Features and Benefits</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="FastStart.html#id320357">Description of Example Sites</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="FastStart.html#id320424">Worked Examples</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="FastStart.html#id320439">Standalone Server</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="FastStart.html#id322292">Domain Member Server</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="FastStart.html#id323205">Domain Controller</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="IntroSMB.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="install.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Introduction </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Chapter 1. How to Install and Test SAMBA</td></tr></table></div></body></html>