<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 V1.61.2"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Samba HOWTO Collection"><link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Samba HOWTO Collection"><link rel="previous" href="pr02.html" title="Attributions"><link rel="next" href="IntroSMB.html" title="Chapter 1. Introduction to 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="pr02.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="IntroSMB.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>General Installation</h1></div></div><div></div></div><div class="partintro" lang="en"><div><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="id2878944"></a>Preparing Samba for Configuration</h1></div></div><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>1. <a href="IntroSMB.html">Introduction to Samba</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="IntroSMB.html#id2879031">Background</a></dt><dt><a href="IntroSMB.html#id2878988">Terminology</a></dt><dt><a href="IntroSMB.html#id2879232">Related Projects</a></dt><dt><a href="IntroSMB.html#id2879302">SMB Methodology</a></dt><dt><a href="IntroSMB.html#id2879390">Epilogue</a></dt><dt><a href="IntroSMB.html#id2879472">Miscellaneous</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>2. <a href="install.html">How to Install and Test SAMBA</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="install.html#id2879672">Obtaining and Installing Samba</a></dt><dt><a href="install.html#id2879708">Configuring Samba (smb.conf)</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="install.html#id2879751">Configuration file syntax</a></dt><dt><a href="install.html#id2888144">Starting Samba</a></dt><dt><a href="install.html#id2888289">Example Configuration</a></dt><dt><a href="install.html#id2888547">SWAT</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="install.html#id2888615">List Shares Available on the Server</a></dt><dt><a href="install.html#id2888682">Connect with a UNIX Client</a></dt><dt><a href="install.html#id2888800">Connect from a Remote SMB Client</a></dt><dt><a href="install.html#id2888895">What If Things Don't Work?</a></dt><dt><a href="install.html#id2888930">Common Errors</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="install.html#id2888942">Large Number of smbd Processes</a></dt><dt><a href="install.html#id2889053">Error Message: open_oplock_ipc</a></dt><dt><a href="install.html#id2889093">The network name cannot be found</a></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt>3. <a href="FastStart.html">Fast Start for the Impatient</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="FastStart.html#id2889191">Note</a></dt></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="pr02.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="index.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="IntroSMB.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Attributions </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Chapter 1. Introduction to Samba</td></tr></table></div></body></html>