How to install, configure and start SAMBA Server

For debian based distributions at the prompt enter the following command to install the SAMBA server applications:

sudo apt-get install samba smbfs

You can configure SAMBA server by editing /etc/samba/smb.conf file. Also by using

man smb.conf

command, can view the SAMBA Manual.

To start the SAMBA Server,

sudo /etc/init.d/samba start
sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart
sudo /etc/init.d/samba stop