Abstract

This is a guide to the smb.conf configuration file.

Samba Configuration Guide

2024-01-27

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The default smb.conf file is available online here.

You’ll need this to use the smbclient utility.

Connecting to Shares

Note

smbclient requires a /etc/samba/smb.conf file, which you can create as an empty file using the touch utility. After installing cifs-utils or smbclient, load the cifs kernel module or reboot to prevent mount fails.

This is the tool that allows mounting samba shares and interacting with available resources.

Primary AD DC Config

Secondary AD DC Config

Joining the domain

You may find this guide helpful for joining from MacOS systems.