Samba on Fedora Core 1 - Part 2: Configuring Samba

Now we can test if the configuration is correct by using testparm.

[root@machinename samba]/usr/bin/testparm
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
Processing section "[homes]"
Processing section "[printers]"
Processing section "[tmp]"
Loaded services file OK.
Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions

Once you press enter, you should see something like this

# Global parameters
[global]
        workgroup = Myworkgroup
        server string = Machinename Samba Server
        username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
        log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
        max log size = 50
        socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
        dns proxy = No
        hosts allow = 192.168.1.

[homes]
        comment = Home Directories
        read only = No
        browseable = No

[printers]
        comment = All Printers
        path = /var/spool/samba
        printable = Yes
        browseable = No

[tmp]
        comment = Temporary file space
        path = /tmp/
        read only = No
        guest ok = Yes

This implies your configuration is ok and you are all set to start using Samba.You can also configure Samba so that members of a group can share files among themselves by using [groups] option in smb.conf file. This will be very helpful in an organization with different departments.