Samba is free and open-source software that provides file and print services for Windows, Linux, and macOS clients. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Samba on OpenBSD.
Before we start, make sure you have the following:
The first thing you should do is make sure your system is up to date. Open a terminal and run the following command:
sudo sysupgrade -r
This command will upgrade your system to the latest version and update your installed packages.
Once your system is up to date, we can install Samba. Run the following command to install Samba:
sudo pkg_add samba
This command will install Samba and all its dependencies on your system.
Now that Samba is installed, we need to configure it to work with our network. We'll do this by editing the smb.conf file, which is the Samba configuration file.
Open the smb.conf file with your preferred text editor. We'll use vim in this tutorial:
sudo vim /etc/samba/smb.conf
Find the [global] section and add the following lines:
workgroup = WORKGROUP
security = user
Save and close the file.
Next, we need to create a user that can access our Samba shares. To create a Samba user, run the following command:
sudo smbpasswd -a USERNAME
Replace USERNAME with the username you want to use for Samba.
Enter a password for the user when prompted.
Finally, we need to start the Samba service. Run the following command:
sudo /etc/rc.d/samba start
This command will start the Samba service and make it available on your network.
That's it! You have successfully installed and configured Samba on your OpenBSD machine. You can now share files and printers with Windows, Linux, and macOS clients on your network.
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