It is not easy to give you an answer as the smb.conf depends very much on your environment and this can be a long process.
but the good news is you should already have an smb.conf ... on fedora/redhat this is found in
# /etc/samba/smb.conf
read this file using man smb.conf where not clear.
these are option genaraly change/adapted so to run in your environment
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[global]
workgroup = mygroup
server string = My Samba Server
load printers = yes
cups options = raw
smb ports = 139 # allow this port on firewall this works like version 2.*
log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
max log size = 50
dns proxy = no
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
writeable = yes
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /usr/spool/samba
browseable = no
printable = yes
[Transition]
path = /home/mygroup/Transition
browseable = yes
guest ok = yes
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So try adapt above to your need/env
Then start samba with
#service smb start
check in log file to see what has been logged
that is check all files under /var/log/samba/ make sure you do this for all the files/subdir as there could be some core subdirectorys there
if all starts well then try the following command to have a taste of what the system send you back.
# smbstatus
try
#smbclient --message Hello XP 'your xp ip address'
if needed adapt/open with caution! the firewall for port 139 or 445
If all is well you shoulds now see a message "Hello XP" on your XP.
I will stop here but if you do/adapt the above to your env , and if if your are still stuck tell us what is or seems wrong we will try to pick it up from there
Jean-Pierre Huc
Smile I will feel the difference
