Setup Samba server on Centos 6.2
After a long struggle I finally figured out how to setup a Samba server on Centos 6.2. Since Centos 6.2 doesn't have the Samba configuration GUI anymore I didn't know how to set it up. But after a lot of trial and error and my friend Google I manages to get it up and running without disabling SELinux :-). On a fresh installation of Centos 6.2 you need to follow the following steps: Install semanage with yum yum -y install policycoreutils-python Configure the samba configuration file: /etc/samba/smb.conf [global] workgroup = yourworkgroupname server string = yourservername security = user passdb backend = tdbsam Configure your share in the same file [share] path = /your/share/path writable = yes guest ok = yes Set your samba password for your user by logging in with that user on the target machine and execute the following command: smbpasswd Open the Samba ports on your firewall [139/tcp,445/tcp,137/udp,138/udp] Now it's time for configuring SELinux. Enable the do...