Configure Samba Share on Solaris 10 for Windows

Samba is already part of the Solaris 10 install, but without /etc/sfw/smb.conf file, the SVC wouldn't start. Here's what needs to be done to enable Samba on Solaris 10. Configure SAMBA on Solaris 10 1. creat /etc/sfw/smb.conf # cat smb.conf [global] workgroup = DOMAIN \\windows AD/NT domain name server string = Samba Server \\description hosts allow = 192.168.1. \\allow clients on this subnet only log file = /var/adm/samba_log.%m \\log file security = SHARE \\SHARE security mode (read security info) load printers = no \\disable printing printcap name = /dev/null \\get rid of error on log.smbd [myshare] \\share name comment = My Share Contents \\share description path = /export/home/myshare \\physical path to share on Solaris server force user = username \\if needed, force the file creation permission to some user on Solaris server. force group = other \\force goup permission create mask = 02775 \\file masking directory mask = 02775 \\directory masking read only = No \\allows write guest ok = Yes \\allows everyone 2. enable samba # svcadm enable samba 3. access samba share from Windows \\solaris-server-name\sharename Note: this is a simple and dirty way to create a Samba share. for more security check the Samba configuration options