Transcript One to One instructions

One to One instructions
Installing and configuring samba
on Ubuntu Linux to enable Linux
to share files and documents with
Windows XP.
Installing Ubuntu Linux
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Boot form the CD-ROM drive from the
Ubuntu Live 6.06.1 LTS CD.
Once Ubuntu has booted from the CD it
gives you the option to install the operating
system onto a hard-drive
Double click the desktop icon named
“Install”, this will execute the installation.
Ubuntu Live Desktop
Step 1 of the setup
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Once the icon has been executed you will
be presented with a window similar to the
one displayed in the following image.
At this screen select your language and click
“Forward”
Step 2 of the setup
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Next click on the “Set time” button that’s
located at the bottom right corner of the
window.
Select the time and date settings and the
click “ok”
After clicking forward the next step is to
select the time zone, this is done by just
pointing to the location which you are from
on the world map and pinpointing your
location.
Alternately you can use the drop down box
located at the bottom of the window if you
already know what time zone you are
located in and do not require the use of a
visual aid.
Step 3 and 4 of the setup
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At the next screen you will be asked to input
information such as your name, login name,
password and computer name.
The screen should look like this when you
are done, click “Forward”
Click “Forward”
At the next screen you will be asked to
select your keyboard layout, after doing so
click “Forward” again
Step 5 of the setup
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At the next screen you can
select whether to have the
Linux installer set up the
partitions automatically or to set
then up your self, in this
manual we are going to let
Linux do it for us, so select the
top option and the click
“Forward”
Final Step of the setup
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This is the final screen of the
setup, check to see that all
options selected are correct
and the click the “Install
button”
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Once Ubuntu has installed you
are given the option to restart
and boot Ubuntu from the harddrive or Continue to use the
Live CD.
Click “Restart Now”
IP addresses and Internet
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Input a static IP that is on the
same subnet as your router,
and insert the IP address of
your router as the Gateway
address.
Next go to System
Administration Networking
You be asked for a password,
Type in the password you use
to login with
Under the Connections tab
select the Ethernet connection
and click the “properties” button
IP addresses and Internet
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Delete the all the IP addresses
that are in the DNS servers box
excluding the ones that were
just added.
Click “OK”
Ubuntu should now have
internet access, which is
needed to download the
Samba package.
Click on the DNS tab
Click add and type your ISP’s
Primary and Alternate DNS
address
Installing and configuring
samba
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Type the command “sudo apt-get
install samba”
This will install samba
You need to use the terminal to
install and configure samba
Open up the terminal under which is
located under the applications tab
Installing and configuring
samba
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Next we must create a file to
configure
Type the command “sudo touch
/etc/samba/smb.conf”
Next you must make sure that
samba is not running
Type in the command “sudo
/etc/init.d/samba stop”
Installing and configuring
samba
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Next you must edit the file that was
just created
Use the command “sudo gedit
/etc/samba/smb.conf”
Open the file smb.conf.template and
copy it’s content into the file that
was just created.
Replace "YOUR_HOSTNAME" with
your desired hostname (don't use
spaces). Best practice would be to
use the same name you configured
upon installation.
Replace "YOUR_WORKGROUP"
with the name of your workgroup,
but make sure you're using the
same as configured in Windows.
Well, this should say it all. Replace
"YOUR_USERNAME" with the
name you use for login
That completes the configuration of
samba, save and close gedit.
Setting permissions and
starting up samba
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Next we start up samba
Type the code in “sudo
/etc/init.d/samba start”
There shouldn't be any errors - if
you are presented with an error
message make sure everything is
correct (search for typos and/or
invalid paths).
Next you must make sure that the
permissions are set
Type the command “sudo chmod
0777 /home/samba”
Adding users to samba
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First add yourself as a samba user
Type “sudo smbpasswd -L -a sgavriloski”
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Next set the password
Re-type your login password here
NOTE: Windows XP doesn't set passwords for its
user account per default. If you haven't set a
password on your XP box just press enter when
prompted to enter a password for the user account
you're about to create!
Adding users to samba
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Type the code “sudo smbpasswd -L -a
Aleksander”
If your XP user account has a password
type it in here, if not just press enter twice.
Next add the XP machine user, in this case
the XP user is Aleksander
Type the code
Type the code “sudo useradd -s /bin/true
Aleksander”
Setting up Windows XP
machine
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Select the "TCP/IP" Protocol and click the
"Properties" button
Click "START"
Click "Control Panel"
Click "Network Connections"
Find your "LAN Connection"
Right-click the icon and select "Properties"
Setting up Windows XP
machine
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Select the third Tab entitled "WINS“
Click "Add"
Click "Advanced"
Setting up Windows XP
machine
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Type in the IP address of your Linux
box
Click "Add"
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Select "Use NetBIOS over TCP/IP"
Click "OK"
Click "OK"
Click "OK"
Reboot Windows
Mapping Ubuntu’s shared
drive on Windows XP
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Select drive letter
Type “\\<IP address or computer
name>\myfiles”
Click “Start”
Right Click “My Computer”
Click “Map Network Drive…”
Screen shots of Ubuntu’s
shared drive
The shared drive mapped
The Ubuntu machine
Files being accessed