pserver.samba.org also exports unpacked copies of most parts of the Subversion tree at the Samba pserver location and also via anonymous rsync at the Samba rsync server location. I recommend using rsync rather than ftp, because rsync is capable of compressing data streams, but it is also more useful than FTP because during a partial update it will transfer only the data that is missing plus a small overhead. See the rsync home page for more info on rsync.

The disadvantage of the unpacked trees is that they do not support automatic merging of local changes as Subversion does. rsync access is most convenient for an initial install.

It is strongly recommended that you verify the PGP signature for any source file before installing it. Even if you're not downloading from a mirror site, verifying PGP signatures should be a standard reflex. Many people today use the GNU GPG tool set in place of PGP. GPG can substitute for PGP.

With that said, go ahead and download the following files:

$ wget http://us1.samba.org/samba/ftp/samba-3.0.20.tar.asc
$ wget http://us1.samba.org/samba/ftp/samba-pubkey.asc

The first file is the PGP signature for the Samba source file; the other is the Samba public PGP key itself. Import the public PGP key with:

$ gpg --import samba-pubkey.asc

and verify the Samba source code integrity with:

$ gzip -d samba-3.0.20.tar.gz
$ gpg --verify samba-3.0.20.tar.asc

If you receive a message like, “Good signature from Samba Distribution Verification Key...,” then all is well. The warnings about trust relationships can be ignored. An example of what you would not want to see would be:

gpg: BAD signature from “Samba Distribution Verification Key”

After the source tarball has been unpacked, the next step involves configuration to match Samba to your operating system platform. If your source directory does not contain the configure script, it is necessary to build it before you can continue. Building of the configure script requires the correct version of the autoconf tool kit. Where the necessary version of autoconf is present, the configure script can be generated by executing the following:

root#  cd samba-3.0.20/source
root#  ./autogen.sh

To build the binaries, run the program ./configure in the source directory. This should automatically configure Samba for your operating system. If you have unusual needs, then you may wish to first run:

root# ./configure --help

This will help you to see what special options can be enabled. Now execute ./configure with any arguments it might need:

root# ./configure [... arguments ...]

Execute the following create the binaries:

root#  make

Once it is successfully compiled, you can execute the command shown here to install the binaries and manual pages:

root#  make install

Some people prefer to install binary files and man pages separately. If this is your wish, the binary files can be installed by executing:

root#  make installbin

The man pages can be installed using this command:

root#  make installman

Note that if you are upgrading from a previous version of Samba the old versions of the binaries will be renamed with an “.old” extension. You can go back to the previous version by executing:

root#  make revert

As you can see from this, building and installing Samba does not need to result in disaster!

#define HAVE_KRB5 1
#define HAVE_LDAP 1

You must choose to start smbd, winbindd and nmbd either as daemons or from inetd. Don't try to do both! Either you can put them in inetd.conf and have them started on demand by inetd or xinetd, or you can start them as daemons either from the command-line or in /etc/rc.local. See the man pages for details on the command line options. Take particular care to read the bit about what user you need to have to start Samba. In many cases, you must be root.

The main advantage of starting smbd and nmbd using the recommended daemon method is that they will respond slightly more quickly to an initial connection request.

netbios-ssn     139/tcp

netbios-ns	137/udp

netbios-ssn stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/samba/sbin/smbd smbd 
netbios-ns dgram udp wait root /usr/local/samba/sbin/nmbd nmbd 

root# killall -HUP inetd

#!/bin/sh
/usr/local/samba/sbin/smbd -D 
/usr/local/samba/sbin/winbindd -B
/usr/local/samba/sbin/nmbd -D 

root#  ls /usr/sbin/winbindd
/usr/sbin/winbindd

/bin/ls: /usr/sbin/winbind: No such file or directory

root#  service smb start
root#  service winbind start

root#  chkconfig smb on
root#  chkconfig winbind on

root#  rcnmb start
root#  rcsmb start
root#  rcwinbind start

root#  chkconfig nmb on
root#  chkconfig smb on
root#  chkconfig winbind on