Commands
| smbd | The Samba server process. This process provides SMB services. |
| nmbd | The Samba NETBIOS server process. This process provides NETBIOS (Windows name) services. |
| smbpasswd user | Change the Samba password for user. The -a option should be used the first time to create the user entry. |
| service | Start, Stop, and Restart daemons (services). Eg. service smb restart will restart the smbd daemon. |
| rpm -Uhv package | Add or update an RPM package. |
Files
| /etc/samba/smb.conf | The configuration file for Samba. |
| /etc/samba/smbpasswd | Samba password file. |
Utilities
| SWAT | A web based configuration utility for Samba. |
redhat-config-samba |
Red Hats GUI configuration utility for Samba. Note: Don't mix GUI and SWAT configuration, they don't work well back and forth. The Red Hat GUI has fewer options than SWAT and is, therefore, simpler to use but less functional. |