Samba is a file and print server for Windows-based clients using TCP/IP as the underlying transport protocol. In fact, it can support any SMB/CIFS-enabled client. One of Samba’s big strengths is that you can use it to blend your mix of Windows and Unix machines together without requiring a separate Windows NT/2000/2003 Server.

On OpenBSD, the Samba configuration file is /etc/samba/smb.conf. There are some changes we want to make to the original file. Assume we want to run Samba for machines located on our LAN, 192.168.0.0./24 and this machine has the IP address 192.168.0.1.

hosts allow = 192.168.0.0./24 127.0.0.1
interfaces = 192.168.0.1

socket options = TCP_NODELAY
encrypt passwords = yes

Now we have to add a directory we want to share. Assume we have a directory /data that we want to make public and writeable to everyone who can login to Samba.

[data]
    comment = Data
    path = /data
    read only = no
    public = yes

Now we have to set the password for a user to be able to login to Samba.

/usr/local/bin/smbpasswd username