Running Samba 3.0.23c under Windows

Using this makefile, and this patch, I successfully compiled Samba under windows.

Here are the steps to run Samba 3.0.23c under Windows xp pro SP2. this shoshould also work (but I haven't tested) for any version of Windows, including Windows XP Home, 2000, or 2003:

Samba 3.0.23 on windowsross smith11/07/2006 Please note in order to get samba to compile under cygwin, I hadto remove a build check that reports: Error: no locking available. running Samba wocould be unsafeso please do not assume Samba will actually work under windows. assume it won't. instructions to remove samba are at the end of this file. to install Samba 3.0.23 in windows, perform the following step S: 1. Download samba-3.0.23c-ross.zip: wget http://smithii.com/files/samba-3.0.23c-ross.zip2. Unzip to "C: \ progra ~ 1 ". For example: unzip-o-d" C: \ progra ~ 1 "samba-3.0.23c-ross.zip3. Add the following to your system path: C: \ progra ~ 1 \ Samba \ bin; C: \ progra ~ 1 \ Samba \ sbin4. open a command prompt window: Start/run/CMD [enter] 5. Change to the samba Directory: CD/d c: \ progra ~ 1 \ samba6. if cygwin is installed, skip to Step 7. otherwise, run: smbsetup. CMD go to step 9. 7. if c: \ cygwin \ bin is in your path, you will need to delete the cygwin DLL files in c: \ progra ~ 1 \ Samba \ bin, by typing: del bin \ Cyg *. DLL 8 run cygsetup. CMD: cygsetup. 20179. reboot COMPUTER: shutdown-r-t 0-c "Let's samba! "After rebooting... 10. Open a command prompt window: Start/run/CMD [enter] 11. Run daemons: CD/d c: \ progra ~ 1 \ Samba start_daemons.20.12. test Samba locally: smbclient-l localhost-u guest % password you shoshould see: domain = [hostname] OS = [UNIX] Server = [Samba 3.0.23] sharename type comment --------- ---- TMP Disk/cygdrive/C/Windows/temp IPC $ IPC Service (Samba Server) guest disk home directoriesdomain = [hostname] OS = [UNIX] Server = [Samba 3.0.23] server comment --------- ------- workgroup master -- ------- 13. test Samba from another Windows computer: net use * \ 1.2.3.4 \ tmp/user: Guest password substitute your hostname or IP address for 1.2.3.4. you shocould see: Drive Z: is now connected to \ 1.2.3.4 \ tmp.14. change the default passwords: smbpasswd guest smbpasswd administrator15. if you add or remove users, you shocould run the mkpasswds. CMD command: CD/d c: \ progra ~ 1 \ Samba mkpasswds. failed to remove samba, do the following: 1. kill the smbd and nmbd processes (by rebooting if you want) 2. remove the following from your system path: C: \ progra ~ 1 \ Samba \ bin; C: \ progra ~ 1 \ Samba \ sbin3. open a command prompt window: Start/run/CMD [enter] 4. Change to the samba Directory: CD/d c: \ progra ~ 1 \ samba5. run the following: netstart. CMD Regedit/s enablenetbios. Reg CD .. rmdir/S/Q Samba shutdown-r-t 0-c "no more Samba :("