Learning Samba

[fruto123 0]

Hi all,

Does anyone know where I can learn how to dance Samba in DC area? I plan to join Beija Flor in 2008 and dance in Sambadromo. Thanks for the info!

[Ladylethal 12]

People actually going to the sambodromo don't actually samba, they more like jump around and are happy and giddy. My parents have paraded but and they can't samba.

[MrMrsKnight 0]

You don't need to learn the dance to be a part of the whole thing.... you'll probably be put in a section where people just have to walk and jump around.

[LiszyandKenny 5]

ditto

[Jamaica to CT 0]

Do you have a Fred Astaire Dance Studio or Authur Murray Dance Studio in your area? Enjoy!!

[Ban Hammer 13,283]

ditto

nessa's giving me samba lessons at night

[Alex+R 0]

ditto

nessa's giving me samba lessons at night

TMI! TMI! TMI!

[MrMrsKnight 0]

ditto

nessa's giving me samba lessons at night

I do not want to picture that!

[Carol&Marc 0]

Marcela!!! Kde sua entrevista menina??? Nada ainda???

Avisa a gente!

Bjus,

Carol

EDIT: Sorry for the hijack!!!

Edited November 19, 2006 by Carol&Marc

[Nessa 23]

lmao Charles dancing what's next? Men understanding women?

[PlatyPius 5]

Obtaining and Installing Samba

Binary packages of Samba are included in almost any Linux or UNIX distribution. There are also some packages available at the Samba home page. Refer to the manual of your operating system for details on installing packages for your specific operating system.

If you need to compile Samba from source, check How to Compile Samba.

Configuring Samba (smb.conf)

Samba's configuration is stored in the smb.conf file, which usually resides in /etc/samba/smb.conf or /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf. You can either edit this file yourself or do it using one of the many graphical tools that are available, such as the Web-based interface SWAT, that is included with Samba.

Configuration File Syntax

The smb.conf file uses the same syntax as the various old .ini files in Windows 3.1: Each file consists of various sections, which are started by putting the section name between brackets ([]) on a new line. Each contains zero or more key/value pairs separated by an equality sign (=). The file is just a plaintext file, so you can open and edit it with your favorite editing tool.

Each section in the smb.conf file represents either a share or a meta-service on the Samba server. The section [global] is special, since it contains settings that apply to the whole Samba server. Samba supports a number of meta-services, each of which serves its own purpose. For example, the [homes] share is a meta-service that causes Samba to provide a personal home share for each user. The [printers] share is a meta-service that establishes print queue support and that specifies the location of the intermediate spool directory into which print jobs are received from Windows clients prior to being dispatched to the UNIX/Linux print spooler.

The printers meta-service will cause every printer that is either specified in a printcap file, via the lpstat, or via the CUPS API, to be published as a shared print queue. The printers stanza in the smb.conf file can be set as not browseable. If it is set to be browseable, then it will be visible as if it is a share. That makes no sense given that this meta-service is responsible only for making UNIX system printers available as Windows print queues. If a comment parameter is specified, the value of it will be displayed as part of the printer name in Windows Explorer browse lists.

Each section of the smb.conf file that specifies a share, or a meta-service, is called a stanza. The global stanza specifies settings that affect all the other stanzas in the smb.conf file. Configuration parameters are documented in the smb.conf man page. Some parameters can be used only in the global stanza, some only in share or meta-service stanzas, and some can be used globally or just within a share or meta-service stanza.

A minimal smb.conf contains a very minimal smb.conf.

Example 1.1. A minimal smb.conf

[global]

workgroup = WKG

netbios name = MYNAME

[share1]

path = /tmp

[share2]

path = /my_shared_folder

comment = Some random files

*** Sorry....Couldn't resist. I AM a geek, after all.... ***

Edited November 19, 2006 by PlatyPius

[LiszyandKenny 5]

poor Charles...

[Carol&Marc 0]

[Alex+R 0]

Obtaining and Installing Samba

Binary packages of Samba are included in almost any Linux or UNIX distribution. There are also some packages available at the Samba home page. Refer to the manual of your operating system for details on installing packages for your specific operating system.

If you need to compile Samba from source, check How to Compile Samba.

Configuring Samba (smb.conf)

Samba's configuration is stored in the smb.conf file, which usually resides in /etc/samba/smb.conf or /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf. You can either edit this file yourself or do it using one of the many graphical tools that are available, such as the Web-based interface SWAT, that is included with Samba.

Configuration File Syntax

The smb.conf file uses the same syntax as the various old .ini files in Windows 3.1: Each file consists of various sections, which are started by putting the section name between brackets ([]) on a new line. Each contains zero or more key/value pairs separated by an equality sign (=). The file is just a plaintext file, so you can open and edit it with your favorite editing tool.

Each section in the smb.conf file represents either a share or a meta-service on the Samba server. The section [global] is special, since it contains settings that apply to the whole Samba server. Samba supports a number of meta-services, each of which serves its own purpose. For example, the [homes] share is a meta-service that causes Samba to provide a personal home share for each user. The [printers] share is a meta-service that establishes print queue support and that specifies the location of the intermediate spool directory into which print jobs are received from Windows clients prior to being dispatched to the UNIX/Linux print spooler.

The printers meta-service will cause every printer that is either specified in a printcap file, via the lpstat, or via the CUPS API, to be published as a shared print queue. The printers stanza in the smb.conf file can be set as not browseable. If it is set to be browseable, then it will be visible as if it is a share. That makes no sense given that this meta-service is responsible only for making UNIX system printers available as Windows print queues. If a comment parameter is specified, the value of it will be displayed as part of the printer name in Windows Explorer browse lists.

Each section of the smb.conf file that specifies a share, or a meta-service, is called a stanza. The global stanza specifies settings that affect all the other stanzas in the smb.conf file. Configuration parameters are documented in the smb.conf man page. Some parameters can be used only in the global stanza, some only in share or meta-service stanzas, and some can be used globally or just within a share or meta-service stanza.

A minimal smb.conf contains a very minimal smb.conf.

Example 1.1. A minimal smb.conf

[global]

workgroup = WKG

netbios name = MYNAME

[share1]

path = /tmp

[share2]

path = /my_shared_folder

comment = Some random files

*** Sorry....Couldn't resist. I AM a geek, after all.... ***

I have a feeling my boyfriend would like THIS Samba much better than the dancing kind. I think he was building some sort of Linux machine this weekend, but I never understand that stuff...

[fruto123 0]

hahaha, yes, I danced that Samba before. Now I am dancing IOS and BGP and OSPF and VoIP and other forms of dance.