Or using your GUI (in RH7.3 anyway) simply go to system>service configuration and tick smb to start at startup
Robert On Sat, 2002-08-31 at 21:36, Richard Smart wrote: > Starting Samba for Redhat 7.x is normally done from a script > /etc/rc.d/init.d/smb start > > BUT > > You need to create/configure the smb.conf file in /etc/samba/smb.conf > or samba will die silently > > Cheers > > Richard S > > On 31 Aug 2002 at 13:57, Bill Evans wrote: > > > Thanks Matthew > > > > Sorry to be so dense but I don't understand what you mean by > > "Neither samba-client*.rpm nor samba-common*.rpm match -- so you haven't > > installed the samba daemon." > > > > I have now issued the command > > rpm -ivh /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/samba-2*.rpm > > > > Did that install the samba daemon ? > > > > setup ... systemservices now lists smb, and I have selected it > > I rebooted > > > > /usr/bin/samba start returns > > No such file or directory > > > > Bill > > > > > > > > samba-2.0.7-21ssl.i386.rpm > > > > samba-client-2.0.7-21ssl.i386.rpm > > > > samba-common-2.0.7-21ssl.i386.rpm > > > > > > > I have issued the commands > > > > rpm -ivh /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/samba-client*.rpm > > > > rpm -ivh /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/samba-common*.rpm > > > > > > Neither samba-client*.rpm nor samba-common*.rpm match > > > samba-2.0.7-21ssl.i386.rpm -- so you haven't installed the samba daemon. > > > > > > -- Robert Fisher http://www.fisherfamily.orcon.net.nz
