3.3. Installing and configuring a Samba server on an IdM client


You can install and configure Samba on an IdM client to securely share files with integrated authentication, leveraging IdM domain accounts for access. Ensure proper prerequisites and configuration to enable seamless resource sharing across your network.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. Install the ipa-client-samba package:

    [root@idm_client]# dnf install ipa-client-samba
  2. Use the ipa-client-samba utility to prepare the client and create an initial Samba configuration:

    [root@idm_client]# ipa-client-samba
    Searching for IPA server...
    IPA server: DNS discovery
    Chosen IPA master: idm_server.idm.example.com
    SMB principal to be created: cifs/idm_client.idm.example.com@IDM.EXAMPLE.COM
    NetBIOS name to be used: IDM_CLIENT
    Discovered domains to use:
    
     Domain name: idm.example.com
    NetBIOS name: IDM
             SID: S-1-5-21-525930803-952335037-206501584
        ID range: 212000000 - 212199999
    
     Domain name: ad.example.com
    NetBIOS name: AD
             SID: None
        ID range: 1918400000 - 1918599999
    
    Continue to configure the system with these values? [no]: yes
    Samba domain member is configured. Please check configuration at /etc/samba/smb.conf and start smb and winbind services
  3. By default, ipa-client-samba automatically adds the [homes] section to the /etc/samba/smb.conf file that dynamically shares a user’s home directory when the user connects. If users do not have home directories on this server, or if you do not want to share them, remove the following lines from /etc/samba/smb.conf:

    [homes]
        read only = no
  4. Share directories and printers. For details, see:

  5. Open the ports required for a Samba client in the local firewall:

    [root@idm_client]# firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=samba-client
    [root@idm_client]# firewall-cmd --reload
  6. Enable and start the smb and winbind services:

    [root@idm_client]# systemctl enable --now smb winbind

Verification

Run the following verification step on a different IdM domain member that has the samba-client package installed:

  • List the shares on the Samba server using Kerberos authentication:

    $ smbclient -L idm_client.idm.example.com -U user_name --use-kerberos=required
    lp_load_ex: changing to config backend registry
    
        Sharename       Type      Comment
        ---------       ----      -------
        example         Disk
        IPC$            IPC       IPC Service (Samba 4.15.2)
    ...

    For more information, see the ipa-client-samba(1) man page on your system.

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