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 should also work (but I haven't tested) for any version of Windows, including Windows XP Home, 2000, or 2003:

Samba 3.0.23 on Windows
Ross Smith
11/07/2006 

Please note in order to get Samba to compile under Cygwin, I had
to remove a build check that reports:

ERROR: No locking available. Running Samba would be unsafe

So 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 steps:


1. Download samba-3.0.23c-ross.zip:

   wget http://smithii.com/files/samba-3.0.23c-ross.zip

2. Unzip to "C:\Progra~1". For example:

   unzip -o -d "C:\Progra~1" samba-3.0.23c-ross.zip

3. Add the following to your system path:

   C:\Progra~1\samba\bin;C:\Progra~1\samba\sbin

4. Open a Command Prompt window:

   Start / Run / CMD [Enter]

5. Change to the samba directory:

   cd /d C:\Progra~1\samba

6. 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.cmd

9. 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.cmd

12. Test Samba locally:

    smbclient -L localhost -U guest%password
    
    You should see: 
    
Domain=[hostname] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.23]

        Sharename       Type      Comment
        ---------       ----      -------
        tmp             Disk      /cygdrive/c/windows/temp
        IPC$            IPC       IPC Service (Samba Server)
        Guest           Disk      Home Directories
Domain=[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 should see:

Drive Z: is now connected to \\1.2.3.4\tmp.

14. Change the default passwords:

    smbpasswd guest
    smbpasswd administrator

15. If you add or remove users, you should run the mkpasswds.cmd command:

    cd /d C:\Progra~1\samba
    mkpasswds.cmd

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\sbin

3. Open a Command Prompt window:

   Start / Run / CMD [Enter]

4. Change to the samba directory:

   cd /d C:\Progra~1\samba

5. Run the following:

   netstart.cmd
   regedit /s enablenetbios.reg
   cd ..
   rmdir /s /q samba

   shutdown -r -t 0 -c "No more samba :("