Samba v3.2.15 (1/4) – Install Samba via macports

Install

• http://kofler.info/blog/167/107/Samba-unter-Lion-installieren/
• http://protagonist.co.uk/blog/osx-lion-samba-and-windows-file-sharing-problems/

Configure

• Configure smb.conf for simple filesharing

Create plists for launchd

• Create two files
• org.samba.smbd.plist
• org.samba.nmbd.plist
• Put them in directory
• /Library/LaunchDaemons
• Set ownership to
• USER: root
• GROUP: wheel

Tell launchd to process the files (when system is booted the next time)

• $ sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.samba.smbd.plist

• $ sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.samba.nmbd.plist

Starting/Stopping via launchctl (manually)

• $ sudo launchctl start|stop org.samba.nmbd

• $ sudo launchctl start|stop org.samba.smbd