samba

"People don't want to be like themselves. They all choose a model to imitate, or if they don't choose a model themselves, they accept one ready-made."
-Andre Gide, The Immoralist

samba packages:
samba-common
samba-client
samba-server
samba-doc
samba-swat

services:
smb = file and print sharing
nmb = name resolution
swat

(re)starting/stopping service:
service smb stop
service smb start
service smb restart

config files:
/etc/samba/smb.conf
/etc/samba/smbusers = linux/windows users

mounts:
mount -t cifs //192.168.1.10/disk1 /mnt/disk1 -o username=resinblade
^i believe i used this to copy a file over 2gb

entries in configuration
[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP
netbios name = <HOSTNAME/COMPUTER NAME>
security = user
encrypt passwords = yes

the "testparm" command checks the samba configuration for correctness
smbpasswd -a <username> - creates a new samba password for user.

using SWAT:
http://localhost:901
to use SWAT all comments must be removed from the smb.conf file, ???
SWAT may remove comments (verify)