Ubuntu Sokka Server

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Setup Goal

• Myth TV Front and Back End
• Media Library of other media
• Remote read only login (via Samba) to specific shared directories
• Local login and use on TV

Samba Configuration Notes

• Samba How-to Collection
• Samba Guide/Examples

• Samba configuration file: /etc/samba/smb.conf
  • Basic syntax

Example:

# Comment
; Comment
[global]
    security = user
    invalid users = root
    valid users = 

User Authentication

• Server Types and Security Modes - Password Checking
• PAM: Pluggable Authenticate Modules
  • For Linux, allows authentication to be modified or changed

• Package: libpam-smbpass (Debian)
  • Allows Linux to store passwords hashed both by Linux and by samba (for windows authentication)
  • Could have issues with Apache and dovcot (IMAP server)