Samba Questions

[ttist25]

Hey there,

I'm setting up a new ProxMox host and want to serve a samba share from local storage. Then I would like to access that share from Windows VM's on the host.

I guess my first question would be, is this inadvisable from either a security or any other perspective? Based purely on gut, it seems like the overhead required to do this with a separate VM wouldn't be economical.

If it is advisable, is there a standard samba server install running on ProxMox 2.1? On other systems I've used I can start/stop/restart samba from /etc/init.d but I don't seem to be able to do that here. Issuing 'ps aux | grep smbd' shows the service running but I can't access it (i.e. 'smbd -b | grep smb.conf' gives 'command not found').

I think I'm missing some big piece of information.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

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[tom]

running service on the host is generally not recommended, but works.

start/stop the samba status with:

service samba start

 

[e100]

Hey there,

I guess my first question would be, is this inadvisable from either a security or any other perspective? Based purely on gut, it seems like the overhead required to do this with a separate VM wouldn't be economical.

Running samba directly on the host exposes the host to any security vulnerabilities that might exist in samba.
I am running samba in some OpenVZ containers, works really well for our needs.

 

[Peter712]

I am running samba in some OpenVZ containers, works really well for our needs.

can you give a quick and dirty howto with setting that up in openvz?

 

[ttist25]

can you give a quick and dirty howto with setting that up in openvz?

Hey Peter -

I'm kind of a noob at ProxMox myself but, if I can help I want to try. If you're talking about the steps to create a container, here's what I've done to accomplish that task in v2.1:

1. Download a template
   • Select "Server view" in the dropdown in the top-left corner of the screen
   • Expand the "Data center" folder and expand the node onto which you'd like to install the container
   • Click the "Local" storage node
   • Click the "Content" tab
   • Click the "Templates" button
   • Here you will see a list of templates available for download (including many TurnKey Linux appliances)
   • Select the template you'd like to install (if you're looking for a Samba PDC you could select either turnkey-fileserver or turnkey-domain-controller)
   • The template will download to your local storage. Close the "Task viewer:" window when it's finished.
2. Create the Container
   • From the upper right-hand part of the screen click "Create CT"
   • Complete the necessary information on the General Tab and click "Next"
   • On the "Template" tab, select the template you just downloaded from the "Template:" drop-down list box
   • Complete the remaining information in the rest of the tabs
   • When you are satisfied with your settings, click the "Finish" button
   • Your container is created. Close the "Task Viewer:" windows when it is complete.

Now just click on your container in the tree and click the "Start" button in the upper right-hand of the screen.

If you are new and trying to transfer from VirtualBox (like I was) I also put a tutorial together on how to migrate VirtualBox .VDI's to ProxMox. You might find that helpful as well.