1. Samba Instructional Computing –Short Course Designed by: Chris Scheetz

2. What is Samba?  Samba is an Open Source/Free Software suite that provides seamless file and print services to SMB/CIFS clients. Samba is freely available under the GNU General Public License.Open SourceFree Software GNU General Public License What the above technical jargon means is that Samba is a free software that lets you view your Unix Account in a GUI Interface (like Windows Explorer) enabling you to Drag/Drop from one file system to another and/or Print.

3. What can you use Samba for?  Create directories or folders, edit file names and save documents directly to your account.  Drag and Drop Files  Avoid the use of FTP

4. Where is Samba located in Windows 2000?  Click on Start -> Programs -> The Internet -> Map Shell Account. This should launch Samba.

5. Logging into Samba  PLEASE REMEMBER: If your User ID is your Gateway ID, then if you changed your gateway password your Unix/Samba password will still be in the old format, i.e. year/day/ssn.  Enter your User ID and your Password, if you do not know your User ID and password then you can ask the IC Lab consultants and they can further assist you.  After you connect into Samba it should open up an Explorer Window with a Title of “J:\”

6. Using Samba  Once you are logged into your account you can drag and drop from your account to the desktop and vice versa.  When you are done working with Samba, PLEASE remember to CLOSE the window first and then hit Disconnect.

7. Samba & Security  Remember to DISCONNECT after completing your work, otherwise someone may tamper with your files.  You will be automatically disconnected from Samba if your computer reboots, or crashed, so please SAVE your WORK often.

8. Additional Information  For more information about SAMBA, as well as information on how to map your shell account on your home computer, please visit the following webpage: http://www.umsl.edu/technology/tsc/samba/samba.html