Note: Samba allows you to share files with windows machines. User's home directories, public directories, printers, and active directory services are all windows based functionality supported by samba.

Install the samba port:

cd /usr/ports/net/samba

I had to run the following commands to get samba to build, sort of a hack on a broken port:

mkdir /usr/local/libexec/autoconf213

ln -s /usr/local/bin/autoconf213 /usr/local/libexec/autoconf213/autoconf

add --with-sendfile to Makefile

add --with-sendfile-support to Makefile

make

choose options: nocups.

make install

make clean

Setup samba startup at boot:

mv /usr/local/etc/rc.d/samba.sh.sample /usr/local/etc/rc.d/samba.sh

Samba configuration files:

backup and restore /usr/local/etc/samba.conf

Samba system logging:

mkdir /var/log/samba

Samba users setup:

use smbpasswd -a <user> to add a user to the samba password file

Ease public directory administration:

add bpfountz to group BinsFriend (and other users on lan)