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Administering DevOps Code ClearCase®
Learn about performing administrative tasks for a DevOps Code ClearCase® community including managing software licenses, user and group accounts, ClearCase server and client hosts, shared data, and the network that connects them.
Configuring cross-platform file-system access
SMB server products
IBM® supports several SMB server products that make Linux and UNIX file systems accessible from Windows computers.
Installing and configuring Samba
Starting Samba services

Starting Samba services

About this task

The Samba smbd and nmbd services must be running before Windows® computers can access files on Linux® or the UNIX® system using Samba. Configure your host to start the smbd and nmbd services at boot time. Platform-specific instructions for configuring automatic service startup are included in the Samba documentation.

You can also start Samba services manually from the SWAT interface, using the following procedure.

Procedure

Click the STATUS icon at the top of the SWAT interface home page.
Click Start smbd. The page refreshes and should display the smbd status as running.
Click Start nmbd. The page refreshes and should display the nmbd status as running.