how to start samba server in knoppix 6?

[zgregoryg]

Greetings all, here is a working solution and yes, a complete Samba is not installed on the current Knoppix 6.2.1 DVD

To use Samba with Knoppix 6.2.1 perform the following tasks:

Download the Knoppix 6.2.1 DVD and burn it, then boot a machine from it

Use the flash-knoppix app to create a boot usb thumb drive - an 8 GB drive will more than suffice

It will take a while to copy knoppix to the thumb drive and it may seem like it is hanging on 99% completed for a long time - just be patient, it will complete

Boot into knoppix using the new thumb drive - knoppix will ask you if you want to create some space for saved files and if so how much - choose the rest of the available space, choose encrypted or unencrypted to suit your needs. Creating saved space will also take a while - be patient

Once that task is completed, download the latest tgz archived version of Samba from samba.org

As root, configure Samba to install under /UNIONFS/usr/local/samba and make make install

Once installed, edit the /UNIONFS/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf to suit your needs

Start Samba as a daemon

/UNIONFS/usr/local/samba/sbin/smbd -D -s /UNIONFS/usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf

Start nmbd only if you need it - I don't so there is no need to start it up

Samba installed via this method will remain persistent on your knoppix thumb drive - you can likely configure it to start on boot - but I see no need to do this as Samba, or any unneeded service, should definitely not be started on Knoppix unless absolutely required.

Enjoy!

[BrokenTusk]

There is a much simpler solution and explanation.

knoppix has only samba client by default meaing you can access shares but since you're not a server, no one can access yours. To do this you'd need to install samba from debian repos but be careful about version conflicts with existing samba software.
So to access other shares simply do:
sudo mkdir /mnt/ANY-NAME
then, whenever you need to access (optionally make a script):
1. sudo mount -t smbfs -o uid=knoppix,workgroup=YOUR-WORKGROUP-NAME,username=YOUR-USERNAME,password=YOUR-PASSWORD //192.168.1.3/ANY-NAME /mnt/ANY-NAME

2. in pcmanfm navigate to /mnt/ANY-NAME (and optionally drag it to the left bookmark pane for future access)

3. see? easy.

and to unmount do (if you really want to):
sudo umount /mnt/ANY-NAME

Footnotes:
1. Caps are to be replaced by your data
2. If you have spaces in your data, enclose in quotes like this: "ANY-NAME"
3. //192.168.1.3/ANY-NAME can also be targeted with //COMPUTER-NAME/ANY-NAME

[zgregoryg]

Ah, cough-cough... The thread is "How to Start a Samba Server in Knoppix 6" NOT "How to Access a Samba Server in Knoppix 6"

Older versions of Knoppix came with a Samba server installed, not so for the new version, thus my valid, meaningful and helpful post on how to install and run a Samba server from Knoppix 6.

Not sure where a post about how to access a Samba server from Knoppix 6 should go - but certainly not here.