Install script for Samba3

commands.md

Install Samba 3 on OS X 10.7 Lion

Run the two commands below one at a time to get Samba 3 installed and to have it run on boot.

Install Samba with Homebrew

sh < <(curl https://raw.github.com/gist/1938575/df254d9a2ac83dddb04fcc7f9b634b65708aa477/

Set Samba up to launch on boot

sudo sh < <(curl -s https://raw.github.com/gist/1938575/3eef666a05bffb215e34d54f0e25599a187cc7a6/install.sh)

install.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# disable system netbiosd-Daemon
sudo launchctl stop com.apple.netbiosd
sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.netbiosd.plist

# create dirs that need to be there
mkdir /usr/local/Cellar/samba/3.6.3/var/locks
mkdir /usr/local/Cellar/samba/3.6.3/private

sudo smbpasswd -a `whoami`


# install new samba into launchd
sudo curl https://raw.github.com/gist/1938575/e9310a0cc981555a4d6cfed4c93a2d2ef1f04883/org.samba.smbd.plist >> /Library/LaunchAgents/org.samba.smbd.plist

sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchAgents/org.samba.smbd.plist

# install new netbios into launchd
sudo curl https://raw.github.com/gist/1938575/b6c1c3d80c7a72895dbc8a5e4e03d63368c87c4f/org.samba.nmbd.plist >> /Library/LaunchAgents/org.samba.nmbd.plist

sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchAgents/org.samba.nmbd.plist

install_smb.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/pull/10311
# install samba
brew install https://raw.github.com/vertis/homebrew/e98536748ec8214bf0a527cf5515092140fc4b95/Library/Formula/samba.rb

org.samba.nmbd.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>org.samba.nmbd</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>/usr/local/Cellar/samba/3.6.3/sbin/nmbd</string>
        <string>-D</string>
    </array>
    <key>OnDemand</key>
    <false/>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    <key>KeepAlive</key>
    <true/>
    <key>ServiceDescription</key>
    <string>netbios</string>
</dict>
</plist>

org.samba.smbd.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>org.samba.smbd</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>/usr/local/Cellar/samba/3.6.3/sbin/smbd</string>
        <string>-D</string>
    </array>
    <key>OnDemand</key>
    <false/>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    <key>KeepAlive</key>
    <true/>
    <key>ServiceDescription</key>
    <string>samba</string>
</dict>
</plist>

It should. Launchd doesn't allow daemons so this would fail more often than work. -F is the way to go.

Optionally, a single launchd could have both smbd and nmbd and a second launchd could restart both when smb.conf is modified (similar to how Apple's installation worked)