Using samba package in OpenBSD environment: 1. Copy /usr/local/lib/samba/smb.conf.sample to /etc/samba/smb.conf and edit it. 2. Edit /etc/rc.conf file: ... smbd=YES nmbd=YES 3. Edit /etc/rc.local file: echo -n 'starting local daemons:' ... if [ -f /etc/samba/smb.conf ]; then if [ X"${smbd}" = X"YES" -a -x /usr/local/sbin/smbd ]; then echo -n ' smbd'; /usr/local/sbin/smbd -D fi if [ X"${nmbd}" = X"YES" -a -x /usr/local/sbin/nmbd ]; then echo -n ' nmbd'; /usr/local/sbin/nmbd -D fi fi ... echo '.' See documentation files in /usr/local/share/doc/samba and example config files in /usr/local/share/examples/samba for more information.