Check SMB Service Status on Linux

There are several ways to check if the SMB service is enabled.

1. Use the command line tool:
2. Open the terminal and type the following command to check if SMB service is running: systemctl status smb.service
3. If the service is running, the Active: active (running) field will be displayed.
4. If the service is not running, the status will be displayed as Active: inactive (dead).
5. Utilize system monitoring tools:
6. In Linux operating system, you can use system monitoring tools like htop and top to view the list of running processes.
7. Run system monitoring tool and search for the smbd process by its name.
8. If the smbd process is running, it means the SMB service has been enabled.
9. Utilize a port scanning tool.
10. In the Linux system, you can use a port scanning tool (such as nmap) to check if a specified port is open.
11. Run the following command to scan if the default ports (TCP 139 and 445) for SMB services are open: nmap -p 139,445 localhost
12. If the port is open, it means that the SMB service has been enabled.

Please note that these methods are only applicable for checking the status of the SMB service on a local Linux system. If you want to check the SMB service on a remote host, replace “localhost” with the IP address or hostname of the remote host.