I have downloaded the tar.gz file
When i unzipped it it says samba 3. something
I go to the console and and i go to the directory where is the samba folder is locate it
And the nexty step it says to type ./configure but when i do that is say no such file or directory
any suggestions??

Also another thing, how do i make the clock be on time

i have mandrake 9.1

get the samba rpm , it will make the things easier for you
http://ranger.dnsalias.com/mandrake/9.1/samba-3.0.0/

It would help if you could make sure the configure files etc are all there.
cd same 3.something and from there go through the 'obvious' dirs with ls -all and read

As root, try this:

To set your system time to 10am: date -s 10:00
To set system time to 4pm: date -s 16:00

To get the time/date, just type date

Also check the date/time after a reboot to see if the bios clock is off. You can also run ntpd (Network Time Protocol Daemon) to keep your system clock in synch with a time server. read the manpage for ntpd for more info on how to configure it.

simple howto on installing samba

tar -zxvf samba.foo (foo being the version)
cd samba.foo
./configure
su -
password
make
make install
cd /etc/samba
edit the samba config file with your favorite text editor.

refer to my first post.

What first post?

You only need to be su for "make install", and it's better not to use the trailing hyphen when doing "su" so you remain in the same directory.

Example:

me@host$ pwd
/usr/src/samba/samba-3.0.1
me@host$ ./configure
...scrolling list of checks...
...scrolling list of checks...
...scrolling list of checks...

me@host$ make
...compiler runs...
...compiler runs...
...compiler runs...

me@host$ su
Password:

root@host# pwd
/usr/src/samba/samba-3.0.1
root@host# make install

You might also want to run updatedb after the install finishes, so you know where everything is located. The Samba configuration file is smb.conf (usually /etc/samba/smb.conf), but usually it gets installed as smb.conf.example or smb.conf.dist (depending on which platform you're on.)

When you use the hyphen with "su" all the environmental variables are loaded and applied to root's environment, like $SHELL, $PATH, $DISPLAY, and so on, and you are transferred to root's $HOME (usually /root )

By not using the trailing hyphen, you remain in the same directory, keep the same $SHELL (if root's $SHELL is different) and get what you want - root access. It's always recommended to install sudo, so you wouldn't have to go through all this to begin with. (me@host$ sudo make install)

Hope this helps to clear things up for you..