mkdir -p /etc/samba/private mkdir -p /var/cache/samba Directories needed for proper operation of the smbd and nmbd daemons. --prefix=/usr : Sets the prefix for almost all the file paths to /usr. --sysconfdir=/etc : Sets the configuration file directory to avoid the default of /usr/etc. --localstatedir=/var : Sets the variable data directory to avoid the default of /usr/var. --with-fhs : Assigns all other file paths in a manner compliant with the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS). --with-smbmount : Orders the creation of an extra binary for use by the mount command so that mounting remote SMB (windows) shares becomes no more complex than mounting remote NFS shares. rm -rf /usr/private : Removes a directory erroneously created by source/scripts/installbin.sh during the make install.