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Describe Setting up Xen and XAPI (XenAPI) on Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS and Managing it With Citrix XenCenter or OpenXenManager here.
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In this text I teach how to create a network share via Samba via CLI (Command-line interface/Linux Terminal) on a uncomplicated, simple and brief way targeting Windows users. In this text, I teach how to create a network share via Samba using the CLI (Command-line interface/Linux Terminal) in an uncomplicated, simple and brief way targeting Windows users.
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All commands must be done as root (command "sudo su"). All commands must be done as root (precede each command with 'sudo' or use 'sudo su').
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apt-get update
apt-get install samba		 sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install samba
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smbpasswd-a <USERNAME> sudo smbpasswd -a <user_name>
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Tip: Use the password for your own user to facilitate. Tip1: Use the password for your own user to facilitate.
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Tip2: Remember that your user must have permission to write and edit the folder you want to share.
Eg.:
sudo chown <user_name> /var/opt/blah/blahblah
sudo chown :<user_name> /var/opt/blah/blahblah
                  }}}
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Tip3: If you're using another user than your own, it needs to exist in your system beforehand, you can create it without a shell access using the following command :
sudo useradd USERNAME --shell /bin/false

You can also hide the user on the login screen by adjusting lightdm's configuration, in /etc/lightdm/users.conf add the newly created user to the line :
hidden-users=
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mkdir /home/<USERNAME>/<folder_name> mkdir /home/<user_name>/<folder_name>
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sudo cp/etc/samba/smb.conf ~ sudo cp /etc/samba/smb.conf ~
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nano /etc/samba/smb.conf sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf
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path = / home / <USERNAME> / <folder_name> path = /home/<user_name>/<folder_name>
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valid users = <USERNAME> valid users = <user_name>
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restart smbd sudo service smbd restart
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      To access your network share use your username (<USERNAME>) and password through the path "smb://<HOST_IP_OR_NAME>/<folder_name>/" (Linux users) or "\\<HOST_IP_OR_NAME>\<folder_name>\" (Windows users). Note that "<folder_name>" value is passed in "[<folder_name>]", in other words, the share name you entered in "/etc/samba/smb.conf".       To access your network share use your username (<user_name>) and password through the path "smb://<HOST_IP_OR_NAME>/<folder_name>/" (Linux users) or "\\<HOST_IP_OR_NAME>\<folder_name>\" (Windows users). Note that "<folder_name>" value is passed in "[<folder_name>]", in other words, the share name you entered in "/etc/samba/smb.conf".

About This Guide

In this text, I teach how to create a network share via Samba using the CLI (Command-line interface/Linux Terminal) in an uncomplicated, simple and brief way targeting Windows users.

Procedures

All commands must be done as root (precede each command with 'sudo' or use 'sudo su').

  • Install Samba 

    • sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install samba

  • Set a password for your user in Samba 

    • sudo smbpasswd -a <user_name>

      • Note: Samba uses a separate set of passwords than the standard Linux system accounts (stored in /etc/samba/smbpasswd), so you'll need to create a Samba password for yourself. This tutorial implies that you will use your own user and it does not cover situations involving other users passwords, groups, etc...
        Tip1: Use the password for your own user to facilitate.
        Tip2: Remember that your user must have permission to write and edit the folder you want to share.
Eg.:
sudo chown <user_name> /var/opt/blah/blahblah
sudo chown :<user_name> /var/opt/blah/blahblah
        Tip3: If you're using another user than your own, it needs to exist in your system beforehand, you can create it without a shell access using the following command :
sudo useradd USERNAME --shell /bin/false

You can also hide the user on the login screen by adjusting lightdm's configuration, in /etc/lightdm/users.conf add the newly created user to the line :
hidden-users=
  • Create a directory to be shared 

    mkdir /home/<user_name>/<folder_name>

  • Make a safe backup copy of the original smb.conf file to your home folder, in case you make an error 

    sudo cp /etc/samba/smb.conf ~

  • Edit the file "/etc/samba/smb.conf" 

    sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

    • Once "smb.conf" has loaded, add this to the very end of the file:

[<folder_name>]
path = /home/<user_name>/<folder_name>
available = yes
valid users = <user_name>
read only = no
browseable = yes
public = yes
writable = yes
      Tip: There Should be in the spaces between the lines, and note que also there should be a single space both before and after each of the equal signs.
  • Restart the samba: 

    sudo service smbd restart

  • Once Samba has restarted, use this command to check your smb.conf for any syntax errors 

    testparm

  • To access your network share

    To access your network share use your username (<user_name>) and password through the path "smb://<HOST_IP_OR_NAME>/<folder_name>/" (Linux users) or "\\<HOST_IP_OR_NAME>\<folder_name>\" (Windows users). Note that "<folder_name>" value is passed in "[<folder_name>]", in other words, the share name you entered in "/etc/samba/smb.conf". 

    • Note: The default user group of samba is "WORKGROUP".

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How to Create a Network Share Via Samba Via CLI (Command-line interface/Linux Terminal) - Uncomplicated, Simple and Brief Way! (last edited 2024-05-05 20:26:14 by ahasenack)