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smbpasswd-a <USERNAME> smbpasswd-a <user_name>
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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 via CLI (Command-line interface/Linux Terminal) on a uncomplicated, simple and brief way targeting Windows users.

Procedures

All commands must be done as root (command "sudo su").

  • Install Samba 

    • apt-get update
apt-get install samba

  • Set a password for your user in Samba 

    • 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...
        Tip: Use the password for your own user to facilitate.
  • 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" 

    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
browsable = 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: 

    restart smbd

  • 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)