Samba file sharing
This page is about setting up file sharing with Samba. At the bottom of the page you'll find a sample smb.conf, which needs to be saved in /etc/samba appropriately.
Instructions
Here are the instructions I normally use to make your sambashare group. Make Your User a member of it. Create your samba password for your user
You can cut and paste commands to a terminal to which you have su and become root Leave out all # ..As that is to indicate the Terminal prompt.
Install thunar-shares-plugin package if you are using Thunar File Manager.
Configuration Steps
This marks the named objects for automatic export to the environment of subsequently executed commands:
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# export USERSHARES_DIR="/var/lib/samba/usershares" # export USERSHARES_GROUP="sambashare"
This creates the usershares directory in var/lib/samba:
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# mkdir -p ${USERSHARES_DIR}
This makes the group sambashare:
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# groupadd ${USERSHARES_GROUP}
This changes the owner of the directory and group you just created to root:
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# chown root:${USERSHARES_GROUP} ${USERSHARES_DIR}
This changes the permissions of the usershares directory so that users in the group sambashare can read, write and execute files:
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# chmod 01770 ${USERSHARES_DIR}
Make your user a member of the Group, replacing "your_username" with the name of your Real Actual username:
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# usermod -a -G ${USERSHARES_GROUP} your_username
Check you are in the Group just created
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# id your_username
Create a Password for your_username
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# smbpasswd -a your_username
Enable your_username
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# smbpasswd -e your_username
Prepare the Samba Config (/etc/samba/smb.conf) Using your favorite text editor as root, create the file /etc/samba/smb.conf and Copy and Paste in the smb.conf below and save.
Then Restart Samba
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# /etc/rc.d/rc.samba restart
or Reboot..
Sample config file
Sample Samba config (/etc/samba/smb.conf) used in this How To:'
[global] Workgroup = Workgroup server string = %h server (Salix) panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m usershare allow guests = Yes ####### Authentication ####### security = user obey pam restrictions = Yes pam password change = Yes passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* . unix password sync = Yes syslog = 0 max log size = 1000 name resolve order = bcast lmhosts host wins printcap name = cups dns proxy = No usershare max shares = 100 map to guest = Bad User idmap config * : backend = tdb ########## Printing ########## # cupsys-client package. printing = cups printcap name = cups ########## Share Definitions ########## [homes] comment = Home Directories valid users = paul create mask = 0700 directory mask = 0700 [printers] comment = All Printers path = /var/spool/samba create mask = 0700 printable = Yes print ok = Yes browseable = No [print$] comment = Printer Drivers path = /var/lib/samba/printers [PUBLIC] path = /home/paul/Download valid users = paul read only = No create mask = 0775