Difference between revisions of "Installing Samba from the command line"

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Create a test folder & file to be shared. (Assuming you'll replace '''USER''' with your own username...)
Create a test folder & file to be shared. (Assuming you'll replace '''USER''' with your own username...)
* mkdir ~'''USER'''/share
* mkdir ~/share
* touch ~'''USER'''/share/Foo
* touch ~/share/Foo
Install Samba
Install Samba
* sudo apt install samba -y
* sudo apt install samba -y
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     Read only = no
     Read only = no
     guest  ok = no
     guest  ok = no
    <span style="text-decoration: line-through;" >valid users = '''USER'''    # This user is the only one who can access toe share</span>
* sudo systemctl restart smbd
* sudo systemctl restart smbd
Set up usernames & passwords for Samba acess (Samba uses it's own password list.&nbsp; Therefore, you'll need to set up each user...)
Set up usernames & passwords for Samba acess (Samba uses it's own password list.&nbsp; Therefore, you'll need to set up each user...)
For each user that will be allowed access ('''USER'''s must exist as users on the system),
* sudo smbpasswd -a '''USER'''
* sudo smbpasswd -a '''USER'''
Additional bits to install (Client & utils & such...)
Additional bits to install (Client & utils & such...)

Revision as of 18:15, 18 January 2022

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Basic Samba install & minimal configuration

Create a test folder & file to be shared. (Assuming you'll replace USER with your own username...)

  • mkdir ~/share
  • touch ~/share/Foo

Install Samba

  • sudo apt install samba -y

Configure the test share

  • sudo vi /etc/samba/smb.conf
[New_share]
    comment= my share
    path = /home/USER/share
    browseable  = yes
    Read only = no
    guest  ok = no
  • sudo systemctl restart smbd

Set up usernames & passwords for Samba acess (Samba uses it's own password list.  Therefore, you'll need to set up each user...)

For each user that will be allowed access (USERs must exist as users on the system),

  • sudo smbpasswd -a USER

Additional bits to install (Client & utils & such...)

  • sudo apt install cifs-utils samba-client -y

NOTE: At this point, the share can be accessed, but you need to know where it is because Samba does not advertise it's presence.

You can see the shares from the machine by entering smb://MACHINENAME/ into the address bar of your file browser.