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Share files using SMB samba on linux

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Install

You need to install samba server:

sudo apt-get install samba samba-common

Users

List linux users :

cut -d: -f1 /etc/passwd

This should contain the user you use to login in your computer. In my case is tachikoma.

Prepare shared folder

Create some folder and add some multimedia files. For example : /home/tachikoma/shared/multimedia

Check folder owner :

ls -la /home/tachikoma/shared/

A list of folders and files inside /home/tachikoma/shared/ are showed:

folder_attributes 1 tachikoma tachikoma 123456 Aug 5 2017 multimedia

As you can see, tachikoma are showed for multimedia. This means that the owner of this file is the same as your login. So its ready to share.

If other owner is showed, execute this :

chown tachikoma:tachikoma /home/tachikoma/shared/multimedia -R

Edit the file /etc/samba/smb.conf

Just add the following to the end of the file:

[Multimedia]
   comment = My shared folder
   read only = yes
   path = /home/tachikoma/shared/multimedia
   browsable = yes
   guest ok = yes
   force user = tachikoma
   force group = tachikoma

Restart server

After that you have to (re-)start the samba server with

sudo service samba restart

or in case if error:

service smbd restart

If the samba daemon does not automatically start on system start, type the following command:

sudo sysv-rc-conf samba on

The displayed name in computers, or VLC will be Multimedia

Note: In the example above everyone has access to the folder without a password (guest ok = yes) but only in read-only mode (read-only = yes).

Maybe this can also help you: https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/samba-fileserver.html

Access shared folder from your LAN network

In the same computer or another inside LAN network, go to your folder manager and enter this in the path box :

smb://

This should show you the domain name. By default is : WORKGROUP

Click on this domain and should be show you the username. In my case is tachikoma

Click on this user and a list of shared folders are showed.

  • Printers
  • Multimedia
  • etc

Observing that Multimedia is the folder previously configured.

Finally click on this folder and reproduce your multimedia files or simple access your files , previously added.

Something funny

funny

In windows system, all necesary is : right click and share folder :v

Sources

  • https://elementaryos.stackexchange.com/questions/3002/how-do-i-create-a-simple-smb-file-share
  • https://askubuntu.com/questions/754572/cannot-restart-samba-samba-service-is-masked

Until the next,
JRichardsz

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