Samba is a free software re-implementation of the SMB/CIFS networking protocol, and was originally developed by Andrew Tridgell. Samba provides file and print services for various Microsoft Windows clients and can integrate with a Microsoft Windows Server domain, either as a Domain Controller (DC) or as a domain member. As of version 4, it supports Active Directory and Microsoft Windows NT domains.

Installation

apt-get

1. Install samba
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install samba

2. Start Stop Restart Status
sudo service smbd start
sudo service smbd start
sudo service smbd restart
sudo service smbd status

Configuration

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1. In the smb.conf add this to the very end of the file:
[<folder_name>]
path = /path/to/shared/directory
valid users = <user_name>
read only = no

2. restart smbd server
sudo service smbd restart

3. check smbd.conf for syntax errors
testparm

Commands

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1. Set a password for your user in Samba
sudo smbpasswd -a <user_name>