Samba Service on Ubuntu

Samba Service on Ubuntu

Type
Gist
Published
September 26, 2024
Author
Chetan Agrawal
This is for Ubuntu Home Server

Install Samba Service

sudo apt install samba

Make a folder to share over Samba Server

  • This can be any folder in the file system
  • Just remember the path

Edit the Samba config

  • open the Samba config
sudo vim /etc/samba/smb.conf
  • Add the following config in the file at the end
[<url path>] comment = Samba Service Description on Ubuntu path = <path to the folder created from root> read only = no browsable = yes
  • Save the file using vim command :x
  • Start the server
sudo service smbd start

Add a Samba user

sudo smbpasswd -a <user_name>
  • add a password in the following screen
  • Please note that user name should already be a unix user on the Ubuntu machine

Using the server on windows or mac

  • Open a network drive
//<ip address/<url path in the config>
 
At this point you should be able to access the shared Samba drive

Add to the startup services

sudo update-rc.d smbd defaults