- sudo apt-get install samba smbfs (Installs Samba)
- sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf (Edits the config file)
Then, go to the "Share Definitions" section of the config file that is open in your editor:
find the lines:
- ; [homes]
- ; comment = Home Directories
- ; browseable = yes
Remove the ";" to uncomment these. This allows you to access the home directories on the guest. Then find the following line that specifies the read only attribute. It is set for yes by default. To be able to write to your directories, change this to "no" and uncomment it.
- read only=no (if you want to be able to write to the directory)
Next you need to find the line "; security = user". Replace it with the following 2 lines:
- security = user
- username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
This specifies that users may authenticate, and that the users are specified in the /etc/samba/smbusers file. Next we need to add entries to the users file.
- sudo gedit /etc/samba/smbusers
The file will be empty. If you want to access your local profile, and lets say the login name is Gus, then add the following line to smbusers:
- Gus="Gus"
Save the file and from the command line create a Samba password:
- sudo smbpasswd -a Gus
You will be prompted to enter and confirm the password for this user. Thats it , you are done with the install of Samba.
To stop | start | restart Samba:
- /etc/init.d/samba stop | start | restart
The config file allows you to change the behaviour of the samba server. There are comments in the file that point you to resources for evolving the file and perhaps opening up you system to domains.
To Access the samba server, go to :
- smb://computer_name/
Gus
On a Mac, this is under Finder>Go>Connect to Server>. You will be prompted for a authentication with the password you specified to smbpasswd. If authentication works, the disk will mount on your desktop, and you will be able to browse within your profile on the remote machine.
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