What is Samba?

Samba is an implementation of the Server Message Block (SMB)/Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocol for Unix systems, providing support for cross-platform file and printer sharing with Microsoft Windows, OS X, and other Unix systems.

Ubuntu community documentation:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Samba

Other references:

http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/screed/?p=2941

Unixmen Samba GUI (http://www.unixmen.com/howto-install-and-configure-samba-share-in-ubuntu)

Install samba setup files:

sudo apt-get install samba samba-common system-config-samba smbclient

Add user and add user to group:

sudo adduser <name>
sudo passwd <name>

sudo addgroup smb

sudo adduser $USER smb

Add and enable Samba user

sudo smbpasswd -a $USER  

Share setup (/etc/samba/smb.conf):

Samba GUI configuration:

Find the Samba icon (KDE: System or Settings menu or run "sudo system-config-samba", 1st time run you may need to sudo touch /etc/libuser.conf )

On the Basic tab:

• Add a share
• Set permissions

On the Access tab:

• enable user shares and privileges

Manual configuration of the Network  resolution order is still needed! (see below).

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Manually Editing Samba config file

gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf

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kate /etc/samba/smb.conf

Change workgroup:

Change: workgroup = workgroup

To: workgroup = <your network group name>

Change Network resolution order in the [global] section

#  ** Note order is important!!
name resolve order = bcast host lmhosts wins
# Network broadcast name
netbios name = Imagined

Enable anonymous access to windows machines:

remove the ";" (semi-colon) from beginning of line "security = user"

and below the "security = user" line add a new line:

map to guest = Bad User

Specific Folder share example (add at the end of the file):

[Downloads]

        path = /home/darin/Downloads

        comment = darin's Downloads directory

        writeable = yes

        valid users = cathi, darin

        browseable = yes

Restart Samba

        17.04 and beyond

                sudo systemctl unmask smbd

                sudo systemctl enable smbd

                sudo systemctl restart smbd

15.04, 15.10:

sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart

11.04

sudo restart smbd

Enable sharing on some ASUS routers:

Add the following lines to the [global] section of the /etc/samba/smb.conf file:
client NTLMv2 auth = no
client use spnego = no

Trouble shooting commands:

• testparm -s
• net usershare info
• list samba users
• sudo pdbedit -L -v | grep user
  
  

kdesudo system-config-samba

   mainWindow.MainWindow(debug_flag)

 File "/usr/share/system-config-samba/mainWindow.py", line 121, in __init__

   self.basic_preferences_win = basicPreferencesWin.BasicPreferencesWin(self, self.xml, self.samba_data, self.samba_b

ackend, self.main_window)

 File "/usr/share/system-config-samba/basicPreferencesWin.py", line 97, in __init__

   self.admin = libuser.admin()

SystemError: could not open configuration file `/etc/libuser.conf': No such file or directory

run this:

    sudo touch /etc/libuser.conf