Part 1: Configuring anonymous share with samba server
To install the samba package,enter the following command:
sudo apt-get install samba samba-common
Check the version of installed samba software by using this command:
smbd --version
Also install these suggested packages for samba:
sudo apt-get install python-glade2 system-config-samba
Go to your Windows machine and use this command in order to check the WORKGROUP name:
net config workstation
It will show the output, something like this:
Backup the smb.conf file, then delete it and create the new one:
Add this, in your smb.conf file (or change it according to your requirement):
Save the smb.conf file and restart the service:
sudo service smbd restart
Access the samba share from windows (where ubuntu is the name of my samba server):
wao, we are able to access the samba share successfully.
Let’s try to create something, inside the share folder:
Error, we cannot create anything inside the share folder.
Check the current permission on the samba share:
Change it, in such a way that everyone can read and write it (Check it, that it is allowed in your nvironment or not):
Try to create something again, inside the share folder:
Verify the newly created file on samba server:
Part 2: Add and manage users and groups
Add a group in your ubuntu server (in my case smbgrp):
Create a new share, set the permission on the share, add the user to the samba group and create samba password:
Add the newly created samba share in smb.conf file:
Restart the samba service and check the syntax error with testparm:
Testing from Windows Machine:
Verification from Ubuntu server:
Hope this post helped you as much as it helped me.