Help setting up a very simple samba share

**vassie** · September 26th, 2011

Hello

I have partitioned and formatted a second hard drive connected to my Ubuntu Server, mounted it to /media/storage and have created a folder called "Share" (full path is /media/storage/Share), I have also taken ownership of that folder by running:

Code:

sudo chown ben:ben /media/storage/Share

I now want to share this folder via Samba to my Windows 7 desktop and laptop, my Ubuntu Server username is ben and my Windows username is Ben, both have the same password, I also want to give my WDTV Live box read only access to the share, using the Windows username WDTVLive

Can someone assist me in setting this up? I'd be very grateful, thanks

Ben

**kerry_s** · September 26th, 2011

Right click on the folder & select share.
You can fine tune the settings in /etc/samba.conf

**vassie** · September 26th, 2011

Originally Posted by kerry_s

Right click on the folder & select share.
You can fine tune the settings in /etc/samba.conf

I'm using Ubuntu Server, I need to create the share by editing my smb.conf file, but I not too sure what I need to do

**Morbius1** · September 26th, 2011

Add this to the bottom of smb.conf:

Code:

[Share]
path = /media/storage/Share
read only = Yes
write list = ben
valid users = ben, wdtvlive

Restart samba:

Code:

sudo service smb restart

Only thing I'm not sure about ( well, there are many things I'm not sure about ... ) is the capitalization difference between "Ben" and "ben"

You may need to edit the following file to make one the same as the other:

Code:

/etc/samba/smbusers

and add:

Code:

ben = Ben

And then make sure in your smb.conf you have a line in the [global] section:

Code:

username map = /etc/samba/smbusers

**vassie** · September 26th, 2011

Originally Posted by Morbius1

Add this to the bottom of smb.conf:

Code:

[Share]
path = /media/storage/Share
read only = Yes
write list = ben
valid users = ben, wdtvlive

Restart samba:

Code:

sudo service smb restart

Only thing I'm not sure about ( well, there are many things I'm not sure about ... ) is the capitalization difference between "Ben" and "ben"

You may need to edit the following file to make one the same as the other:

Code:

/etc/samba/smbusers

and add:

Code:

ben = Ben

And then make sure in your smb.conf you have a line in the [global] section:

Code:

username map = /etc/samba/smbusers

Thanks, what about the wdtvlive user? That is a Windows only account

**capscrew** · September 26th, 2011

Originally Posted by vassie

I'm using Ubuntu Server, I need to create the share by editing my smb.conf file, but I not too sure what I need to do

Ops; slow fingers this morning. Morbius1 has the right idea.

**Morbius1** · September 26th, 2011

Thanks, what about the wdtvlive user? That is a Windows only account

Not sure what you mean by that. If you don't have a local account for that user on the server create one:

Code:

sudo useradd -s /bin/true WDTVLive

Then give him / it a samba password:

Code:

sudo smbpasswd -a WDTVLive

EDIT: Sorry, doing too many things at once here.
If you added a user WDTVLive then change the definition to this:

[Share]
path = /media/storage/Share
read only = Yes
write list = ben
valid users = ben, WDTVlive

I'm not used to doing things with caps in them and I lost focus.

I'll be away for about an hour or so but luckily you have capscrew looking over things so you're in good hands.