[SOLVED] [SOLVED] How to share files using Samba (the more secure way)

Written by vnbuddy2002

Required tools:

- samba
- samba-common

To install:

sudo apt-get install samba

Once the server is install, issue the following command:

sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf

Make the following changes:

workgroup = WORKGROUP

underneath it, add

netbios name = name_of_your_server (no spaces)

For example:

netbios name = kenny_smb_server

Make sure "security" is set to "user".

Scroll down until you see "[homes]", set:

browseable = yes writable = yes

Then save the changes.


Finally, create a SMB user, make sure this account exists on your Ubuntu Linux.

sudo smbpasswd -a `whoami`

and set your password

OKAY, you are finished configuring Samba on your Ubuntu Linux.

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Winblowz
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There are two ways to access it:

Method 1:
My network places > Entire Network > My Windows Network > Workgroup

Method 2:
in the address barm type in "\\[whatever you named the Samba server]". From my example above, I used "\\kenny_smb_server\".


You should see a folder call "homes", click on it, and it will ask you for your username and password, enter your Ubuntu Login Name and whatever you choose for the password when you used command "smbpasswd". You should be able to take it from here.

Keep in mind that you are sharing, /home/[login name]/*

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Linux
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Install smbfs:
sudo apt-get install smbfs
mkdir Network

sudo mount -t smbfs -o username=[network user],password=[network pass],uid=`whoami`,gid=`whoami`,fmask=000,dmask=000  //[whatever you named the Samba server]/[network user] /home/`whoami`/Network

Example:

sudo mount -t smbfs -o username=kenny,password=test,uid=`whoami`,gid=`whoami`,fmask=000,dmask=000  //kenny_smb_server/kenny /home/`whoami`/Network

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[Stadsport]

Thanks for the guide. I followed it, but have two questions
-When browsing the network (workgroup) from a Windows machine, my Linux machine (named Desktopsmb in Samba) doesn't appear. Typing \\Desktopsmb returns the error, "The network path was not found." Any ideas?

-Is there a way to share printers with SAMBA? Sorry if this is a different guide, but my mom uses my printer. ;D

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Stadsport Thanks for the guide. I followed it, but have two questions -When browsing the network (workgroup) from a Windows machine, my Linux machine (named Desktopsmb in Samba) doesn't appear. Typing \\Desktopsmb returns the error, "The network path was not found." Any ideas? -Is there a way to share printers with SAMBA? Sorry if this is a different guide, but my mom uses my printer. ;D Thanks!

u will find the answer to this question as well as to others in the original thread which was written for hoary:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=26438
use the "search this thread" tool

[amorangi]

apt-get install smbfs comes back with "package smbfs has no installation candidate". Can someone please help?

[majikstreet]

thanks so much....

why is this in gnome howtos?

Originally Posted by amorangi apt-get install smbfs comes back with "package smbfs has no installation candidate". Can someone please help?

uncomment universe and multiverse in /etc/apt/sources.list and do a

sudo apt-get update

after that

can a moderator kindly move this to the general HOWTO's forum? I wrote this here by mistake.

[Binnikemasken]

Thanks. Did every step there and it works fine. Not the way I wanted, but I'll be able to configure some things later on

[dgermann]

Hi--

Not sure what I need to do, but I have a suspicion it relates to smbfs:

Have a samba server named samba1 which has been serving up files to Win95 and WinXP machines for a couple years. I went to ubuntuguide.org and it says to enter this command to mount them on my new Ubuntu box:

sudo mount //192.168.0.1/linux /media/sharename/ -o username=myusername,password=mypassword,dmask=777,fmask=777

However, what I get is

mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on //192.168.0.1/linux, missing codepage or other error In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try dmesg | tail or so

and dmesg | tail produces a bunch of setkeycode errors.

I am able to mount nfs shares, which is another way to do this, I suppose, but since I already have samba running on the server, it seems like I am opening another security hole to have nfs open, too.

BTW, there is a graphical controller for samba: it is called swat.

So what have I missed to be able to mount the samba shares from the server on my local Ubuntu box?

Do I need to install samba and smbfs on my local ubuntu box? Both or just one? Maybe they are already there. Do I need to start either one? How? Neither one shows up on ps -aux.

Thanks!

{Edit:}

I did install smbfs using Synaptic and that solved my issues here. Now I just need to figure out what the difference is between the options you used and the ones on ubuntuguide.

Thanks!

[FLeiXiuS]

You may also want to add

/etc/samba/smb.conf
[global]
...
encrypt passwords = yes
smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
...

sudo cat /etc/passwd | sudo mksmbpasswd > /etc/samba/smbpasswd
sudo chmod 600 /etc/samba/smbpasswd
sudo smbpasswd username

This would provide SAMBA users with encrypted passwords over the network.